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Special Events
There are currently no Special Events Schedule!
2009 Festival Special Events included:
Friday, October 23, 7:30-9:30pm, GARDINER MUSEUM
TORONTO – 2020
A CONVERSATION WITH 4 OF TORONTO’S TOP ARCHITECTS
Moderator: Rob Granatstein, Toronto Sun
Participants: Tarek El Khatib, Les Klein, Jonathan Kearns, Jill Taylor
A CONVERSATION WITH 4 OF TORONTO’S TOP ARCHITECTS
Moderator: Rob Granatstein, Toronto Sun
Participants: Tarek El Khatib, Les Klein, Jonathan Kearns, Jill Taylor
FILM INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM
Friday, October 23, BATA SHOE MUSEUM (See industry schedule)
Pre-register for all sessions 416.531.4689 (limited seating)
GREEN MARKET/BUSINESS CENTRE
October 22 – 25, HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS
The Green Market is the PIF business and sales hub for filmmakers, producers, broadcasters, commissioning editors, distributors and programmers. All PIF 2009 submissions will be available for viewing in this exclusive centre at the Holiday Inn on Bloor.
The Green Market is the PIF business and sales hub for filmmakers, producers, broadcasters, commissioning editors, distributors and programmers. All PIF 2009 submissions will be available for viewing in this exclusive centre at the Holiday Inn on Bloor.
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
Generously supported by the Zukerman Family Foundation & The National Film Board
Saturday, October 24, BATA SHOE MUSEUM (See schedule)
Free Admission: Pre-registration recommended 416.531.4689
Children must be accompanied by a adult.
An age appropriate screening program,presented with a special hands-on animation workshop, facilitated by The National Film Board. The animation workshop will focus on endangered species.
SCHOOL PROGRAM
Presented by the Ontario Teachers FederationOctober 20 – 22
10:00am & 1:00pm, ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
Teachers, register your class at 416.531.4689 or visit
www.planetinfocus.org/festival/schoolprogram
Unique environmental films are selected for Elementary/Junior and High School students and are presented in an enriched program with participating filmmakers, environmentalists, scientists and other specialists. This is a student’s gateway to an environmental view of the planet.
PLANET IN FOCUS SILENT AUCTION 2009!
In partnership with the Bloor-Yorkville BIA
October 1 – 19th, 2009
Shop Yorkville, bid on some of the amazing items up for auction and help support PIF programs!. Visit our website for full list of participating stores.
CLOSING NIGHT GALA, FILM AWARDS AND INDUSTRY/MEDIA ECO HERO AWARD
Sunday October 25, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
Salute our 2009 Industry/Media Eco Hero – The Nature of Things with David Suzuki. Also, the Film Award Winners for Best Canadian Short & Long Form Films and the Best International Short & Long Form Films. The 2009 Mark Haslam Award will also be presented as well on this special evening.
The Awards will be followed by the Closing Night Film Earth Keepers and a reception at the Bata Shoe Museum.
LAND & CONFLICT
Presented by Planet in Focus, Voices Forward and the International Diaspora Film Festival
October 24 – November 8, 2009
Land & Conflict is a unique collaboration among three Toronto festivals that will present artistic works in the medium of film, photography, poetry and music focused on a people and land in contested terrain. Palestinian, Israeli, Bedouin, Burmese and Diasporic viewpoints are represented in a rich panoply of artistic expression.
PLEASE VIEW "SPECIAL PROGRAMS" FOR DETAILS
2010 Planet in Focus Events
Upcoming events include our OTF Touring Program.
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Mixed Green Screenings
Last Friday of Every Month, 6:45pm
Gardiner Museum 111 Queen’s Park, Toronto, Ontario
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