Astronaut to Fete Teen Filmmakers Competing for Top Prizes at Fifth Annual High School Environmental Film Festival

Astronaut to Fete Teen Filmmakers Competing for Top Prizes at Fifth Annual High School Environmental Film Festival

PITTSBURGH, April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by Bayer Corporation:

WHO & WHAT: Astronaut, scientist, educator and environmental studies professor Dr. Mae C. Jemison will walk the red carpet along with 64 Pittsburgh "green" filmmakers from 17 area high schools who are competing for top prizes at the fifth annual C.A.U.S.E. Challenge(TM) High School Film Festival.

The festival will showcase the 37 short films by Pittsburgh teens on the theme "Mutual Impact: The Environment and You." (See film list below.)

These student filmmakers then will have the chance to win more than $10,000 in cash and other prizes for both themselves and their schools at the C.A.U.S.E. Challenge Film Festival and Awards Ceremony.

In addition, in honor of the competition's fifth anniversary, several special prizes will be presented.

Presented by Bayer Corporation, Carnegie Science Center's Regional SciTech Initiative and Pittsburgh Filmmakers, C.A.U.S.E. stands for "Creating Awareness and Understanding of our Surrounding Environment." Its purpose is to provide a platform for high school students who are not necessarily on a science track to become more scientifically and environmentally aware using the non-traditional, yet powerful tool of film or video. In the filmmaking process, students develop their creative voice, master basic skills - such as researching, reading, writing and speaking - and build important science literacy skills like critical thinking, problem solving and team working.

   WHEN: Thursday, April 23, 2009   6:00 - 9:30 p.m.    WHERE: Carnegie Science Center   One Allegheny Avenue   Pittsburgh, PA  15212    CONTACT: Bryan Iams   Bayer Corporation Media Line   412-777-5200     Fifth Annual C.A.U.S.E. Challenge(TM) High School Film Festival   Presented by Bayer Corporation,   Carnegie Science Center's Regional SciTech Initiative   & Pittsburgh Filmmakers     THE FILMS... THE AUTEURS... THE SCHOOLS    A Day in the Life of the Earth   Bethlehem-Center High School   Steve Fiedler   Devin Headlee   Sam Siyufy   Jeffrey Zuchowski    A Global Mission   Moon Area High School   David Korotky    Addiction to Tech   Lincoln Park Performing Arts   Charter School   Leon Matthews III    An Easy Change   Hampton High School   Justin Boyle   Zak Boyle   Michael Enos    Bottled Water and the Environment   Mount Lebanon High School   Conor Lee    CAUSE   Mount Lebanon High School   Sydney Bader    damage.   Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School   Alex Lysiak    Eco League   Mount Lebanon High School   Wes Catlin   Effie Pappas   Kevin Scheiferstein   Jesse Shorts    Environment Man   Independent Submission   Nick Fiorentino   Landon Kijowski   Kayla Pelczar    Environmental Video   Mount Lebanon High School   Brett Kos   Robert Maynard    Future Conditions   CAPA   George Dykeman    Information Technology and You   Lincoln Park Performing Arts   Charter School   Joshua Hulsizer    Is It Worth It?   Mount Lebanon High School   Julie Nascone   Alex Trivilino   Matt Ulrich    Karma   Ambridge High School   Julia Metelsky   Lauren Ott    Keep On Keepin' On, Earth   Lincoln Park Performing Arts   Charter School   Max Boffo    License to Conserve   Hampton High School   Ben Kepner   Nancy Kepner   Sarah Miller   Bryan Seelnacht    Love Connection   Brentwood High School   Jeremy Dentel    Lumberjacks: A Mockumentary   Lincoln Park Performing Arts   Charter School   Noah Gray    Man vs. Nature: The Untold Story   Pine Richland High School   Justin Meyer   Michael Wessel    Men for Green   Bethel Park High School   Scott Mulvihill   Greg Pohodich    Our Environment   Mount Lebanon High School   Jason Diaz   Tim Cwalina    Phipps Conservatory: Education and Enjoyment   Franklin Regional High School   Abbie Ferry    Pittsburgh: Then and Now   Bethel Park High School   Sean Hensler    Pittsburgh's Pollution and It's Solution   Mount Lebanon High School   Robert Lee Bateman    Pittsburgh's Second Chance   West Allegheny High School   Neeti Bhatte    Pizza Fusion   Pine Richland High School   Rachel Reid   Danielle Tenfelde    Power Problem   Pine Richland High School   Zach Thorslund    Preserving Pittsburgh   Mount Lebanon High School   Alex Kirshner   Peter McDowell   Jason Vater    The Adventures of Captain Green   Mount Lebanon High School   Chris Cichra   Jayme Jennings    The Beauty Around Us: Mutual Impact   Mount Lebanon High School   Kseniya Lian Guryeva   Joseph Manolios    The Chosen Ones: Subtle Changes. Big Difference.   Hampton High School   T.J. Williams    The Environment & You   Lincoln Park Performing Arts   Charter School   Darrin Milliner    The Environmental Rap   Winchester Thurston High School   Taylor Culbertson    The Last Mistake   Hampton High School   Katie Efstathiou   Megan Roethlein   Tony Resch    The Ravages of Pollution on a Developed Area   South Allegheny High School   Christopher Shuck    Thoughts: The Environment and Me   Brashear High School   Christopher Boehm    Voices of Our Future   Quaker Valley High School   Jessica Johnson  

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CONTACT: Bryan Iams, Bayer Corporation Media Line, +1-412-777-5200

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