A recent graduate from a Southampton university has scooped first place in a national journalism award.
Sébastien Zany, 21, a Sports Journalism graduate from Solent University won the award for Best TV Sports Journalism in the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) Awards on Nov 10th.
His winning documentary 'From Ping-Pong’ to Table Tennis' explores the hidden difficulty of professional table tennis and impressed the judges with its "exceptional technical production."
French native Sébastien, who lives in Reading, is already reporting on screen as a freelance journalist covering the Premier League as a UK Correspondent for French channel Canal+.
In his role he conducts pre and post-match reporting on camera and interviews players and managers.
Commenting on his win, Sébastien said: "I am honoured to have won, considering the number of entries for this year‘s awards. Apparently it was the third highest year in terms of entries. I was very proud to represent Solent at the BJTC awards.
"In the summer, I saw the awards advertised and I applied. My documentary had received an A1 grade from my lecturers and I thought I might have a chance."
Sébastien added: "[Producing the documentary] was a long process which involved many hours of work and was mainly filmed in Germany over two days with a course friend. It is also a great way for me to end my journey at university and to highlight all the skills I was taught by my lecturers."
Will Cope, Course leader, BA (Hons) Sports Journalism at Solent University said: "We’re very proud that Sébastien has won this major, national award. He is a brilliant example of how creative, versatile and hard-working our graduates are, so it’s great to see him recognised in this way.
"I’m sure these won’t be the only awards Sébastien will be nominated for in the future."
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