Planet in Focus

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Festival 2012

Focus on Planet in Focus
Dork Shelf, Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Planet in Focus Review Wavumba
Toronto Film Scene, Thursday, October 11, 2012

Planet In Focus 2012 Bay of All Saints Review
Entertainment Maven, Friday, October 19, 2012

Planet in Focus 2012 Review Occupy Love
Film Army, Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Planet in Focus 2012 Industry Series
Film Army, Friday, October 19, 2012

Planet in Focus Festival wraps 13th Edition and Announced winners
Canadian Film News, Monday, October 15, 2012

Planet in Focus 2012_ Trashed
Scene Creek, Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Planet In Focus
Call me Hannah, Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Planet in Focus filmmakers give us their best pitch
Moneyville.ca, Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Artistic director previews 13th annual Planet in Focus Film Festival
City News Toronto, Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Get with the programmer
Xtra!, Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Northwords Toronto Premiere at Planet in Focus Film Festival
blogTO, October, 2012

A flurry of fall festivals
NOW Magazine, October, 2012

Planet in Focus doc makers explore ‘the spaces in-between’
reelscreen, Thursday, October 11, 2012

As Above, So Below – Directed by Sarah J. Christman
exclaim.ca, Thursday, October 11, 2012

Planet in Focus filmmakers give us their best pitch
The Toronto Star, Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Planet in Focus Film Festival looks at the world’s ‘Lost Rivers’
rabble.ca, Thursday, October 11, 2012

Planet in Focus Isn’t Just for Activists
Torontoist, Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Planet in Focus: The Carbon Rush
blogTO, October, 2012

Cerro Rico, Tierra Rica – Directed by Juan Vallejo
exclaim.com, Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Lost Rivers
NOW Magazine, October 4-11, 2012

Planet in Focus
The Grid TO, Wednesday, October 3, 2012

“Chasing Ice” to close Planet in Focus fest
Reelscreen, Monday, September 24, 2012

Jeff Orlowski’s Chasing Ice to close 2012 Planet in Focus Festival
pressplus1.com, Friday, September 28, 2012

Film Fest Brings Earth into Focus
Samaritan Mag, Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Rainforest documentary shortlisted for award
Parksville Qualicum News, Friday, September 21, 2012

DOC Toronto Co-Presents Industry Events with Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival
DOC Toronto, September 2012

“Lost Rivers” to open Planet in Focus fest
Reelscreen, Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Planet in Focus announces opening film, industry programming
CHINO KINO, Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Big Screen to Green Screen: Canada’s largest environmental film festival hits Toronto
Kalev.com, Sunday, September 9, 2012

Planet in Focus is accepting applications for the Green Screen Award
Toronto Film Scene, Thursday, August 23, 2012

Filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal to Receive Planet in Focus Canadian Eco Hero Award
pressplus1.com, Friday, August 17, 2012

Planet in Focus fest names Baichwal “Eco Hero”
ReelScreen.com, August 16, 2012

Planet in Focus fest names Baichwal Eco Hero
Playback, August 16, 2012

Museum Tour 2012

Best of Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival 2012 at the Museum of Nature
Green Living Ottawa, Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Environmental film festival featured April 18 to 21 at Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa Start, Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Miscellaneous 2012

TIFF Sets Extensive 2012 Industry Programming Lineup – PIF Industry Panel Partnership
Indiewire, Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Planet in Focus appoints new board members
RealScreen, Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Italy hails ‘The Big Fix’ for exposing Gulf of Mexico oil crimes
examiner.com, June 13, 2012 (Cineambiente Festival, Kathleen Mullen and Andrew Nisker in attendance)

Festival 2011

Cineconciencia – Logica Eco

Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund and Planet in Focus Announce the Planet in Focus GREEN SCREEN AWARD Recipients

The electric car is back from the dead

Electric cars & German stars at Planet in Focus filmfest

Planet in Focus honors “Cove” star with International Eco Hero prize

Planet in Focus 2011 by Happy People, Happy Planet

Planet in Focus, a conscious film festival by Pura Eco

Environmental Film Festival – Planet in Focus in Toronto by The Environmental Blog

School Tour 2011

Environmental film fest starts Tuesday
Wood Stock Sentinel Review, Monday, April 29, 2011

L’Essor hosts Environmental Film Fest
The Tribune, Monday, April 28, 2011

Chemerical Screening at Environmental Film Festival
North Bay Nugget, Monday, April 27, 2011

Documentary on Planet Earth Focus of Earth Day Celebration
The Journal Times.com, Monday, April 18, 2011

Bears to host enviro film festival
BayToday.ca, Thursday, April 14, 2011

Celebration Events of Earth Day Canada
Sweet & Lovable, April 9th, 2011

Film festival comes to CDCI East
Northumberland Today!, April 2nd, 2011

Enviro film fest comes to Central Tech
InsideToronto.com, March 11th, 2011

Museum Tour 2011

Green documentaries spark buzz
By Julia Wright, Moncton Fredericton Saint John, April 21, 2011

Documentary mourns wild salmon losses: Museum hosts environmental film festival
By Michael D. Reid, Times Colonist April 14, 2011

The Best of Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival at the Musuem of Natural History: Award-winning eco-doc fest comes to Halifax
The Coast.ca, April 15, 2011

The Best of the Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival Continues This Week at the NBM
Saint John Board of Trade, April 14, 2011

The Best of Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival
The Wig

The bees are dying and the water is rising
Telegraph-Journal, Monday April 4th, 2011

Film festival marks Earth Month at nature museum
Ottawa Citizen, April 2nd, 2011

Diplomatic Agenda
Embassy, Monday April 1st, 2011

Breathtaking Co-Presentation

Healthy People, Healthy Planet,Monday, March 7, 2011
Interview with Kathleen Mullen

Healthy People, Healthy Planet, Sunday, March 6, 2011
Breathtaking, but not Silencing

Mesothelioma Resource Centre
‘Breathtaking’ New Film Tackles Asbestos Industry, Mesothelioma in Canada

NOW Magazine Online
Taking aim at asbestos

www.asbestos.net
Film Documenting Dangers of Canadian Asbestos Industry to Premiere in Toronto

Marketwire, March 29, 2011 
Breathtaking: A Personal Investigation Into the Present-Day Use of Asbestos

Launch of Green Screen Award

AlphaTrade Finance, February 18, 2011
Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund Supports The Planet in Focus GREEN SCREEN AWARD

Samaritan Mag.com, February 18, 2011
Planet In Focus Film Festival To Award Green Production Practices

USA Today, February 18, 2011
Green Screen Award Honours Eco-Friendly Productions

Dragon Eco Gateway, February 17, 2011
Green Screen Award Honours Eco-Friendly Productions

Digital Journal, February 17, 2011
Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund Supports The Planet in Focus GREEN SCREEN AWARD

Treehugger.com, February 17, 2011
Green Screen Award Honours Eco-Friendly Productions

Broadcaster, February 17, 2011
Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund Announces Green Screen Award

Stockhouse, February 17, 2011
Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund Supports The Planet in Focus GREEN SCREEN AWARD

Mediacaster Magazine, February 17, 2011
Green Screen Award Honours Eco-Friendly Productions

Playback Magazine, February 17, 2011
Harold Greenberg Fund sponsors inaugural eco-production award

GAT, February 17, 2011
Planet In Focus GREEN SCREEN AWARD Sponsored by Astral’s Harold Greenberg Fund