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REEL Earth Day Challenge

The REEL Earth Day Challenge encourages local film crews, productions, sponsors and other industry stakeholders to annually raise funds to be donated to the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation, a registered charity supporting Metro Vancouver Regional Parks. These parks have been generous locations to many film productions over the years, hosting hundreds of filming days each year. 

This is a chance for B.C. film productions, who have consistently filmed in the regional parks over the years, to give back to those parks. Industry sponsors can also contribute to the top teams’ daily challenge totals, and the production that raises the most funds overall is recognized as the winner!

Since 2021, the event has raised over $373,000 to build biodiverse, inclusive park spaces, and a more sustainable world.

Modelled after the REEL Thanksgiving Challenge, the REEL Earth Day Challenge encourages crews, productions, suppliers and vendors, and other industry stakeholders to raise funds during the 10 business days leading up to Earth Day. The production that raises the most funds overall is recognized as the winner! 

Collectively, over $473,000 has been raised for parks since 2021!

Ecological Restoration, Crippen Park

Indigenous-led Summer Camps

Pollinator Meadow

Impacts to Date

Funds Raised

Restoration + Preservation Projects Supported

Sponsors + Donors

Winners and Donors

2023 REEL Earth Day Challenge Winners
Winner:
Reginald The Vampire
Funds raised: $36,800
 
First Runner Up: 
Team Film Friends
Funds Raised: $8,700
 
Second Runner Up: 
Resident Alien
Funds Raised: $8,100
 
Third Runner Up:
Spidey Team Up
Funds Raised: $5,800
2023 REEL Earth Day Challenge Donors


Challenge Sponsors

 

ACFC West Local 2020 Unifor
Cool Air Rentals Ltd. 
Entertainment Partners
Bridge Studios
Concord Pacific
Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc. 
MiniBins.Com
Green Spark Group
CMPA – BC 
Driving Force
IATSE 891
ICG 669
Sunbelt Rentals
William F Whites International
Keep It Green Recycling
Teamsters Local 155
Metro Regional Parks Foundation
MBS Equipment Canada
UBCP/ACTRA
Netflix
Vancouver Film Studios

 

 
 
2022 REEL Earth Day Challenge Winners
Winner:
The Night Agent
Funds raised: $63,000+
 
First Runner Up: 
Blockbuster
 
Second Runner Up: 
Pinky
 
Third Runner Up:
Riverdale
2022 REEL Earth Day Challenge Donors


Challenge Sponsors

ACFC West Local 2020 Unifor
Directors Guild of Canada British Columbia
HCER – A Tahoe Industries Company
Angus Film Production Services

Driving Force
Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation
IATSE 891
Bridge Studios
Entertainment Partners
ICG 669
MiniBins.com
Sim International
Front Row Insurance Brokers Inc.
Keep It Green Recycling
Canadian Media Producers Association BC Producers Branch
Green Spark Group
Martini Film Studios
William F. Whites International Inc.
MBS Equipment Company Canada
Sony Pictures
The Good Doctor
Netflix
Sunbelt Rentals
Teamsters Local 155
North Shore Studios
Tahoe Industries Canada Ltd.
Vancouver Film Studios
Picture Shop

Individuals

MBSE

Shawn Ryan
Show Thyme Catering Todd Lapp/Lighting Misfits
Jimmy Dodson
Location Fixer
Prem Gill
Shalini Wickremasinghe
Ramaa Mosley
Jonathan King
Academy/Can Cinema/Tv
Susan Crawford
Jessica Wadsworth
Danny Echo
Lauren M Stein
Edy Mendioza
Tom Bell Pic Cars
Zbish Scheller
Keej Mullen
Julie Stangeland
Jenna Crawford
Catherine Eilertsen
Tessa Williams
Courtney Ashforth
Leah Vachon
Andre Anthony
Lecily Corbett
Reagan Sutherland
Andrea Connacher
Anthony B Costa
Smiely Khurana
Julia Ghersini
Orange River Holdings
Julie Anita Bernard
Patricia Conrad
Des Young
Jennifer Sandoval
Lara Roper
Terri Van Sleuwen
Luciane Buchanan
Leileng
Py
Rachael Fortier
Caroline Dehner
Roselyn Narayan
Owen Brown
Tonya Hartz
Angela Cruikshank
Robert Mark Harvey
Keaton Vachon
Carla Hetland
Arifa Jessa
Vineel Dewan
Julia Gunn
Janet Antonio
Laurie Kean
Kenzie Narayan
Doug Abrahams
L. S. Todd
Yvette Lagrange
David Morey
Grace Friesen Production 🙂
Chris Reynolds
Production Office

+ Anonymous Donors

 

 
 
2021 REEL Earth Day Challenge Winners
Winner:
The Scriptures
Funds raised: $51,676
 
First Runner Up: 
Big Sky
Funds raised: $22,518.33
 
Second Runner Up: 
The Imperfects
Funds raised: $21,840.76
2021 REEL Earth Day Challenge Donors

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Challenge Sponsors

ACFC West Local 2020 Unifor
Actsafe Safety Association 
Avison Young
Bridge Studios
Brightlight Pictures
Canadian Media Producers Association BC Producers Branch
Concord Pacific
Crosby Marine Film Services
Directors Guild of Canada British Columbia
Driving Force
Green Spark Group
IATSE Local 891
Industrial Works
Keep It Green Recycling
Location Fixer
Martini Film Studios
MBS Equipment Co. Canada
Minibins.com
North Shore Studios 
Omicron
Pacific Parklands Foundation
Sim
Sunbelt Rentals
Teamsters Local 155
UBCP/ACTRA Union of BC Performers
Vancouver Film Studios 
Willian F. White International Inc.
+1 anonymous sponsor

Arbutus
Above $150

Industry
777 Clean Ltd
A&B Tool Rentals
Augustoria Productions
Bonfire Crew
Bonfire Sound Dept
Brad Eward, Continental Roofing
Brian Abs, Pro Line Communications
ClearShot Inc.
Craig Langdon, Vancouver Mobile
Deltec Electric Ltd
Edible Planet
The Scriptures FACS
Finale Post Picture Shop Vancouver
Henry Chu, Transport
Hoskins Business Services Ltd.
Iridia Medical Inc.
Little Puck Entertainment
Location Caterers
Lorne Davidson
M&L Painting Ltd.
Motion Mechanica Picture Support
Norson Construction
Novo Lighting Ltd
Open Road Catering
Planet X
Provincial Film Commission at Creative BC
Roy’s Copier Service
Shakti Productiions Inc
Show Thyme Catering
Simpco Camera
Studio City Rentals
Surreel Cleaning Solutions Inc
Tahoe Industries Canada Ltd
The Beet Catering Corp
Value Property Group
Voltstream Media Solutions Inc.
Zanitize
 
Individuals
Adam Tayler
Allisa M Swanson
Brooke Storry
Bryce Munro
Cecil O’Connor
Chris B.
Chris Pavoni
Christina Toy
Ciaran Kavanagh
Cynthia Heaton
Dale Shippam
Daniel Reddy
Dave Liboiron
David Geddes
Dennis Heaton
Gaston Morrison
Grant Cotterall
Greg Holstein
Hans Dayal
Hudson Cooley
James J. Perenseff
James Marshall
Jessica Queller
Jodi Stecyk
John Franco Braico
Karen Maser
Kellie Gould
Lecily Corbett
Lisa Towers
Matt Miller
Matt Nix
Mel Weisbaum
Melinda Hsu Taylor
Michael Pohorly
Nav Degun
Phil Pacaud
Rob Maier
Robert Rovner
Ronald Richard
Ruth Huddleston
Sachin Grover
Seth Meier
Slavica Slavnic
Stuart Gillard
Tina Tam
Tracey Chapman
Tracey Nomura
William Park
+33 anonymous donors

Dogwood
Up to $150

Industry
Rain City Transport Ltd
Slap Happy Cartoons
The Scriptures
YSafety Consulting Inc.
 
Individuals
Aaron Haesler
Aaryn Alton
Aiden Lucas Radford
Alana Murray
Alex J. Campbell
Alex Southam
Alexandra Weir
Ali Karr
Alida Jung
Alison Roy
Amy Shier
Andrew Hopkins
Andrew Robinson
Anika Deiss
Anne Winslow-Hansen
Annie Doyon
Ashley Bates
Ashley Bell
Ashley Mendoza
Athina Weiss
Becky Bates
Beverlee June Fix
Blair Hackman
Bonnie Straumfjord
Brenda Ilic Smith
Brian Geraghty
Brian Gillstrom
Brian J. Larson
Brittany Lum-Cho
Caitlin Morrison
Calida Nikolai
Carolyn Townsend
Carrie Williams
Cat Newman
Char Hoyt
Charissa & Alan Tudyk
Charles Lundstrom
Chieh Huang
Christian K.
Christine Baudry
Christophe Rossignol
Christy Camplin
Cindy Beroiza
Cindy Smith
Clayton Little
Connie Parker
Corine Buffel
Craig J. Lane
Dagan Nish
Darcy Cox
David Hadaway
David Kennedy
David Skidmore
David Weber
Dean Rossmo
Debra Herst
Dedee Pfeiffer
Diane Chester
Donna Smith
Dustin Shea
Elizabeth Czyzewski
Elizabeth Thomson
Emily Atkinson
Eric Acosta Vasquez
Ernest Dawson McCrank
Fred Davies
Gary Hulme
Georgia Ranes
Georgie A.
Gerri Gunn
Gorrman Lee
Gwen Matwick
Hanelle Culpepper
Heather G.
Helena Reilly
Ingrid K.
J. Grossman
Jacqueline Patricia Edwards
James Hazell
James Ibaraki
Jamie Alain
Jamie MacQuarrie
Jane Grasby
Jane Groves Story
Janet L. Antonio
Jarrett Viczko
Jarvis Killoran
Jay Solyom
Jeff Harvey
Jen Teves
Jennifer Mylrea
Jennifer Sandoval
Jess Holdstock
Jesse Gadsby
Jill MacLauchlan
Jill McQueen
Jim Davie
Jina Johnson
Joanne Service
Jocelyn Reyes
Joe Jacques
Josep GameOber
June Bug
Jusitne Barker
Justin Li
Justine Robert
K. Sheer
Kaileigh Coles
Karen Worth
Kasey Plain
Kate Vanderbyl Keates
Katherine DiSavino
Katie Affleck
Kay Metchie
Kelly Bruhm
Ken Anderson
Kevin Dobson
Kimberly Jongkind
Kira Swan
Kristene Bernard
Kyle Nickoshie
Kyra Zagorsky
LA Smith
Lara Roper
Laura Clarke
Laureen Hui
Laurel Irving
Leanne Janet Orchard
Leannie Aalgaard
Lewis Foret
Lindsay Clark
Lisa Cantrell
Lisa Cottingham
Lisa Leung
Lisa Ragosin
Liz Kruger & Craig Shapiro
Lori Peterson
Louise Hradsky
Lynne Spencer
Mai Kotzman
Marcus Aurelio
Maria Davie
Marina Petrov
Martine Gauthier
Matt Petley-Jones
Matt Woods
Maximus Decimus Meridius
Maya Ricol
Meredith Hodder
Michael Graham
Michele McBurney
Michelle Dotto
Michelle M. Allan
Michelle W.
Mike M.
Miriam Pennington
Monika Khurana
Mya Lowe
Natalie Fiteni
Natalie Michalchyshyn
Nathalie Fortunel
Neil Cervin
Nicholas A. Fletcher
Nicole Manz
Nigel Haynes
Owen Brown
Owen Thelwall
Pat Caird
Paul Despins
Pete Whyte
Powys Harrison-Jones
Rachel Klinosky
Rachel Morten
Rachel Watson
Randall Thomas
Rebekka Sorensen-Kjelstrup
Rhonda Taylor
Richard Barrett
Richard Biederman
Richard Coleman
Rick Mackay
Robert Mark Harvey
Robert Patrick Harris
Rogan Christopher
Rosalee Yagihara
Ryan C.
Ryan Cheong
Sabrina Pitre
Salem Saberhagen
Sam Kim
Sam Martens
Sandi Logan
Sara Russel
Sarah A.
Scott Graham
Sharlene H. Lander
Shay Cunliffe
Sheila Giroux
Shelley Morten
Shelley Surette
Smiely Khurana
Sonia Khurana
Stepfanie Spencer
Stephanie Singer
Stephen Wilsack
Steven Cheng
Steven Kammerer
Sully & Chris
Sunny Williams
Tara Bell-Irving
Tara F. Embree
Ted Emerson
Terri V.S.
Theron Layne
Tina Dawson
Todd Giroux
Tom Wang
Tomas Wittrup
Tracey Friesen
Tracy Saloojee
Trevor Corbett
Victoria Pearson
Warren Dean Fulton
Welygan Family
Zosha Scheller
 
+210 anonymous donors
Visit the REEL Earth Day Challenge fundraising website