UNC Asheville to Host Third Annual Strive Not to Drive Film Festival;
Local Students' Films to be Screened

UNC Asheville will host the third annual Strive Not to Drive Film Festival at 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, in UNC Asheville’s Highsmith University Union Alumni Hall. Some 14 short films by local high school and college students will be screened. All films highlight alternative modes of transportation and their benefits. Prizes will be awarded to winners in each age group category. Posters created for the film festival by UNC Asheville students will also be displayed. The event is free and open to the public.

The film festival is held in conjunction with the 15th annual Strive Not to Drive Week, which is coordinated by the Land-of-Sky Regional Council and Healthy Buncombe with help from a diverse partnership of local organizations and businesses. The week-long series of events is meant to encourage people to avoid driving their cars for one or more days. For a complete calendar, click on www.gettingaround-wnc.com.

For more information about the film festival, call Lei Han, UNC Asheville assistant professor of multimedia arts and sciences, at 828/251-6291.

 Media Contacts:

• Lei Han, UNC Asheville Assistant Professor of Multimedia Arts and Sciences, 828/251-6291
• Jill Yarnall, UNC Asheville Public Information Assistant Director, 828/251-6526