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21. March 2023

Deadline for the 12th Deauville Green Awards

Climate change and the implemenation of the energy transition are among the key topics that will be addressed at the 12th edition of the Deauvillle Green Award film festival, that takes place on June 7 and 8 at … Read more

Posted in Dates, Documentary, Event, Fashion, Innovation, Mobility, Organization, Production, Renewables, Science
25. February 2023

Avatar: The Way of Water – Different by Diet

Saving the world on screen isn’t enough for James Cameron. During the production of his spectacular cinematic adventure Avatar: The Way of Water, the Hollywood director also set new standards behind the camera. The catering on set of his … Read more

Posted in Feature, Food, Innovation, Production, Technology
18. February 2023

2th Eisvogel – Prize for Sustainable Production

On the occassion of the Berlin International Film Festival the Eisvogel – Prize for Sustainable Film Production was awarded at the Federal Ministry for the Environment and Consumer Protection. The prize, worth 20,000 euro, is given out by the … Read more

Posted in Best Practices, Documentary, Energy efficiency, Event, Feature, Festival, Funding, Innovation, Organization, Production, Series, Transportation, TV
8. February 2023

Panel discussions at Green Tec Day

At the Green Tec Day, hosted by the German Association of Film and TV Technicians (VTFF) at the Jofa Studios in Berlin-Adlershof on the occasion of the Berlin International Film Festival on February 20, manufacturers and rental houses … Read more

Posted in Best Practices, Energy efficiency, Event, Feature, Festival, Innovation, Lightening, Production, Renewables, Science, Series, Studio, Technology, TV
28. October 2022

Eisvogel competition for sustainable production

Submissions for the Eisvogel – Prize for Sustainable Film Production worth 20,000 € – are being accepted until November 30, 2022, which is awarded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Heinz Sielmann Foundation in cooperation with the … Read more

Posted in Best Practices, Energy efficiency, Event, Funding, Innovation, Technology
30. September 2022

ARRI honored with Engineering Emmy®

At the 74th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy® Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, ARRI was honored with the Philo T. Farnsworth Corporate Achievement Award. With this prestigious accolade, the Television Academy recognizes the company for its more than a century … Read more

Posted in Energy efficiency, Event, Innovation, Technology
24. September 2022

Hammerlake Studios plan green campus in Ireland

Hammerlake Studios announced that its planning application to build Ireland’s largest film studio campus has taken a significant step forward with confirmation of approval by Westmeath County Council. Hammerlake Studios plans a purpose-built film, television and content production campus constructed … Read more

Posted in Energy efficiency, Innovation, Post Production, Production, Studio, Technology
7. September 2022

New Orbiter Projection Optics

ARRI’s new Orbiter Projection Optic 25° and 35° provide good and even illumination and color distribution across the entire field of light. Due to the durable mechanical design, they can also be used outdoors. Combined with Orbiter’s ARRI … Read more

Posted in Innovation, Lightening, Production, Studio, Technology
4. August 2022

Screen in green

In Italy, the Sardegna Film Commission (FSFC) continues to focus sharply on training initiatives in order to foster new talent and to implement green approaches at all levels of audio-visual production, be it short films, tv series, feature films, or … Read more

Posted in Animation, Feature, Funding, Green Storytelling, Innovation, Production, Science, Series, Training
8. July 2022

Hydrogen Engines for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

The companies Isuzu Motors, Denso Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Hino Motors and the Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation (CJPT) have started planning and research on hydrogen engines for heavy-duty commercial vehicles with the aim of further utilizing internal combustion … Read more

Posted in Innovation, Mobility, Science, Technology

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Robert Redford

“The time for half-measures and climate denial is over. Unless we move quickly away from fossil fuels, we’re going to destroy the air we breathe, the water we drink, the health of our children, grandchildren and future generations. If we’re … Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Actor, Politician and Environmentalist

 

"The media has a powerful role to play in the fight against climate change. Through films, television, and all media outlets, we must continue to deliver the message that solutions are out there and are … Read more

Hannes Jaenicke

Actor and filmmaker

 
„It‘s high time to reorganize film production in Germany in a ‚greener‘ and more sustainable way. So far, I am flabbergasted by how much our industry works in environmentally harmful ways.To this very day, it starts … Read more

Nic Balthazar

Director (Ben X, Time of My Life)
„It’s absolutely great that filmmakers all over the world are trying to clean up their act, and are trying to film as sustainable as we possibly can. Still, I think we … Read more

Nadeshda Brennicke, Actress

“We are living in a time in which we can’t afford to behave irresponsibly towards nature. The more important is it that film productions try to work as environmentally friendly as possible. A film team produces every day tons of … Read more

Darren Aronofsky, Director, Noah / Jury President, 65th Berlin International Film Festival

“When we did Noah we knew we were making a film about the first steward of the earth, so we wanted to be good stewards ourselves. There’s so much waste on film sets. Because of groups like Earth Angel, … Read more

Tim Bevan

Head of Production, Working Title

„We are green. There is a lot of waste in movies and we are very conscious of that when big sets get destroyed.

We are very much part of a (recycling) program. We are trying … Read more

Thekla Reuten

Actress /Ambassador of Green Film Making Project

„The question whether I wanted to the Green Film Making ambassador, was in a way the answer to personal questions I had:

How can I do things differently in life and contribute to … Read more

Rachael Joy

PGA Green West / producer / host EcoPop TV

"As a TV and film producer I try to incorporate environmental storylines into my projects as much as possible. But it’s just as important, if not more, to ‚go green‘ behind … Read more

Nikola Rakocevi

Shooting Star Berlinale 2014, (Circles, Travelator)

"As for me, I would be very glad if I had the opportunity to act green. Our environment is our inspiration so we need to protect it."… Read more

Nadja Schildknecht

Co-Director Zurich Film Festival

‘The green carpet has taken root at our festival. It is good to see that audiences are increasingly aware of sustainable practices.’

 

Photo © Zurich Film Festival

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Michael Bully Herbig

Director, actor and producer

‚Green screens excepted, we will do everything in our power to be as innovative as we can in order to make our production as green as possible.‘

Photo: (c) herbXfilm Dieter Mayr… Read more

Lars Jessen

Director (Fraktus, Dorfpunks, Am Tag als Bobby Ewing starb)

‘It is somewhat embarrassing that green filming is only now becoming an issue in our industry because there have long since been many possibilities to shoot more efficiently.

Technical innovations such … Read more

Helen Hunt

Actress

‚I do work with a company in the States called Sungevity that leases solar panels to homes. They figured out how to move forward environmentally and how to make it economically successful.

So that’s my small but steadfast global … Read more

Douglas Trumbull

Producer, Director and Visual Effects Supervisor (2001: A Space Odysee, Blade Runner)

"Trumbull Studios in Massachusetts is dedicated to being green as much as possible, including the use of LED lighting, solar power, and solar laptops. This … Read more

Dieter Kosslick, Director Berlin International Film Festival

„The Berlinale is already actively addressing the sustainability subject since years. We appreciate it very much that a growing number of filmmakers, among them this year‘s jury presiden Darren Aranofsky, is following green guidelines on set.“… Read more

Benoit Delhomme

Director of Photography (A Most Wanted Man)

‘I never have been told precisely what the rules are for shooting a green movie, but we are trying to do it. This is something new for me. Sometimes people overlight scenes at … Read more

Jeremy Irons

Academy Award winner Jeremy Irons who stars in the Berlinale Competition entry The Night Train To Lisbon is a fan of source segregated recycling. „Especially in Germany you have done a lot for that. You are examplary in the … Read more

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