Welcome to 40 Seconds Straight

Thank you for visiting 40 Seconds Straight! We are delighted to announce that the winners of the 40 Seconds Straight competition are:

Critics’ Choice: Rubik’s Cube by Francesca Sophia

People’s Choice: Dating made easy by Peter Hein and Chris Polick

Francesca is the lucky winner of a trip to the Cannes Film Festival 2012 and Rubik’s Cube will be screened at the Raindance Film Festival.

Peter and Chris have won tickets to the after-party of the British Independent Film Awards, where they will rub shoulders with the great and the good of the British independent film scene.

Thanks to everyone who entered the competition and to everyone who helped pick the People’s Choice winner!

About 40 Seconds Straight

Direct Line teamed up with Raindance, founders of the Raindance Film Festival and the British Independent Film Awards, to launch 40 Seconds Straight – a film competition all about making complicated situations straightforward.

Prizes

There were two prizes for the competition – the Critics’ Choice and the People’s Choice.

Critics’ Choice

The Critics’ Choice was decided by our panel of judges, with the prize comprising:

• The winning film to be shown at the Raindance Film Festival 2011


• A trip to the Cannes Film Festival 2012


• A year’s free membership to Raindance and a full Raindance Festival Pass

People's Choice

• The film that received the highest number of views on the competition’s YouTube channel won its director two tickets to the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) after-show party
• The winner also received a year’s free membership to Raindance and a full Raindance Festival Pass

Shortlisted Films

• Shortlisted films will receive a free one-year membership to Raindance
• All films will be considered for screening at the Raindance Film Festival