Pupils put their areas on the map for 2012

GROUPS of school children have won £1,000 to help them make films about their communities.

Two teams from Cumbernauld High School and one from the Shetland Student Advisory Group have landed the sponsorship and help from film professionals in a competition linked to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

They will now make three films about issues that worry them in the area where they live - they have chosen graffiti, discrimination and body image.

In total, 36 film ideas from across the UK have been chosen to go through to the next round of the competition.

All the completed films will be shown on city-centre video screens during the run-up to the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.

There will be an Oscars-style ceremony for regional and national winners. The top films from across the UK will go through to the final stage, with the winners announced just before the Games begin.