MY HERO is a Finalist at the Fifth ANTHEM AWARDS and Needs Your Vote!

Press Release

CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jeanne Meyers
Co-founder/Director
The MY HERO Project
[email protected]

HERO is proud to announce that they are finalists at the fifth Anthem Awards for their Film Festival in the category of Education or Literacy Platform under Product, Innovation, or Service Categories, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging.

MY HERO is also eligible for an Anthem Community Voice award. Anthem Community Voice is a two-week celebration period running from October 14th to October 30th that gives the public a say in recognizing the value of the finalists.

Anthem Community Voice is open through Thursday, October 30th at 11:59 p.m. PT at https://wbby.co/DPSNP

With approximately 2,0000 submissions from 42 countries around the world, this is indeed a true honor and accomplishment and a tribute to the hard work of the team at MY HERO.

Said the Anthem Awards organizers: “Inclusion as a finalist means your work not only demonstrates world-class talent, insight, leadership, and execution, it is also a best-in-class example of the work leading the way in the Impact Industry…Together we’re defining a new benchmark for impactful work that inspires others to take action in their communities.”

Said Jeanne Meyers, Co-Founder and Director of MY HERO: “We are truly honored to be selected as a finalist is this incredibly exciting and very competitive category. The MY HERO mission fits perfectly with the causes emphasized by the Anthem Awards and, in fact, many of their categories are particularly pertinent to our work. Our mission is to empower people of all ages to realize their own potential to create positive change in the world using media, art and technology. Through our festival, website, salons, and media arts workshops, we train youth and adults to communicate their own stories and raise awareness of amazing local and global heroes working to solve the great challenges of our time.”

The Anthem Awards

The Anthem Awards was launched in response to the prevalence social good has taken within the national conversation and cultural zeitgeist in recent years.

Said Anthem Awards General Manager, Patricia McLoughlin, “Since launching the Anthem Awards in 2021, we’ve seen incredible change and growth in the impact sector. The work that we have received in the 3rd Annual Anthem Awards is game-changing. From innovative projects fighting climate change to impactful calls for equal rights across the globe and best-in-class CSR and ESG efforts- the Anthem Community is a bright light in our uncertain world.”

The MY HERO Project

The MY HERO Project is a virtual learning platform and multimedia library that promotes global competence with stories of heroes from around the world. Founded in 1995, MY HERO draws more than 20 million visitors in 197 countries to a safe, non-commercial online venue where they can discover, create, and share essays, art, audio and films about extraordinary and everyday people in their worlds who are making a difference.

MY HERO ALUMNI

Mohamed Sidibay - Law graduate, Mohamed Sidibay was once forced to be a child soldier, he then became a youth reporter for MY HERO, committed to making a difference in the world. Said Mohamed: “In a world where the media sensationalizes violence, the importance of organizations like MY HERO cannot be understated. MY HERO came at a time in my life when my world was in complete disarray. Unable to understand the world outside of the one I had grown up in, MY HERO taught me the true meaning of life by empowering me through the use of media and storytelling.”

Geeta Malik - Geeta is now a feature film director but her passion for film began when she interned with MY HERO: "After being behind the camera for MY HERO, I realized I loved telling stories through film, so I decided to go to film school. I received my M.F.A. in Producing/Directing from UCLA, and made several short films that have played in festivals around the world."

Gabrielle Gorman -  Gabrielle is a hugely successful film writer, producer, director, and activist was the 2016 MY HERO International Film Festival Student Honoree who went on to study filmmaking at UCLA.

Slater Jewell-Kemker - Slater is an award-winning director who has introduced her generation to the international youth climate movement. Slater grew up as a youth reporter for the MY HERO Project. On this journey, she discovered her passion for filmmaking and continues to use media for expressing her activist voice.

For further information, go to: www.anthemawards.com