FILM COMPETITION AIMS TO DISCOURAGE UNDERAGE DRINKING

Calling on the filmmaking talents of some of New York City’s best college students, the Responsibility Campaign—a coalition of elected officials, community boards, local bar owners, and university officials in lower Manhattan—recently announced a competition to create 30-second “shorts” to be used as public service announcements to combat underage drinking.  
    The competition is open to students from NYU, Cooper Union, and the New School. Submissions are due Dec. 1, 2008; winners will be announced at an awards luncheon on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009.  Entries will be judged by a panel of elected officials, medical experts, and university officials. The top prize is $1,000, and the PSAs will be shown on NYU’s TV system. Filmmakers can apply at www.nyu.edu/ogca