Planet in Focus presents Earth Day on the Big Screen 2014

To celebrate Earth Day, a series of three environmental films will screen on Thursday, April 24, 2014 to over 10,000 students from coast to coast. We will be giving away t-shirts and NASA posters with photos from our own 2013 Eco-Hero Col Chris Hadfield! The best environmental films have been selected to entertain and inspire elementary, junior and high school students. Teachers can select the film that best suits their students and curriculum. To reserve tickets and/or book by cheque or credit card, visit http://www.PIFearthday.eventbrite.com. Early bird prices end APRIL 1, 2014. NEW EARLY BIRD GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS are $6.00 + 1.32 (Fee)+ 0.78 (HST) = $8.10 NEW EARLY BIRD GENERAL ADMISSION + TREE TICKETS are $8.00 + 1.43 (Fee) + 1.04 (HST) = $10.47 For an additional $2 you can plant a tree in Alberta with The Carbon Farmer (as seen on Dragon's Den). Students can then watch their trees grow in the Planet in Focus Forest at http://createyourforest.ca/ --Thursday April 24, 2014 -- THE WATER BROTHERS & GREEN HEROES (Elementary) - Cinema 1 The Water Brothers, Tyler and Alex Mifflin, bring us answers to the strange and disturbing phenomenon of the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch". Green Heroes by Joan Prowse explores the connection humans have with the outdoors and the necessity of nature to our health and wellness. THE CLEAN BIN PROJECT by Jen & Grant Baldwin (Junior & High School) - Cinema 2 Is it possible to live completely waste free? In this multi-award winning film, partners Jen and Grant go head to head in a competition to see who can swear off consumerism and produce the least garbage. ONTARIO Cineplex Aurora, Aurora Silvercity Hamilton, Hamilton Cineplex Odeon Gardiners Road, Kingston Cineplex Odeon, Ottawa Silvercity Gloucester, Ottawa Scarborough Coliseum, Scarborough Yonge & Eglinton Silvercity, Toronto BRITISH COLUMBIA Cineplex Odeon Strawberry Hills, Surrey Silvercity Metropolis, Burnaby Scotiabank Theatre, Vancouver ALBERTA Scotiabank Theatre Chinook, Calgary