Jess Morris | BAFTA Tinopolis Scholarship

Jess Morris | BAFTA Tinopolis Scholarship

Jess Morris is awarded a BAFTA Tinopolis Scholarship to support an MA in Post Production for Film and TV at Solent University, Southampton. Jess grew up in Pontypridd, South Wales, and from a young age showed an interest in the creative arts. A keen writer, this progressed into Jess studying a Bachelor’s Degree in Scriptwriting. However, it was during that time that Jess developed a passion for video editing, posting regularly to accounts on YouTube and Instagram, racking up over 4 million views to date.

Being awarded this scholarship is not only going to change my life by allowing me to do a Masters in a subject I adore and giving me once in a lifetime mentoring opportunity, but it has also done wonders for my self-confidence as gaining this opportunity wasn’t something I thought possible. I know you don’t have to pay back a scholarship, but I will forever be in debt to BAFTA for giving me this support to progress my career.

For the past 15 months, Jess has worked for the NHS as part of a COVID testing team. The pandemic highlighted for Jess the unpredictability of the future and that she needed to commit to reaching her goals now, earning herself a place at Solent University.