Sustainability on Set is the issue of the fourth panel discussion on green production at Berlinale that Green Film Shooting is hosting in cooperation with the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH) and MFG Baden-Württemberg. Making movies without making a mess … Read more
NYC Film Green, the first-of-its-kind environmental sustainability designation program for the City’s burgeoning production industry, found to reduce waste, decrease carbon footprint of participating shows in pilot phase. All episodic television shows and movies filming in New York City … Read more
Green production is slowly being discovered by German broadcasters. But ARTE, ProSiebenSat.1, Sky, WDR, and ZDF are making significant investments in energy efficiency. Renewables, photovoltaic systems, electric cars, and car-sharing instead of staff automobiles are now part of the daily … Read more
The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) is launching NYC Film Green which is the first sustainability program for the film and television industry in the United States administered by a government agency. The voluntary program will enable productions … Read more
There are many good reasons for DoPs and gaffers to use LEDs: energy efficiency, durability, flexibility, and speed as well as the resulting compositional possibilities. “Modern LED lights make it possible to switch quickly between different color temperatures”, explains Mike … Read more
With its climate-neutral studios, Bavaria Film is not only a green pioneer when it comes to energy supply. The Film- und Theater-Ausstattung (FTA), which has more than 400,000 props and costumes stored in a 25,000-square-meter facility, is the … Read more
"Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before”, says Captain James … Read more
At the panel discussion Sustainability in Series: Change is challenging which Green Film Shooting organized in cooperation with the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg during the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, producers, directors, production managers as well as … Read more
With his company Blue Film, Italian producer Alessandro Bonifazi developed its own protocol in order to produce films more environment-friendly. Inspired by Edison Green Movie, Blue Film suggests sustainable measures throughout all production phases of the film which … Read more
The directed application of resources and cost efficiency are key issues in the Film/TV industry. But when it comes down to implementing sustainable measures that also introduce cost-savings, most industry representatives are unfamiliar with it. The source of this information … 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
