A documentary film about Zimbabwe featuring a former Kent resident missed out on a BAFTA on Sunday night.

Mugabe and The White African was nominated in the category for an outstanding debut by a British Writer, director or producer.

But the first award of the star-studded evening in London's Covent Garden - presented by British actor Colin Firth - went to Duncan Jones for directing Moon, the sci-fi thriller starring Sam Rockwell and Kevin Spacey.

Mugabe and the White African sees white farmer Ben Freeth, who used to live in Sittingbourne, take the former dictator Robert Mugabe, to court.

Mr Freeth moved to the African country to work on a farm, but for the past 12 years has suffered at the hands of Mugabe's regime. The film was shot in the country in secret.

The other films nominated in the category were Nowhere Boy, Shifty and Exam - which also has a connection to the county as director Stuart Hazeldine studied American History at the University of Kent.

Meanwhile, actor Christian McKay, who lives in Wateringbury, also missed out on a Bafta.

Mr McKay was nominated for his supporting role in Me and Orson Welles, playing the legendary American producer alongside High School Musical star Zac Efron.

But Mr McKay, who revealed he practised many of his lines for the film in the back garden of his Kent home, lost to Christoph Waltz for his role in Inglourious Basterds.