Planet in Focus
Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival is an incorporated not-for-profit film festival and registered charitable organization, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
History
Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival is an incorporated not-for-profit film festival and registered charitable organization, founded in 1999, by Mark Haslam.PIF is currently run by a volunteer board of directors and a small staff, including executive director, Katherine Bruce, programs director, Alessandra Cannito, programmers Julian Carrington and Lesley Johnson, and Pre-Screeners, Ron Ma, Hui "Jane" Wang, Gesila Azorbo, Michael John Long, and Gabriela Aguilar.
Planet in Focus operates year-round to produce the annual film festival in October, as well as year-round programs such as the Cross Canada Campus Tour, Green School Tours and Eco-Film Lab filmmaking workshop for elementary students.
PIF grants yearly Eco-Hero Awards, and patrons include David Suzuki, Vandana Shiva, Rob Stewart, Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Autumn Peltier, Ron Finley, Col. Chris Hadfield, Jennifer Baichwal, Margaret Atwood, Edward Burtynsky, and James Balog, among others.