Sony Corporation has joined forces with the America’s State Parks organization in a Filmmaker Challenge Contest designed to provide funding to California State Parks and other state parks across the nation.

In the competition, park visitors are invited to create videos of their favorite park experiences in a contest for Sony prizes.

The benefit for Sony is that it is encouraging visitors to capture, edit and create their own material using Sony’s new Vegas Movie Studio Platinum HD video editing software. The benefit for America’s State Parks is the campaign will help build awareness of America’s magnificent state park system at a time of reduced budgets. For every sale of the editing software, Sony will donate $20 to America’s State Parks. Additionally, America’s State Parks will offer a $30 discount to the public on Sony’s Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11.

Submissions will be accepted through Sept. 1, America’s State Parks will host the user videos on its YouTube page.

More information can be found at the America’s State Parks webpage.