Binge-drinking films compete for prizes and get public showing

Young winners of a film-making competition about the dangers of underage drinking received their awards this week.

Twelve local schools competed in Sutton Council’s Binge Too Far project which culminated in a public showing of each film on the big screen at Sutton’s Empire Cinema.

Local residents were able to see the winning films in Sutton’s St Nicholas Shopping Centre last weekend and the films will also be shown during trailers for feature films at Sutton Empire on Saturday April 11.

The competition winners won a statue, a trip to the British Film Institute on the South Bank to see their film on the Big Screen, and a £100 voucher to spend on filming equipment. The project was a partnership between Sutton Council, the police and the Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust.

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