Mr Aram Atkinson
- Kingston School of Art
- Department of Film and Photography
- School of Arts
- Penrhyn Road
Lecturer
About
I joined Kingston in 2022, teaching fiction film on the Film Making BA and MA courses. In 2024 I was recognised for excellence in teaching and impact, winning 'The Provost's Award for Learning and Teaching Excellence' as an Early Careers Academic.
In 2023 I was selected by the BFI NETWORK to receive funding for my short film, Green Grass, which provided new opportunities for D/deaf and disabled crew and had accessibility and sustainability themes on-screen, with some MA and BA students involved throughout. Still ongoing, this project has since involved partnerships with Skillshare, Lingvano, Sign Solutions, Project Seagrass, and the Scottish Sensory Centre. New official signs have been entered into the BSL glossary as a result of our work, and diverse knowledge-exchange events have been completed with six UK institutes.
In 2021, my screenplay Sunrise Meets Sunset won Filmarket Hub's UK TV Pilot Screenplay contest, and placed as a quarterfinalist in Screencraft's Drama contest and Final Draft's Big Break contest, and was shared with production companies around the world, including Bron, FilmNation, and World Productions.
Over the years I have directed commercials for companies including British Airways and the Royal Navy, had films play at the UN and WHO to advocate for policy change, and won industry awards, including Best Drama in the international Rode Reel contest back in 2017.