On the occasion of the 74th Cannes film festival, Ecoprod and Green Film Shooting hosted the roundtable discussion New innovations for green production, where experts gave an insight in technogical topics as well in best practices and requirements … Read more
Carefully created set decorations, such as the Sun King Louis XIV’s bed chamber in Versailles or a picturesque café in Provence or a student’s digs in the high-rise district often end up in a landfill after the director calls “cut” … Read more
Efficient energy and building technology, power-saving lighting, the reuse of set decora- tion material, and a plastic ban — a growing number of film studios throughout Europe are adapting these sustainable measures. The Studio Hamburg Production Group was the first … Read more
With as many as 400 shooting days a year, Mallorca is in high demand as a location for national and international film, TV, and commercial productions as well as for photo shoots. Hollywood star Anne Hathaway has been filming the … Read more
With its new platform Evergreen Prisma, the Lower Austrian Film Commission (LAFC) has chosen a 360-degree concept to provide filmmakers, institutions, organizations, and co-production partners with useful tools and background information on environmen- tally-friendly film production. The digital information … Read more
The green production guide that was published in Finland last fall is also available in an English language version. Compiled by the production freelancers and sustainability experts Kaisa Astikainen and Anne Puolanne, Ekosetti: A Guidebook to Sustainable Audiovisual Production in … Read more
The Fourth Edition of the CineRegio Green Report is available as a digital edition. This report provides an overview of environmentally friendly efforts and practices taken by 15 regional film funds members of CineRegio – the network 49 film funds … Read more
With the introduction of the Green Shooting Card, the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH) initiated environmentally-friendly production in Germany in 2012. This strategy is now being broadened. Compliance to criteria established by the Green Shooting Card is going to become obligatory. … Read more
Green Film Production 2.0: Beyond reusable coffee cups is the topic of the Green Film Shooting panel discussion at the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety on the occasion of the Berlin International Film Festival, … Read more
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 SchwarzeneggerActor, 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 JaenickeActor 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 BalthazarDirector (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 BevanHead 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 ReutenActress /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 JoyPGA 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 RakoceviShooting 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 SchildknechtCo-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.’
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Michael Bully HerbigDirector, 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 JessenDirector (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 HuntActress
‚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 TrumbullProducer, 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 DelhommeDirector 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 IronsAcademy 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
