The MY HERO Sylvia Earle Award 2026

MY HERO TO HONOR SYLVIA EARLE AWARD WINNERS IN A CELEBRATION OF WORLD OCEAN HEROES 

The MY HERO International Film Festival received a record number of submissions this year for the Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award, which recognizes outstanding films that highlight heroes working to save and preserve the world’s oceans. 

The Sylvia Earle Award is presented each year on World Oceans Day - June 8th. This year, the winners will be unveiled at a special World Oceans Day celebration on Saturday, June 6th, at the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach, CA

The short films by the Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award Winners will be screened. IMAX filmmakers Barbara and Greg MacGillivray, who sponsor the annual prize, through MacGillivray Freeman Films One World One Ocean Campaign, will be on hand to present the honors to the winning filmmakers.

Saturday, June 6, 2026
Doors open at 6:30pm
Films start at 7:00pm

Rivian South Coast Theater
162 South Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, CA
92651