Submit your short, peace-themed film for the Ron Kovic Peace Award, which will be presented at the 2011 MY HERO International Short Film Festival.  The Peace Award, which includes a $1,000 cash prize, will go to the short film that best deals with the issue of peace. Ron Kovic has been an accomplished author, painter, and peace activist for more than 40 years.  A former Marine sergeant, Kovic volunteered for two tours of duty in the Vietnam War, during which he suffered inj...

The MY HERO International Short Film Festival is accepting submissions for the 2011 Dan Eldon Activist Award.  Eldon, an artist and activist, was a hero in the truest sense; a photojournalist whose passion was to shed light on stories that needed to be told.  In 1993, 22-year-old Eldon was killed by an angry mob while covering the conflict in Somalia.  To honor Eldon's memory and his life's work, the MY HERO International Short Film Festival will present the Dan Eldon Activist Award to the ...