Filmmakers, young and old, established and aspiring, are invited to submit 90-second silent videos to the Every Day Heroes Film Competition.

Canadians are doing amazing things to reduce their impact on the environment in large and small ways. Inspire Canada this Earth Day. Tell the 90-second story of your every day environmental hero and their dedication to the support of a healthier environment.

Jury Members: Judy Gladstone (Executive Director of CTV's Bravo!FACT), Jennifer Baichwal (award winning Documentary filmmaker; director of Manufactured Landscapes), Sharon Switzer (Executive Director of Art for Commuters), and Keith Treffry (Director of Communications, Earth Day Canada).

Prizes will be awarded in four categories:
Best of ‘Under 18’ years of age—13 inch MacBook Pro
Best of ‘Over 18’ years of age—13 inch MacBook Pro
Best of Competition—Two economy airline tickets to any destination in North America with two nights hotel accommodation AND two tickets to the Earth Day Canada Gala, including travel to Toronto and hotel accommodation for the nights of June 8th and 9th, 2010
The People’s Choice Award—Bose SoundDock Portable Digital Music System.

Finalists will have their films seen by over two million people in Ivanhoe Cambridge Shopping Malls across Canada, and on the Onestop Network of 270 monitors on the subway platforms of the Toronto Transit Commission. They will also be hosted on Earth Day Canada’s website and YouTube channel.

You must be living in Canada to enter. We encourage all genre of film, video, and animation, and accept subtitled work.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE is March 15, 2010.
Submissions received prior to February 15, 2010 will be entered into the raffle to win a Panasonic 60GB HDD/SD Camcorder.

Visit www.earthday.ca/film for more details and submission form.

Co-produced by: Earth Day Canada, Onestop Media Group and Art for Commuters.

Questions, comments or concerns about submission status, contact Reid Bodley, Communications Coordinator at reid [at] earthday [dot] ca or 1.888.283.2784 ext. 201.

For media inquiries contact Keith Treffry, Director of Communications at keith [at] earthday [dot] ca or 1.888.283.2784 ext. 107.