An Oxford film maker has his sights set on directing a Hollywood blockbuster after scooping a prestigious award at Sunday's Bafta ceremony.

Wayne Yip, who grew up in Oxford, but now lives in London, picked up the Sixty Seconds of Fun Orange Bafta award for his minute-long film about a granddad's birthday party.

The film shows a granddad celebrating his 60th birthday with friends and family and concludes with him collapsing face first into his birthday cake and dying.

Former Abingdon School pupil Mr Yip, 26, said the idea for the film came to him and co-director Alex Garcia while they were standing outside a pattiserie.

He said: "We thought it would be funny to plunge our faces into the cakes that were on display. It was just a silly thought, but when we were thinking about what we could do for this film, it was an idea that we developed.

"We got a load of actors from a website called castingnet.com which features people who want to have a stab at acting and are prepared to give their services for free.

"The idea is pretty surreal but for some reason people seem to find it funny in a slightly uncomfortable sort of way."

Mr Yip, who developed a passion for film making while working at the Phoenix Picture House in Jericho and then later while studying art at Banbury College, rubbed shoulders with stars including Helen Mirren and James Bond star Daniel Craig at the awards.

To reach the final he had to be shortlisted for the London region and then beat stiff competition to win his regional final in London by a public vote.

He added: "We were not really expecting to reach any of the stages of the competition and so we were chuffed to receive the prize from Celebrity Big Brother star Ken Russell. I make pop videos at the moment, but I would love to one day direct an action-packed blockbuster like Casino Royale. I think blowing up Jumbo Jets or directing massive fight scenes would be a lot of fun."

Fellow Oxford man Joe Kennard, of Magdalen Road, East Oxford, was also on the shortlist for the award after winning the Southern region.

He said despite not scooping the overall prize, it had still been a fantastic experience. He said: "It was just an amazing day.

"The whole thing was so incredible and the fact I didn't win was not important.

"I met Penelope Cruz and Kate Winslet. My mum used to teach her at Redruth School in Reading and Kate remembered her and asked how she was, which was really nice."

Mr Kennard said he now hoped to make more films and is looking at scripts.