Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival 2012, Oct 10-14

Although the school program began yesterday, the 13th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival officially gets underway tonight with the world premiere of Lost Rivers by Caroline Bâcle. Director Bâcle and producer Katarina Soukup will be in attendance at the screening to introduce the film and participate in a Q&A after the screening. A number of the film's subjects and participants will also be attending.

The closing film will be Jeff Orlowski's Chasing Ice which recently won the 2012 Environmental Media Association (EMA) Award for Best Documentary. The film's subject James Balog will be in attendance.

In addition to screening around 70 Canadian and international films, the festival hosts an excellent industry series with many different panels, workshops and events. The Green Screen Toronto: Energy panel and The Green Pitch competition are free events.

The festival will have An Evening with Jennifer Baichwal to honour Baichwal, this year's recipient of the Planet in Focus Canadian Eco Hero Award.

This year, pretty much the entirety of the festival will take place at the TIFF Bell Lightbox. The opening and closing parties are at two nearby hotels. The 13th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival runs until Sunday, October 14.

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13th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival

Wednesday, Oct 10

Opening Night | TBLB
7:00 PM
Opening Night Film
Lost Rivers
Cinema 1

9:00 PM
Opening Night Party
Hyatt Regency

Thursday, Oct 11

5:00 PM
Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth
Cinema 1

5:00 PM
Seeking the Current / Passive Passion
Cinema 3

7:15 PM
Northwords
Cinema 1

7:30 PM
Bay of All Saints
Cinema 3

9:15 PM
The Carbon Rush
Cinema 1

9:30 PM
Just Do It / Hot & Bothered
Cinema 3

Friday, October 12

5:00 PM
Bitter Seeds
Cinema 3

5:15 PM
Manufactured Landscapes
Cinema 1

7:15 PM
An Evening with Jennifer Baichwal
Cinema 1

7:30 PM
Canícula
Cinema 3

9:15 PM
Vanishing Point
Cinema 1

9:30 PM
78 Days / Up on the Farm
Cinema 3

Saturday, October 13

12:00 PM
Switch
Cinema 3

12:15 PM
The Buffalo Wolves / Silent Skies
Cinema 1

2:00 PM
Raising Resistance
Cinema 1

2:15 PM
Home Grown
Cinema 3

4:15 PM
Wavumba / Bones
Cinema 3

4:30 PM
Orange Witness / Canary in the Mine
Cinema 1

6:30 PM
Future Weather
Cinema 3

7:00 PM
Trashed
Cinema 1

9:00 PM
Maori Boy Genius / What’s up James
Cinema 3

9:30 PM
Occupy Love
Cinema 1

Sunday, October 14

12:00 PM
In Organic We Trust
Cinema 2

12:15 PM
Semper Fi
Cinema 3

2:00 PM
Keep on Rolling / Dead Ducks
Cinema 2

2:15 PM
Cerra Rico, Tierra Rica
Cinema 3

4:00 PM
Rainforest: The Limit of Splendour / Eyes in the Forest / Crown of Life
Cinema 2

4:15 PM
As Above, So Below / Remains
Cinema 3

7:00 PM
Closing Night Film and Awards
Chasing Ice
Cinema 1

Closing Night | TBLB
Hotel Ocho
9:30 PM
Closing Night Party


Lost Rivers - OFFICIAL TRAILER from Catbird Productions on Vimeo.