Canon, Ron Howard Announce Project Imagin8ion Winners

Canon and Ron Howard on Thursday announced that they have selected the eight winners - out of a whopping 96,362 submissions - in the "Project Imagin8ion" contest. The contest launched on May 22, where photographers of all levels were invited to submit their most imaginative photographs based on a series of eight separate movie themes. The winning photos will inspire a short film by Ron Howard.

The winners are:

• Walter Arnold of Hendersonville, N.C., winner in the SETTING category for the photo, "The Final View"
• Jen Berry of Los Angeles, winner in the CHARACTER category for the photo, "Dreams"
• Mikey L'Heureux of Tarzana, Calif., winner in the MOOD category for the photo, "City Lights"
• Brooke Shaden of Canoga Park, Calif., winner in the TIME category for the photo, "Running From Wind"
• Alan Michael Martelly of Peachtree City, Ga., winner in the GOAL category for the photo, "My Word"
• Lexia Frank of Wesley Chapel, Fla., winner in the RELATIONSHIP category for the photo, "Too Much"
• Chris Wehner of Broken Arrow, Okla., winner in the OBSTACLE category for the photo, "Yea, Though I Walk"
• Kelly Shipp of Conway, Ark., winner in the category of THE UNKNOWN for the photo, "Where One Day Ends, One Day Begins"

Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard and Freestyle Productions are currently working with the eight winning photos to craft the story, develop the script and produce a short film using Canon DSLR products. The film goes into production in September and will premiere later this year in New York City, where the winners will be invited to a red carpet event and have the opportunity to meet Ron Howard. The "Project Imagin8ion" film will be directed by Bryce Dallas Howard.

The eight winning photographs can now be seen at www.youtube.com/imagination.