YOUNG people in the region have been taking part in a Big Brother-style project that resulted in a film premiere yesterday.

The youngsters, from South Bank, Teesside, were delighted to be put under closed-circuit TV camera surveillance and filmed in the two "Big Sister" houses - similar to Big Brother but without the evictions.

The houses at the South Bank Women's Centre, and a residential centre near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, were set up so that challenges of creating sculptures, costumes and dramas could be filmed.

The project was organised by the Redcar and Cleveland Voluntary Development Agency and funded by the South Bank and Grangetown Single Regeneration Budget (SRB).

SRB Partnership Board chairman Graham Brownlee said: "This event shows the fun, talent and creativity enjoyed by South Bank's young people. SRB is proud to support Big Sister, which was a great experience. The film should be well worth watching."

Coordinator Jane Cuthbert, a freelance arts worker, said: "The events created some brilliant work."