MUMBAI: As part of the 2011 Dallas International Film Festival (DIFF), the Dallas Film Society (DFS) and TXU Energy have teamed up to sponsor a series of awards to student filmmakers for videos relating to the future of energy.

Dubbed ‘Light Up the Red Carpet Student Film Contest‘, the wards comprise features cash awards and grants totalling $30,000.

Each winning high school will receive the following cash technology grants for its winning film programme: first place $7,500, second place $5,000 and third place $2,500.

The same prizes apply in the college division, with the difference being that the prizes to each winner will be split between the college‘s film programme and the winning video‘s director.