Car crash film wins online competition

An amateur filmmaker from Wiltshire has won a film distribution deal and a place at the New York Film Academy for his film about a car crash.

Last August, budding directors were asked to create a short film around the central theme of speed, and submit it online at the UK Online site.

Oscar Stringer's film, Again & Again, features two young women involved in a fatal car crash, and the events that led up to their accident.

Chris Stening, general manager at UK Online, said: “This is the first of what we hope will become an established competition in the British film making industry. UK Online provides fast broadband which is revolutionizing the way in which people are both making and watching films.”

“Fast broadband means you can download – and upload to share your creations – without spending what seems like days waiting around,” he added.

The judging panel included Nik Powell, Producer of Films such as Mona Lisa and The Crying Game and Pawel Pawlikowski, winner of a 2005 BAFTA award for Best British Film for My Summer of Love.

To watch the films, go to UK Online F@ster Films