Dieter Kosslick, longtime director of the Berlin International Film Festival, launches Green Visions Potsdam a new film festival for sustainable living, that takes place from May 30 to June 2, 2024. The public film festival in Potsdam is based … Read more
Category Archives: Innovation
Eisvogel award winners 2024
At the 2024 Eisvogel – Prize for Sustainable Film Production show, the French feature film production C’est le monde à l’envers! as well as the production of the German children action-adventure film The School of Magic Animals 3 were awarded … Read more
Second edition of Green Tec Day
For the second time during the Berlin International Film Festival, the German association of film and broadcast technology companies (VTFF) is hosting the Green Tec Day on February 19, which features new technologies and innovative solutions that … Read more
Green power on wheels
German rental house Mobilespace is offering the hybrid system solution EcoBaze that serves as a climate-friendly alternative power supply for the production base. The diesel truck with a euro 6 emission standard is equipped with a 160 kWh battery and … Read more
New management at ARRI’s lighting division
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Alternative fuels from fat residues and waste materials can give old diesel generators a new lease on life. Synthetic diesel obtained from hydrotreated vegetable oil is used in backup generators to recharge batteries. C.A.R.E.-Diesel, the brand-name product made by the … Read more
Kick off for the 2024 Eisvogel competition
For the third time, the Eisvogel – Prize for Sustainable Film Production competition for innovative green film production is launched by the Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUV), the Heinz Sielmann Foundation and the Federal Government’s Commissioner for Culture and … Read more
Welcome to the hydrogen age
Diesel generators on set are phaseout models. Mobile power generators have to operate silently and be emissionfree to fulfill the requirements of environmentally friendly film productions. The German company SFC Energy developed the EFOY H2Genset, a mobile generator with hydrogen … Read more
A power package called Wattman
The Cologne-based film rental house Lightequip is offerering two powerful batteries for the self-governing power supply of smaller units. With Wattman (6kW/ 10kWh) and Bobine (4kW/ 5kWh), the French manufacturer Pess Energy developed two power packages in an aluminum frame … Read more
The Sustainability Strategy
The Mallorca Film Commission is initiating a comprehensive Green Film Shooting plan for the green transition of its audiovisual sector. The goal is to support film production companies, technical service providers, and rental houses in the transition toward sustainable production … Read more