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🌊 Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award 🌊

Sponsored by MacGillivray Freeman Films Educational Foundation's

One World One Ocean Campaign


Why should you enter?
🏆 Up to $2000 in cash prizes! 🏆
🏆 Be recognized by One World One Ocean
🏆 Join a community of ocean-loving changemakers


Who is Sylvia Earle?
Sylvia Earle is a world-famous ocean explorer, scientist, and champion for our oceans.

She’s been on over 70 expeditions and spent more than 6,500 hours underwater!

 

What are we looking for?
🌟 Films about marine life
🌟 Projects that shows the beauty of the sea
🌟 Films featuring activists that help protect the ocean


How to enter:
📸 Create something amazing about the ocean
💻 Submit your project
🎉 Make waves and inspire others!


Ready to dive in? Submit now and be an ocean hero! 🌊

Accepting Ongoing Submissions for 2025

 
 

Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Sizzle 2024 from The MY HERO Project on Vimeo.

 

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE AWARD SPONSORS, GREG AND BARBARA MACGILLIVRAY

Download the PDF postcard here.

 

 
Sylvia Earle is our ocean hero, and we hope this award inspires aspiring filmmakers to shine a spotlight on other dedicated people from all walks of life who are working tirelessly on behalf of our oceans.
  - Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray from One World One Ocean Campaign.
 
 

 

Learn more about Sylvia Earle in this trailer for the film Mission Blue produced by Netflix.

  https://mission-blue.org

 

2024 Winner - If You Give a Beach a Bottle by Max Romey

2024 Student Winner- Spear. Spatula. Submarine. by Shannon Morrall

Click here to see all of the 2024 finalists

2023 Winner - The Art of Discovery by Mónika Naranjo-Shepherd

View all of the 2023 OCEAN FINALISTS here

2022 SYLVIA EARLE OCEAN CONSERVATION AWARD WINNERS

VOICE ABOVE WATER by Dana Frankoff

2022 INSPIRING THE FUTURE - OCEAN CONSERVATION AWARD WINNER

ALL THE WAY TO THE OCEAN by Joel Harper

STUDENT WINNER! 2022 SYLVIA EARLE OCEAN CONSERVATION

OCEAN HERO SPOTLIGHT by Jessica Vance

VIEW ALL OF THE 2022 FINALISTS HERE

 

2021 SYLVIA EARLE OCEAN CONSERVATION AWARD WINNERS:

Rise from the Cape Flats by Shamier Magmoet | South Africa

2021 Youth Ocean Activist Winner

Mabon 'The 8 Year old Activist' by Jack Davies | UK

Click here to View all of the 2021 Finalists

2020 Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award Winners:

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TWO STUDENT HONOREES FOR 2020

 

View the 2020 Finalist Films 

2019 Winner! Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies by Michael Hanrahan | Earth Media Lab

 
 
2018 Winner Gwala Rising in the Bwanabwana Islands by Stephani Gordon | Conservation InternationalGwala Rising
 
 2017 Winner Bazaruto's Ocean Guardians by Finn White-Thomson

 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE 2017 SYLVIA EARLE OCEAN CONSERVATION AWARD FINALISTS 

2016 ocean award
View the 2016 Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Award Finalists Here

 

2015 ocean award