[BCMA] Award Winning Environmental Film Festival at the Royal BC Museum

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For Immediate Release

April 7, 2011


Award Winning Environmental Film Festival at the Royal BC Museum

The Royal BC Museum, a member of the Alliance of Natural History Museums of Canada (ANHMC), presents a diverse selection of award-winning films on April 15, 16 and 17, 2011 from the internationally-acclaimed Planet in Focus Film Festival.

The film series, produced by Planet in Focus, is part of a national tour to be featured at museums from St. John’s to Whitehorse in partnership with the ANHMC. Topics covered in these informative documentaries include the coming crisis in drinking water, the dire and widespread ramifications of mass bee “hive collapse,” innovative projects by Indigenous groups to save habitats and global warming effects reaching as high as the Himalayas.
"These must-see films are being shared with Canadians at six museums across the country during Earth Month," says Anne Chafe, President of the Alliance of Natural History Museums of Canada. "This national and timely programme offers an ideal opportunity to engage individuals in pressing environmental issues and hopefully inspire them to take some action for the betterment of our planet."

“Our tour program is a wonderful opportunity for Canadians across the country to see some of the most acclaimed contemporary environmental films,” says Executive Director of Planet in Focus Sarah Margolius. “Where better to watch and appreciate fascinating environmental stories than in our very own natural history museums?  We thank our partners for their support and dedication to delivering innovative programming.”
This Best of Planet in Focus cross-Canada Environmental Film Festival tour features films that will not only educate and enlighten, but intrigue you and expand your appreciation of the interconnectedness of life on Earth.

Pricing and a full schedule for the film festival is available at http://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Film_Festival/.

About the Royal BC Museum

As the provincial museum and archives, the Royal BC Museum preserves and shares the stories of British Columbia - on‐site, off‐site and online - through its research, collections, exhibitions and educational programs. Its two‐hectare cultural precinct also includes a number of historically significant buildings and First Nations sites.

For more information about the Royal BC Museum, visit www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca or call 1‐888‐447‐7977.

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Media Contact:
Royal BC Museum Media Enquiries
250‐387‐3207
news at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca


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