MP joins Mayor to present awards for film competition
12th April 2013
Mike Penning joined Dacorum Mayor Cllr Bert Chapman to present awards to film makers in the ‘Animated about voting’ film competition.
The film making competition was run by Dacorum Borough Council in partnership with local Media Company LRG. The aim is to raise awareness among young people about local democracy and the importance of voting through the use of creative arts and media.
The competition targeted people interested in politics but also film, media, drama and music students, encouraging them to come together to develop a short 2-3 minute video to highlight the importance of politics in our lives and to encourage people to vote.
The winner of the competition will work with the professional film director and producer to develop the final short video which will be used in future election campaigns.
Mike said:
“I welcome this initiative to encourage young people to take an interest in voting and democracy and was impressed by the quality of the films produced.”
Rudolf Steiner won the competition with ‘The pathway to democracy’; Longdean’s ‘The resistance’ came second and another Longdean entry ‘The movie’ came third.
The films can be viewed on the DBC YouTube channel; www.youtube.com/DacorumBC
