Planet In Focus

30/04/2026

The final film Planet in Focus is delighted to co-present at Hot Docs 2026 is the exquisite TIME AND WATER directed by Sara Dosa (USA, Iceland).

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Sat, May 2, 5:15 PM - Hot Docs Cinema 
Sun, May 3, 1:15 PM - TIFF 1 

Following the loss of his beloved grandparents and facing the death of his country’s glaciers, renowned Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason constructs a cinematic time capsule in this beautifully crafted meditation on family, memory and epochal change from Academy Award nominee Sara Dosa (Fire of Love).

29/04/2026

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We’re thrilled to co-present TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN at the festival!

TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN directed by Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazic (Serbia, France, Slovenia, Montenegro, Croatia)

Showtimes: TIFF Lightbox
Sat, May 2, 5:15 PM - TIFF 1 
Sun, May 3, 10:00 AM - TIFF 1 

In the quiet mountain lands of Montenegro, a mother and daughter strive to protect their ancestral home from the threat of becoming a NATO military training facility, awakening memories of the violence that shattered their family. 

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24/04/2026

Congratulations to the Hot Docs International Film Festival on a wonderful Opening Night.✨✨

The festival runs from April 23-May 3, 2026 and Planet in Focus is thrilled to be co-presenting three powerful documentaries this year!

Join us for IN TYEE COUNTRY directed by Jevan Crittenden and Nate Slaco. (Canada)

A century-old fishing club on Canada’s west coast faces an existential crisis as salmon populations dwindle and members wrestle with their legacy, realizing that their biggest catches might be a thing of the past. 

Showtimes: TIFF Lightbox
Sun, Apr 26, 4:45 PM - TIFF 4 
Mon, Apr 27, 5:15 PM - TIFF 3

16/04/2026

Congratulations to all the Green Film Network Award nominees!! The Awards will be hosted by CINEMARE Int'l Ocean Film Festival Kiel on May 6th.

The 2026 Green Film Award nominations underscore how environmental cinema continues to broaden its scope, spanning wildlife protection, Indigenous knowledge, fragile ecosystems, and the social fal…

16/04/2026

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We’re thrilled to co-present this screening of FAIRY CREEK with Cinema! 🌲

🏆Winner Planet in Focus “Best Canadian Feature Award” 2024

A gripping frontline dive into the lives of activists urgently blocking logging roads on Vancouver Island, Canada, in a last-ditch attempt to stop old-growth logging in the pristine Fairy Creek valley—Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience.

Sunday, April 19 at 6:30pm
📍Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

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02/04/2026

We’re honoured to co-present this Earth Day screening of FAIRY CREEK with Cinema!
Hot Docs Cinema April 19th - 6:30pm

Winner Planet in Focus 2024 “Best Canadian Feature Award” ✨✨

A gripping frontline dive into the lives of activists urgently blocking logging roads on Vancouver Island, Canada, in a last-ditch attempt to stop old-growth logging in the pristine Fairy Creek valley.

When police begin arresting people for standing in the way of forestry workers, thousands more protestors flock to the woods to participate in a dramatic and historic stand-off now recognized as Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience. Following a cast of blockaders, Indigenous land defenders and loggers, the film takes an insider look at the rise and fall of the contentious Fairy Creek blockade, creating a searing portrait of contemporary environmental activism.

27/03/2026

25/03/2026

Planet in Focus is delighted to co-present this incredible shorts program

bodily burden | Christina Battle, Kym McDaniel, Naomi Rincón-Gallardo, Sabīne Šnē, Theo Cuthand
Curated by Katie Lawson

APRIL 10 | 11:00am 
📍Innis Town Hall | 2 Sussex Avenue
Screening

𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴? 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺, 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘵𝘰𝘰.

Tickets: imagesfestival.com

Co-presented with: Planet in Focus, CFMDC Film & Centre for Sustainable Curating

24/02/2026

Planet in Focus is delighted to co-present TEENAGE WASTELAND at Hot Docs Cinema, Thursday, February 26.
Tickets: https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/teenage-wasteland
Directors: Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
USA l 2025

1991. Upstate New York. A group of teenage misfits, inspired by a renegade English teacher, embark on a student film project and uncover a vast conspiracy that is poisoning the ground beneath their feet. Banding together to confront the indifferent adults, corrupt politicians and a violent criminal organization threatening their small town, they produce an investigative documentary that causes shockwaves in their community. Teenage Wasteland is a coming-of-age story based on exclusive access to hundreds of hours of candid, humorous and nostalgic video outtakes, and the cooperation of Fred Isseks and his intrepid students as they reckon, thirty years later, with a defining event in their lives and a remarkable story of civic courage.

Join film subject Fred Isseks for a special post-screening discussion.

18/02/2026

Planet in Focus is thrilled to co-present the theatrical launch of EVEREST DARK screening at Hot Docs Cinema this Sunday, February 22, 6:30pm.

EVEREST DARK, directed by Jereme Watt, won the Planet in Focus Best Canadian Feature Award at our 2025 festival - if you missed it now’s your chance!

Join legendary climber Mingma Tsiri Sherpa, director Jereme Watt, producer Marit Jensen Carr, and producer/writer Michael Bodnarchuk for a post-screening conversation and Q&A.

EVEREST DARK tells the story of Mingma Tsiri Sherpa, revered as a national hero in Nepal for leading numerous rescue missions. After nearly retiring from climbing, Mingma undertakes a mission to recover a body from Everest’s slopes, so it can be returned home and restore balance to the mountain gods.

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18/02/2026

EVEREST DARK, winner of Best Canadian Feature Award at Planet in Focus 2025 will be launching their theatrical release this Sunday, February 22 - 6:30pm at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

Planet in Focus is delighted to be co-presenting this Everest Dark screening and you can buy tickets here:

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Mount Everest is no fairy tale. It has become the highest graveyard on the planet. Since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay first summited Everest in 1953, more than 6,000 people have reached the peak with over 300 climbers dying in the attempt. To this day, around 200 bodies remain abandoned on the....