Tag: Planet In Focus
Chasing Ice: Telling the story of our changing climate through photography
Katie Edmonds October 15, 2012
Last night I had the privilege of attending the screening of the film Chasing Ice at the Planet in Focus film festival in Toronto and chatting with the film’s lead, acclaimed environmental photographer James Balog.
Planet in Focus: Second Nature – The Biomimicry Evolution
Guest Blogger October 26, 2011
"Biomimic, biomimicist...we haven't really worked out the adjective yet," says Carl Hastrich, Biomimicry Institute Fellow and Biomimicry Guild Associate during the discussion after the screening.
Planet in Focus: Up in Smoke
Guest Blogger October 20, 2011
I had the pleasure of meeting Adam Wakeling after the screening of Darwin at PIF. "Is it true it only costs one U.S. dollar per tree?" I asked as we stood half shivering in the cold October air outside of the ROM. "Yeah, pretty much. It's crazy really."
Planet in Focus: Brick by Brick – The Story of the Evergreen Brick Works
Guest Blogger October 19, 2011
Catherine Annau seems slightly nervous as she first introduces her film - but after the screening and the audiences rapturous applause, she is able to relax.
Planet in Focus: The Ailing Queen
Guest Blogger October 18, 2011
Albert Einstein allegedly said "if the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left." While many acknowledge that we are experiencing dramatic losses of bees globally and that there is indeed a crisis before us, few have spent time on the front lines. This is why I'm excited to be catching this story of The Ailing Queen.