CALL FOR ENTRIES - MY HERO IS ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR SYLVIA EARLE OCEAN CONSERVATION AWARD

Los Angeles, CA – April 25, 2013 - The MY HERO International Film Festival and One World One Ocean are calling for entries for the Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award, a new award inspired by the lifelong work of oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, whose dedication to ocean conservation is second to none. Formed to celebrate ocean conservation through film, the award is presented by the One World One Ocean Campaign, a multi-platform media initiative created by MacGillivray Freeman Films of Laguna Beach. The first Ocean Conservation Award, which comes with a $500 cash prize, will be presented at next year's 2013 MY HERO International Film Festival to the filmmaker whose work best illustrates his or her personal ocean hero. Submit your film www.myhero.com/OceanAward

A world-renowned oceanographer and explorer, Earle is an author, lecturer, explorer, leader, and research scientists who has led more than 70 expeditions, logging more than 6,500 hours underwater. Formally chief scientist of NOAA, and now a National Geographic explorer-in-residence, she was awarded the 2009 TED Prize for her proposal to establish a global network of marine protected areas, called "hope spots." She is an inspiration to ocean activists everywhere, including One World One Ocean and she serves as principal advisor to the campaign. 

One World One Ocean is a for-purpose, multimedia campaign that is harnessing the power of film, television, new media and education outreach to generate greater global awareness of the ocean's importance to society. As "the ocean's storyteller," One World One Ocean will inspire and connect millions worldwide in an effort to catalyze a movement to restore and protect the world's oceans. The campaign is an initiative of MacGillivray Freeman Films, the production team behind more than 35 IMAX films, including the Academy Award-nominated films The Living Sea and Dolphins.

Since 1995, the MY HERO Project has worked to bring heroes from every walk of life to the forefront of international media. The MY HERO International Film Festival continues this tradition by honoring those individuals who dedicate themselves to bettering the world one community at a time.