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BLUE Ocean Film Festival Names
Carl Safina Winner of Sylvia Earle Award
Honoring the commitment to
outstanding ocean advocacy
MONTEREY, AUGUST 3, 2010--BLUE Ocean Film Festival,
presented by Monterey Bay Aquarium August 24-29 in Monterey, CA, today named
environmentalist Dr. Carl Safina the recipient of the 2010 Sylvia Earle Award.
Dr. Earle will present the award August 28 at the festival’s BLUE Carpet Awards
Ceremony. BLUE Ocean Film Festival
is a one-of-a-kind film industry and community event bringing together films,
filmmakers and leaders in ocean research and conservation.
Carl Safina's writing explores the scientific, moral, and
social dimensions of our relationship with nature. His writing has been awarded
such distinctions as New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Los Angeles Times
"Best Nonfiction," Library Journal's "Best Science Book,"
Lannan Literary Award, John Burroughs Medal, the National Academies'
"Year's Best Book for communicating science." Safina is a recipient
of the Pew Scholar's Award in Conservation and the Environment, Chicago’s
Brookfield Zoo’s Rabb Medal, and a MacArthur prize, among many other honors. He
is an adjunct professor at Stony Brook University, and founding president of
Blue Ocean Institute.
Honoring her long legacy of groundbreaking achievements as a
deep-sea explorer, noted marine scientist, accomplished underwater filmmaker,
renowned author and tireless ocean advocate, the award was presented to Dr.
Earle in 2009 and carries her name. BLUE and Dr. Earle have joined forces to
present this special achievement award for outstanding ocean advocacy.
BLUE’s Global Advisory Board was charged with selecting this
year’s recipient. Award guidelines specified the nominees should be individuals
whose work has made important contributions in one or more of the following
categories: ocean science, issue awareness, educational outreach, conservation
advocacy, effective policy implementation, public engagement in ocean
conservation and sustainability, grass roots action and tangible results in
preserving ocean health.
The BLUE Carpet Awards Ceremony will take place 6:30 pm
August 28 at the Golden State Theater in Monterey, CA. Winning films in 19
categories will be honored, selected from more than 85 of the world’s best
ocean films screened during the festival.
BLUE Ocean Film Festival’s presenting sponsor is Monterey
Bay Aquarium. Other lead sponsors include Cannery Row Company, Amphibico, Scott
Hanson Studios, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, Make a Difference
Media, Code Blue Foundation, Google, Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary,
Portola Hotel & Spa, City of Monterey, Disneynature, MacGillvray Freeman
Foundation, Monterey County Weekly, ImmersionOOH, Light & Motion,
PADI, National Ocean Service, National Marine Sanctuary Foundation,
FootageSearch/OceanFootage, Backscatter, Power Bottles USA, Center for
Environmental Filmmaking, Pebble Beach Company, Sea Studios Foundation, KUSP,
Oceana, International League of
Conservation Photographers, Sanibel Sea School, The Curtis and Edith Munson
Foundation, Lighthouse Cinemas, Shark Research Institute, National Geographic,
ARKive, SeaWeb, Center for Ocean Solutions, Thank You Ocean and The Inns of
Monterey.
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Contact:
Ashley Huffman
937.974.8546
ashley@environmental-relations.com
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