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1990 - 2019 (Creation)
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ca. 0.5 m of textual records
47 optical discs : DVD, DVD-R, CD, CD-R
78 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
21 photographs : col. negs ; 35 mm
17 videocassettes : VHS
19 videocassettes : Betacam SP
9 videocassettes : Digital Betacam
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Planet in Focus: International Film Festival is a Toronto-based incorporated not-for-profit organization dedicated to environmental media arts. Established in 1999, it promotes awareness and engagement with environmental issues through film exhibition and educational initiatives.
Its primary activity is the annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival, held each fall in Toronto. The festival presents documentary, short, and animated films by Canadian and international filmmakers. The festival also includes workshops, panels, networking events, and the Green Pitch Award where selected filmmakers present proposals for production funding.
The organization also delivers year-round programming across Canada. This includes the Cross Canada Campus Tour for post-secondary institutions, the Green School Tours for elementary schools, the Eco Film Lab which provides filmmaking training for educators, and the Student Film Festival featuring works by students from kindergarten through Grade 8. In 2017, the festival also delivered the Attawapiskat Eco-Film Lab, a two-week filmmaking training program for youth developed in collaboration with Indigenous filmmakers and the Attawapiskat community.
The organization operates under the direction of a board of directors and staff, supported by volunteers and contractors. Planet in Focus was founded by Mark Haslam, a graduate of York University’s Master of Environmental Studies and Master of Fine Arts programs, who served as festival director from 1999 to 2004 and contributed to its early development.
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Fonds documents the activities and administration of the media arts organization. Records include administrative and operational documents such as contracts, financial statements, applications to the festival, and venue agreements; outreach and government relations activities including program guides, advertising, and publicity documents; and project files.
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Donated by Planet in Focus in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
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Audio-visual material from the fonds transferred to the York University Libraries Sound and Moving Image Library (search term "York University Libraries from Planet in Focus").
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The fonds comprises the following accessions: 2014-032, 2015-017, and 2016-037.
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2018/10/26 KCP. Created. Added audiovisual collection in SMIL to associated materials note.
2026/08/05 KCP. Added accession 2016-037.