Congratulations to Stern & Wild filmmakers Katie Hindley, Marc Silver, Duncan Singh and James Kent whose brilliant projects have been nominated for the 2026 RTS Craft & Design Awards.
Two of our clients are in the running for the Director - Non-scripted award.
Katie Hindley is shortlisted for her powerful three-part true crime documentary GROOMED: THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LIE (Sandpaper Films / Full Story Films for Sky Documentaries). The series examines the prevalence of grooming gangs in the UK through the lens of Barrow teenager Ellie Williams whose allegations of grooming tore her town apart and led to her being sentenced to eight and a half years in jail and looks at how far-right groups have weaponised stories of abuse by particular ethnic groups to fuel outrage in local communities. Katie directed alongside Ceri Isfryn.
Marc Silver is shortlisted for his heartrending feature documentary MOLLY VS THE MACHINES (Snowstorm Productions / Marc Silver Ltd / Storyboard Studios for Channel 4) which explores the tragic death of 14-year-old British schoolgirl Molly Russell and the dangers of social media algorithms. The film is directed by Marc.
Two more projects that feature Stern and Wild talent are also shortlisted.
Duncan Singh’s CIVILISATIONS: RISE AND FALL (BBC Studios for BBC) is nominated for the Production Management award (Emma Hylands). And Arena documentary LS LOWRY: THE UNHEARD TAPES (Wall to Wall Media for BBC) for which James Kent was Drama Director is shortlisted for the Sound - Non-scripted award (Brian Moseley and Paul Donovan).
Good luck to all this year’s nominees. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Monday 7 December 2026 at the London Hilton on Park Lane. Read the full list of nominees here.
GROOMED: THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LIE (Sandpaper Films / Full Story Films for Sky Documentaries)
MOLLY VS THE MACHINES (Snowstorm Productions / Marc Silver Ltd / Storyboard Studios for Channel 4)
CIVILISATIONS: RISE AND FALL (BBC Studios for BBC)
LS LOWRY: THE UNHEARD TAPES (Wall to Wall Media for BBC)