Young film makers from all over Britain took up the challenge to produce short video works to celebrate Olympic and Paralympic values.

The winners received their awards at a special ceremony at Millennium Point in Birmingham hosted by actor Simon Bird and sports TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher.

Their prizes were presented by stars from the worlds of film, TV and sport including Kelly Sotherton, Sharon Davies and James and Oliver Phelps, the Weasley twins from the Harry Potter films.

The winning film makers will not only see their works screened at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and showcased on the London 2012 Big Screens around the country, but they are also invited to a 3D film-making masterclass held in the Panasonic Experience Centre at the renowned Pinewood Studios in February next year.

Here they will have the chance to hone their directorial skills through testing the film-making process from acquisition to broadcast with the latest high-end Panasonic products.

The winners of the nine categories were:

Best Animation (14 to 16-year-olds): The race for 2012 – Imogen Cripps, Wilf Ratcliffe, Daisy Ruse, Ryan Jones, Ralph Venables, Beth Tong, Lydia Crump, Serena Howard and Lillie Tong, from Bath

Best Animation (17 to 19-year-olds): Our Journeys – Souzanne Abouzanad, Sarah Abouzanad, Mousa Abouzanad and Liale Al-Hamed from Northampton

Best Animation (20 to 25-year-olds): Sparks of genius – Edward Highton from Leicestershire

Best Documentary or Experimental (14 to 16-year-olds): Phoenix – Liam Cooke, Rhys Quilter, Ryan Bygrave, Connor Fletcher, Jack Copping, Maggie Hargraves, Mark Holmes, Natalia Sanchez-Jinks from Colchester

Best Documentary or Experimental (17 to 19-year-olds): Kids, teens and Olympic dreams – Alicia Netherway and Charlotte Vallance from Newton Abbott

Best Fiction (14 to 16-year-olds): The Olympic village – Jess Milverton, Sophie Lester, Scott Kingman, Danny Earle, Ryan Rodd and Ben Harding from Bath

Best Fiction (17 to 19-year-olds): Sparking the flame – 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 from Bath

Best Fiction (20 to 25-year-olds): Hath not a child ability – Megan Salter, Sara Harrak and Ed Davis from London and Nottingham

Panasonic Best of Film of the Month: Our Country – Zana Abdollah from Canterbury

An expert panel of established directors including Sophie Fiennes, Debbie Isitt and film industry professionals from BBC Films, Film 4 and Panasonic shortlisted the entries down to a final three films in each of the nine categories.

Ruth Mackenzie, director, Cultural Olympiad, said: "Congratulations to all the winners.

"Film Nation: Shorts is a programme which will deliver a powerful message about our intentions to put young people and their creative power into the heart of the 2012 Games."