2009 Festival Special Events

2009 Festival Special Events included:

Friday, October 23, 7:30-9:30pm, GARDINER MUSEUM

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

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