In Partnership with Earth Day Canada, Onestop Media and Art For Commuters launch 2nd Annual Everyday Heroes Film Festival across Canada
April 15, 2011. Following its debut success in 2010, co-producers of the Everyday Heroes Film Festival (April 15 – 24), Onestop Media Group (Onestop) and Art for Commuters, have partnered up once again with Earth Day Canada to help raise environmental awareness. The festival challenges filmmakers, young and old, established and aspiring to create 60-second silent films and videos that focus on the ways we can all make a difference.
The Everyday Heroes jury has selected fourteen talented and passionate Canadian filmmakers for inclusion in the 2011 festival and are inviting the public to go online to view and vote for their favourites: http://www.everydayheroesfestival.com/. Online voting closes April 24, the last day of the festival. From April 15 – 24, selected films will also be screened to over 2 million viewers daily on Onestop’s digital screens in the Toronto Transit Commission subway system and in Ivanhoe Cambridge Shopping Centres across the country.
“Being a partner on an initiative like the Everyday Heroes Film Festival is extremely gratifying,” said Jed Goldberg, juror and President of Earth Day Canada. “The creativity of the submissions and their ability to convey best practices and ideas for dealing with environmental issues offers yet another important avenue to engage the Canadian public in identifying solutions and the means to act on them.”
“These one-minute gems are filled with home-grown heroes, using hockey-sticks, bicycles and sweaters, finding creative solutions to positively change the ways in which we live in our world,” said Kathleen Mullen, juror and Director of Programming for Planet in Focus: International Environmental Film and Video Festival.
Filmmakers have a chance to win awards in two categories: Conservation and Great Ideas. The prize for best in each category is a Panasonic Full HD HDD/SD Hybrid Camcorder. Plus, the film with the most online votes will win our Viewer's Choice Award, and an Apple 13" MacBook Pro Laptop Computer. Prizes sponsored by Aeroplan.
For more information visit the website: http://www.everydayheroesfestival.com/
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For more information, contact:
Erin Fulton, One stop Media Group
Tel: 416-646-7912 || E-mail: efulton@onestopmedia.com
About Earth Day Canada
Earth Day Canada (EDC), a national environmental charity founded in 1990, provides Canadians with the practical knowledge and tools they need to lessen their impact on the environment. In 2004 it was recognized as the top environmental education organization in North America, for its innovative year-round programs and educational resources, by the Washington-based North American Association for Environmental Education, the world's largest association of environmental educators. In 2008 it was chosen as Canada’s “Outstanding Non-profit Organization” by the Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication. EDC regularly partners with thousands of organizations in all parts of Canada. www.earthday.ca
About Art for Commuters (A4C)
Art for Commuters is a non-profit arts collective that initiates unique, thought-provoking projects in the public realm. As Onestop Media Group’s community arts programming partner, they bring urban art festivals and exhibitions to over 1 million people daily on the Onestop network of screens throughout the TTC subway system. Projects include: Contacting Toronto (part of CONTACT), Everyday Heros Film Festeival, The Toronto Urban Film Festival, DRIFT (part of Nuit Blanche) and Stroll City. Art for Commuters was founded in 2007 by Sharon Switzer. For more information visit: www.art4commuters.com
About Onestop Media Group (Onestop)
Onestop Media Group is a world leader in the development, operation and innovation of Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) Media. Onestop owns and operates Canada’s largest portfolio of DOOH properties, collectively reaching a Canadian audience of over 2,000,000 viewers daily. Onestop is constantly expanding its DOOH portfolio through qualified new partnerships, joint ventures, and strategic acquisitions. For more information on Onestop’s National portfolio of DOOH Networks visit: www.onestopmedia.com