Budding young movie-makers won the chance to get their work played at the London 2012 Games.
The youngsters aged from 14-25 are now looking forward to seeing their short films appear at 2012 venues and being beamed on to big screens around Britain during the games.
The winners of the first annual Film Nation: Shorts competition, a Cultural Olympiad project aimed at developing new talent and skills within the industry, gathered at a ceremony at Birmingham’s Millennium.
Their prize also includes a 3D film-making masterclass at Pinewood Studios in February. They will get the chance to test their skills from beginning to broadcast using the latest high-tech equipment.
Entrants had to provide work based on Olympic values or on the theme of truce and were selected by a panel of directors including Sophie Fiennes and Debbie Isitt plus professionals from BBC Films, Film 4 and Panasonic.
Cultural Olympiad director Ruth Mackenzie hoped the awards would help deliver “a powerful message about our intentions to put young people and their creative power into the heart of the 2012 Games”.
Youngsters have had the chance through the scheme, launched in June, to take part in workshops, meet professional film makers and use state-of-the-art equipment.
The winners of the Film Nation: Shorts 2010 national awards presented by Panasonic are:
Best Animation (14 to 16-year-olds)
The Race For 2012 by Imogen Cripps, Wilf Ratcliffe, Daisy Ruse, Ryan Jones, Ralph Venables, Beth Tong, Lydia Crump, Serena Howard and Lillie Tong of Bath.
Best Animation (17 to 19-year-olds)
Our Journeys by Souzanne Abouzanad, Sarah Abouzanad, Mousa Abouzanad and Liale Al-Hamed of Northampton.
Best Animation (20 to 25-year-olds)
Sparks Of Genius by Edward Highton of Leicestershire.
Best Documentary or Experimental (14 to 16-year-olds)
Phoenix by Liam Cooke, Rhys Quilter, Ryan Bygrave, Connor Fletcher, Jack Copping, Maggie Hargraves, Mark Holmes, Natalia Sanchez-Jinks of Colchester.
Best Documentary or Experimental (17 to 19-year-olds)
Kids, Teens and Olympic Dreams – Alicia Netherway and Charlotte Vallance of Newton Abbott.
Best Fiction (14 to 16-year-olds)
The Olympic Village by Jess Milverton, Sophie Lester, Scott Kingman, Danny Earle, Ryan Rodd and Ben Harding of Bath.
Best Fiction (17 to 19-year-olds)
Sparking The Flame by Jesse Nash, Jacob Davies, Simon Burdhall, Daniel Ford, Jack Strood, Joe Aldous, Matt Christian Reed, Tim Frances, George Nash, Ben Ridolfi, Benji Corless, James Hayward, Sam Cartwright of Bath.
Best Fiction (20 to 25-year-olds)
Hath Not A Child Ability by Megan Salter, Sara Harrak and Ed Davis of London and Nottingham.
Panasonic Best of Film of the Month
Our Country by Zana Abdollah, Canterbury.