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Industry Report: Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability

Industry Report: Green Industry Initiatives and Sustainability

Sustainable approaches, initiatives and projects for the film industry

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The Netherlands Film Fund furthers efforts to encourage more sustainable productions

Industry / Market - Netherlands

The Netherlands Film Fund furthers efforts to encourage more sustainable productions

The fund is seeking to raise awareness of the CO₂ impact of individual film projects among creators and mitigate the industry’s carbon footprint  

24 January 2024

The European Commission entrusts a consortium with the development of a common carbon emissions calculator

Industry / Market - Europe

The European Commission entrusts a consortium with the development of a common carbon emissions calculator

The project, budgeted at €650,000, will run until December 2027, and aims to promote data exchange and informed decision making among policymakers  

24 January 2024

David Baute  • Artistic Director, FICMEC

"Environmental film festivals are important, they are a necessity and they help to raise awareness"

David Baute • Artistic Director, FICMEC

The head of the programme of the International Environmental Film Festival of the Canary Islands talks about the event and its next edition  

17 November 2023

At the Venice Production Bridge, Screens of Tomorrow unveils its three new sustainability and inclusion guides

Venice 2023 – Venice Production Bridge

At the Venice Production Bridge, Screens of Tomorrow unveils its three new sustainability and inclusion guides

VENICE 2023: During the event, the speakers agreed that true change must come about through awareness initiatives, policymaking and the mentoring of top decision makers  

02 September 2023

Screens of Tomorrow guides to be unveiled at this year’s Venice Production Bridge

Venice 2023 – Venice Production Bridge

Screens of Tomorrow guides to be unveiled at this year’s Venice Production Bridge

During the event, four European industry experts will talk about the efforts they are making to pursue inclusivity and sustainability  

24 August 2023

Europa Distribution organises its second Green Distribution Workshop

Industry / Market - Europe

Europa Distribution organises its second Green Distribution Workshop

More than 20 distributors joined the event, an online round-table and brainstorming session to share best green practices for the release of independent films  

25 July 2023

Elise Jalladeau  • General director, Thessaloniki Film Festival

“Evia boasts an impressive gamut of locations, fit for a multitude of film settings”

Elise Jalladeau • General director, Thessaloniki Film Festival

We get the inside info from the Greek festival’s general director on the second edition of the Evia Film Project, an event focused on green cinema and sustainability  

30 June 2023

The Evia Film Project shines a spotlight on the locations of Northern Evia

Thessaloniki 2023

The Evia Film Project shines a spotlight on the locations of Northern Evia

A special two-day familiarisation trip to scenic locations on the island and a case study on Triangle of Sadness were some of the highlights of the second edition of the green initiative  

27 June 2023

Alex Pritz’s The Territory comes out on top at the Deauville Green Awards

Festivals / Awards - France

Alex Pritz’s The Territory comes out on top at the Deauville Green Awards

The 12th edition of the international festival for responsible films featured a slew of works about the fight for survival  

14 June 2023

Film London launches the Grid Project, set to supply renewable energy to productions shooting across the British capital

Industry / Market - UK

Film London launches the Grid Project, set to supply renewable energy to productions shooting across the British capital

The installation of electrical feeder pillars will reduce CO2, particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide to zero at point of use  

14 June 2023

Drivers of sustainability explored at Cannes

Cannes 2023 – Marché du Film

Drivers of sustainability explored at Cannes

CANNES 2023: Industry experts from a range of countries offered a valuable insight into modern approaches to green production  

27 May 2023

At Cannes, Screens of Tomorrow launches its English-language sustainability guide

Cannes 2023 – Marché du Film

At Cannes, Screens of Tomorrow launches its English-language sustainability guide

CANNES 2023: The presentation of the guide was accompanied by a talk by a panel of experts, discussing their work creating powerful “cli-fi” (climate fiction) narratives  

18 May 2023

Caroline de Chantérac • Expert, Screens of Tomorrow

“This movement keeps growing with new members and partners. Professionals based in any country are welcome”

Caroline de Chantérac • Expert, Screens of Tomorrow

We sat down with the French expert who spoke about the movement’s efforts to pursue inclusivity and sustainability in film and TV production  

12 May 2023

Ilija Brunck • CEO and founding partner, Woodblock

“We realise that many of these measures can be implemented quickly, even if it entails a certain amount of effort at the beginning”

Ilija Brunck • CEO and founding partner, Woodblock

At the 27th FMX - Film & Media Exchange, a conference on animation, effects, and interactive and immersive media, the German animation studio owner gave us an overview of his ideas on sustainability  

05 May 2023

The Evia Film Project returns for a bigger and greener second edition

Thessaloniki 2023

The Evia Film Project returns for a bigger and greener second edition

The eco-friendly initiative pioneered by the Thessaloniki International Film Festival returns to Northern Evia from 20-24 June  

05 May 2023

Films and TV programmes feature a "glaring absence" of climate change-related terms

Industry / Market - Europe/UK/USA

Films and TV programmes feature a "glaring absence" of climate change-related terms

A recent study in the USA found that only 0.6% of scripts mentioned the term "climate change" at least once between 2016 and 2020, and a UK study came to similar disheartening conclusions  

13 April 2023

Benedikt Erlingsson  • Director and founder of Icelandic Film Forest

“I’ve always had this ‘weakness’ for activism”

Benedikt Erlingsson • Director and founder of Icelandic Film Forest

The acclaimed Icelandic director unpacks his new initiative that aims to help lessen the environmental impact of the film industry  

04 April 2023

Cristina Priarone  • Director, Roma Lazio Film Commission

“A key characteristic of the association over the past few years is very close collaboration between the Italian film commissions and the regions”

Cristina Priarone • Director, Roma Lazio Film Commission

How is the work of film commissions evolving? The president of the Association of Italian Film Commissions answers our question  

29 March 2023

Luca Ferrario • Director, Trentino Film Commission

“A producer’s biggest fear is having to bear additional costs, but this is often not justified”

Luca Ferrario • Director, Trentino Film Commission

At Tallinn, we met up with the Italian professional to talk through the initial results achieved by Green Film, and how the tool plans to expand its reach and impact  

29 November 2022

In Reykjavík, changing the world means changing minds

Reykjavík 2022

In Reykjavík, changing the world means changing minds

The panel at the Reykjavík International Film Festival brought together documentary filmmakers with different approaches to impact producing and impact campaigns  

10 October 2022

At the Venice Production Bridge, experts discuss the environmental impact of immersive content

Venice 2022 – Venice Production Bridge

At the Venice Production Bridge, experts discuss the environmental impact of immersive content

VENICE 2022: The speakers highlighted the importance of rapidly implementing eco-friendly practices, including the installation of reusable panels and the reduction of travel-related emissions  

03 September 2022

At Nòt Film Fest, virtuous practices for producing while reducing environmental impact are discussed

Industry / Market - Italy

At Nòt Film Fest, virtuous practices for producing while reducing environmental impact are discussed

During the panel, the rules and opportunities offered by the Green Film mark of certification were particularly explored  

25 August 2022

At Sarajevo, experts debate the funding of social impact films

Sarajevo 2022 - CineLink Industry Days

At Sarajevo, experts debate the funding of social impact films

Four executives from the UK and US participated in an in-depth panel on this emerging strand of the industry at the CineLink Industry Days  

17 August 2022

Austria introduces a brand-new 35% production incentive

Industry / Market - Austria

Austria introduces a brand-new 35% production incentive

Notably, 5% of this new provision will be allocated as an eco-friendly bonus, based on the implementation of sustainability criteria – the first of its kind in Europe  

13 July 2022

Locarno launches brand-new Green Film Fund, WWF-backed award

Locarno 2022

Locarno launches brand-new Green Film Fund, WWF-backed award

The Swiss gathering has announced the creation of a new prize, the Pardo Verde, and commits to providing financial support for films tackling environmental issues  

01 July 2022

Tatort Dortmund – Gier und Angst scoops the Eisvogel – Prize for Sustainable Production

Festivals / Awards - Germany

Tatort Dortmund – Gier und Angst scoops the Eisvogel – Prize for Sustainable Production

Green consultant Roman Russo has picked up the €20,000 award for the TV crime series, which was produced in an eco-friendly fashion  

24 June 2022

REPORT: Evia Film Project 2022

Thessaloniki 2022

REPORT: Evia Film Project 2022

We present details of three intriguing projects that were pitched at the inaugural edition of the Evia Film Project, which ran from 15-19 June  

21 June 2022

On Evia, film-body reps discuss green film practices and ways to reduce productions’ environmental impact

Thessaloniki 2022

On Evia, film-body reps discuss green film practices and ways to reduce productions’ environmental impact

The talk mainly focused on two successful sustainability projects: Austria’s Evergreen Prisma and Italy’s Green Film  

20 June 2022

Australia’s Carbon – The Unauthorised Biography comes out on top at the 2022 Deauville Green Awards

Festivals / Awards - France

Australia’s Carbon – The Unauthorised Biography comes out on top at the 2022 Deauville Green Awards

French and German films also saw success at the 11th edition of the French event, which took place from 15-16 June  

20 June 2022

Orestis Andreadakis  • Director, Thessaloniki Film Festival

“Our mission is to place Evia on the film-industry map, to prove that cinema and environmental conscience can work side by side”

Orestis Andreadakis • Director, Thessaloniki Film Festival

The Greek critic and festival director spoke about the inaugural edition of the Evia Film Project, a brand-new event focused on green cinema and sustainability  

10 June 2022

At the Marché du Film, panellists discuss the Green Charter and their work on making film festivals more sustainable

Cannes 2022 – Marché du Film

At the Marché du Film, panellists discuss the Green Charter and their work on making film festivals more sustainable

CANNES 2022: Reducing waste, preserving nature and going paper-free are only some of the strategies being put in place to protect the environment  

21 May 2022

Wallimage: An ECOsystem at the service of the audiovisual industry

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Wallimage: An ECOsystem at the service of the audiovisual industry

The Belgian fund has implemented action aimed at reducing the environmental impact of audiovisual production  

17 May 2022

Golem launches a ground-breaking sustainability campaign

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - Spain

Golem launches a ground-breaking sustainability campaign

The Spanish firm is distributing Laurent Cantet’s French film Arthur Rambo as the first step in a series of actions aimed at achieving carbon-neutral emissions in the sector  

05 May 2022

How to make European distribution greener and more sustainable?

Industry / Market - Europe

How to make European distribution greener and more sustainable?

The first Green Distribution Workshop organised by Europa Distribution saw the participants sharing their best green practices for the distribution sector  

28 April 2022

Film London launches eco-friendly pilot Grid Project

Industry / Market - UK

Film London launches eco-friendly pilot Grid Project

Announced on Thursday 24 March, the agency’s initiative promises to supply renewable energy to productions in the capital, with the effect of reducing CO2 and NO2 emissions as well as noise pollution  

28 March 2022

Evia to become an international green cinema hub

Thessaloniki 2022

Evia to become an international green cinema hub

The Thessaloniki Film Festival’s initiative is aiming to rebuild and restore the island of Evia, which was devastated by last summer’s fires  

01 March 2022

The European Film Forum surveys the efforts needed to build a climate-neutral audiovisual sector

Berlinale 2022 - EFM

The European Film Forum surveys the efforts needed to build a climate-neutral audiovisual sector

BERLINALE 2022: The talk comes at a time when the measurement of carbon emissions and labels for green production are at the heart of the many private and public initiatives  

18 February 2022

The EFM tackles carbon calculators, green production and training

Berlinale 2022 - EFM

The EFM tackles carbon calculators, green production and training

BERLINALE 2022: At the festival's online market, several industry events broached the issue of climate change  

16 February 2022

Vienna Shorts becomes the first Austrian film festival to go green

Shorts - Austria

Vienna Shorts becomes the first Austrian film festival to go green

Forthcoming events hosted by the gathering will carry the Austrian Eco-Label and will be licensed as “Green Events”; the certificate is valid for the next four years  

01 February 2022

TFL and the Trentino Film Commission launch the Green Film Lab

Industry / Market - Italy

TFL and the Trentino Film Commission launch the Green Film Lab

This new training programme will offer up a series of workshops on how to produce films sustainably and is aimed at producers, department heads and green managers from all over Europe  

19 January 2022

Audiovisual Producers Finland announces the first production outfits selected for the pilot phase of albert International’s eco toolkit

Industry / Market - Finland

Audiovisual Producers Finland announces the first production outfits selected for the pilot phase of albert International’s eco toolkit

The trade association aims to make it a standard measurement tool across Finland’s audiovisual industry by the summer  

19 January 2022

Germany’s leading producers, funding bodies and broadcasters launch the Green Production Initiative

Industry / Market - Germany

Germany’s leading producers, funding bodies and broadcasters launch the Green Production Initiative

The effort, also promoted by Netflix, aims to sensitise the industry to produce films and series in a more ecologically sustainable manner  

28 October 2021

Green Deal for European Cinemas conference explores measures that theatres can take to save the climate

Distribution / Releases / Exhibitors - Germany

Green Deal for European Cinemas conference explores measures that theatres can take to save the climate

The conference brought together experienced experts and exhibitors in order to discuss energy efficiency, renewables and waste management  

05 October 2021

San Sebastián's European Film Forum focuses on what we need (and what we have) in terms of green production

San Sebastián 2021 – San Sebastián Industry

San Sebastián's European Film Forum focuses on what we need (and what we have) in terms of green production

Professionals are asking for direct intervention from the institutions to establish green standards within the value chain, so that the audiovisual sector can lead the environmental shift  

22 September 2021

At CineLink, industry reps discuss strategies for making international co-productions greener and sustainable - and the challenges involved

Sarajevo 2021 - CineLink Industry Days

At CineLink, industry reps discuss strategies for making international co-productions greener and sustainable - and the challenges involved

The talk, moderated by Tamara Tatishvili, brought together producers, film fund representatives and environmental consultants  

24 August 2021

New Horizons Studio+ investigates ‘How to Green a Film Industry’

New Horizons 2021

New Horizons Studio+ investigates ‘How to Green a Film Industry’

A specialised open hybrid lecture was held by Fabian Lindner, green consultant for several broadcasters and film funds  

20 August 2021

At Cannes, new innovations for green production in the spotlight

Cannes 2021 - Marché du Film

At Cannes, new innovations for green production in the spotlight

CANNES 2021: Green filmmaking is clearly on the rise but not all new technologies are as eco-friendly as they seems  

22 July 2021

Reducing film productions’ environmental impact is key for the future of Europe’s audiovisual sector, say experts

Industry / Market - Europe

Reducing film productions’ environmental impact is key for the future of Europe’s audiovisual sector, say experts

The “Boosting sustainable film through international collaboration” conference was co-organised by the European Audiovisual Observatory and the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport  

18 June 2021

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