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2011 OTF/PIF Environmental Film Festival

Interested in holding an environmental film festival of your own in your school? Learn how by getting in touch with Planet in Focus today!

The 2011 Ontario Teachers’ Federation and Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival School Tour has launched!

This exciting program inspires environmental leadership and education in elementary and secondary schools through community-based environmental film festivals. Now in its’ third year, the program has expanded to ten different school districts throughout Ontario, screening films in both official languages in both public and Catholic school boards.

With the support of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation, Planet in Focus works directly with teachers to create exciting and interactive cultural events which raise awareness and interest about environmental issues through film, and embody the environmental education mandate for teachers.

This program would not be possible without the support of the Ontario Teachers’ Federation. Planet in Focus would also like to acknowledge the support of the Ontario Arts Council Touring Program and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Visit the Ontario Teachers' Federation website for teacher resources.

School Tour In The News

"Enviro film fest comes to Central Tech", Inside Toronto, March 11, 2011 - Read the full article

"GreenView: Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East Launches OTF/PIF Environmental Film Festival In Cobourg East", Northumberland View, March 10, 2011 - Read the full article

2011 Schools on the Ontario school Tour Stops include:

Central Technical School
Toronto District School Board
Rebecca Voll
OSSTF

March 9 to 10, 2011

Coburg District Collegiate Institute East
Kawartha Pine Ridge Board of Education
Grant Elliott 335 King Street East Cobourg, ON K9A 3J1
OSSTF

April 13-14

April 13 Day school program

Evening public community program, Chemerical by Andrew Nisker

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Ecole secondaire publique L'Heritage
Conseil des écoles publiques de l’est de l’Ontario
Tyanna Hunt
1111 Montreal Rd, Cornwall, ON K6H 1E1
AEFO

April 15 to 16, 2011

April 16 Public Community Day all are welcome

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St. Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School
York Catholic District School Board
Matt Kavanagh
230 Shaftsbury Avenue Richmond Hill, ON, L4C 0E8
OECTA

April 15, 2011

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Waverley Drive Public School
Upper Grand District School Board
Sheila Koop
Kimberley Stanson
140 Waverley Dr. Guelph, ON N1E 1H2
ETFO

April 21, 2011

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St. Joseph-Scollard Hall
Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board
Cheryl Wootton-Ranger
675 O'Brien St., North Bay, Ontario P1B 9R3
OECTA

April 26 to 29, 2011

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Ecole secondaire l'Essor
Conseil scolaire de district des écoles catholiques du Sud-Ouest
Holly Dougall
13605 St. Gregory Rd.
Tecumseh, Ontario, N8N 3E4
AEFO

May 2 to 3, 2011

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St. Mary’s Catholic School
London District Catholic District School Board
Jeff Overeem (OSSTF)
Dave Baughman (OECTA)

May 3, 2011

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St. Justin Martyr
York Catholic District School Board
Pierre Tacchino
140 Hollingham Rd Unionville, ON L3R 8K4
OECTA

May 4 to 5, 2011

Community screening of Home for Hawksbill and Vanishng of the Bees on evening of May 5 in school gymnasium.

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College Avenue Secondary School
Thames Valley District School Board
Jeff Overeem
700 College Ave. Woodstock, ON N4S 2C8

May 4, 2011

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Brian W. Fleming Public School
Peel District School Board
Allison Hall
3255 Havenwood Dr, Mississauga, ON L4X 2M2
ETFO

June 9, 2011

Community screening in the evening.

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