TAC announces road safety film winners

Victoria’s Transport Accident Commission (TAC) has announced the winners of the Make a Film, Make a Difference (MAFMAD) competition for 2012.

Now in its 10th year, the MAFMAD competition was created to encourage road safety among young people through short films made by young people, for young people.

This year’s winners are 25-year-old Jordan Weizman for his hip-hop ‘The Deso’ designated driver rap video clip and 24-year-old Jonathan Burton for his emotional ‘Yes Mum’ film. The two films will be shown in cinemas, online and at youth events with both winners also receiving a $5000 cash prize.

The TAC is a Victorian government-owned organisation who pay for the treatment and benefits for people injured in transport accidents. It is also involved in promoting road safety in Victoria and in improving Victoria’s road trauma system.