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Ocean, Life, Water: The 9th Green Me Global Festival for Sustainability is rolling out the red green carpet in Los Angeles, CA October 17th to 23 at the Landmark Regent Theater in Westwood.

An expert jury under the patronage of Ralf Möller will award the greenest movies around the topic Ocean/Life/Water.- More than 20 Films will be screened, 10 green presentations, 5 panel discussions, a Film Workshop for Film Schools and an Award Gala will shine in a green light.

An impressive number of films have been submitted for the Green Me Award 2016.

Under the patronage of Dr. Auma Obama, President Barack Obama’s half-sister, and in cooperation with the actor Ralf Möller, a selected expert jury will award the greenest movies 2016.

The question of how we, humanity, will survive the coming years...

In honor of green week, we asked Angela Sun, Director of Plastic Paradise and host of Yahoo! Sports Minute, to share her top five tips on how we could recycle better, use less plastic, and cut down our overall carbon footprint. Here's what she suggested: 1. Ditch the Drink Accessories: "Sad fact: More than 500 million disposable plastic straws are used in the United States every day and would fill more than 127 school buses daily, or more than 46,400 school bus loads per year," says Sun. "With most ending up on beaches, stop yourself from reaching for a straw next time you're eating out at a restaurant or even when drinking a healthy green smoothie." 2. Mug Investment: "How many times...

Network: G4 TV, NBC (season 4-)

Episodes: Ongoing (1-2 hours)

Seasons: Ongoing

TV show dates: December 12, 2009 -- present

Series status: Has not been cancelled

Performers include: Jonny Moseley, Matt Iseman, and Angela Sun.

TV show description:

This obstacle course competition series conducts a nationwide search to find the ultimate athlete who will be crowned as a true American Ninja Warrior. It's based on the global hit TV show from the Tokyo Broadcast System, Sasuke. The original series had 2,700 competitors attempt to complete the challenge and only three people successfully completed the course.

Schoolteachers, firemen, police officers and other everyday heroes turn themselves into acrobatic athletes on an arduous obstacle course. Regional qualifying competitions are held in Los Angeles, Dallas and Miami to determine the finalists who will ultimately have a shot at a...

G4 and NBC will continue the nationwide search to find the ultimate athlete in the upcoming competition series .American Ninja Warrior. at Fair Park in Dallas, TX on Wednesday, March 14th and Thursday, March 15th with Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley and Comedian Matt Iseman along with reporter Angela Sun hosting the event. Matt Iseman is currently in Texas wrangling the hopefuls who are ready to pit themselves against their fit competition. Iseman spoke to Monsters and Critics today from the Ninja trenches. Iseman "I never knew American Ninja Warrior was so popular in Texas," says Iseman. "We're filming just outside the Cotton Bowl at the Texas State Fairgrounds and we had hundreds of people show up...

"I come from a pretty traditional Chinese family, yet I'm this oddball out because I'll just hop on a plane and go somewhere and swim with the sharks," says Angela Sun. A self-described "adventure traveler, docu-journalist, sports lover, and tech geek," the range of Angela's activities is overwhelming. She currently has three hosting jobs, yes three, at Yahoo! Sports Minute, the Tennis Channel, and at NBC's Lxtv First Look. In her limited free time, she's working on a documentary about the environmental effects of the huge garbage heap floating around the Pacific near Midway Atoll island. Chosen as this week's Girl2Watch, Angela will be featured in a series or articles, fun facts and social media tweets through this week for subscribers of Girl2Watch.com. ACTOR2WATCH: What was your first real break as a host?Angela Sun: I did a national show in 2003 called 54321 on Fox Sports—Fox Sports Net.

Documentary airs Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. Et on MTV.

By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Angela Sun

Paris Hilton

Photo: MTV News

If you think you know Paris Hilton, think again. In "Paris, Not France," a new documentary airing Tuesday (July 28) at 8:30 p.m. Et on MTV, the heiress aims to show the world who she really is and how hard she works to be in the spotlight.

Shot by director Adria Petty in London, New York, Tokyo, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, the film focuses on Paris Hilton as a brand. "I wanted to do a documentary to show the real me," Hilton told MTV News. "I think there's a lot of misconceptions in the media. This movie is very personal. It's kind of like a diary."

Hilton said when she talked with Petty about making the film, she "broke it down to her and talked about...