2012 PIFF Overview

PIFFOverview

Punjabi International Film Festival (PIFF) – Toronto 2012 was a four day extravaganza which presented the best feature films, documentaries and short films from around the world, on themes of Punjabi culture and identity.

PIFF Events

  • 5 Different Days
  • 10 Different Venues across GTA
  • (Etobicoke, Downtown Toronto, Mississauga & Brampton)
  • 80% Free Events

PIFF Films

  • 30 Films from 3 different continents
  • 7 World Premiers
  • 5 North American Premiers
  • 3 Different Languages

PIFF Guests

  • Over 70 film stars and fraternity attended from around the world

PIFF Audience

  • 8000 Direct Participants
  • 750,000 Newspaper Readers
  • 1.0 Million Views on Social Media Platforms which include Facebook, Twitter, You Tube & other social media partners
  • 500000 Television Viewers
  • 200,000 Radio Listeners

PIFF Achievements

  • Bringing communities together
  • Broke cross generational barriers
  • Broke cross cultural barriers
  • Engagement of the Youth
  • Recognized and acknowledged by all levels of Government
  • Shout out from other film festivals namely (TIFF, Reel to Reel, South Asian Film Festival Vancouver and TSAFF)
  • Platform to integrate traditional Punjabi Cinema with New Age Media