While at the COP21 in Paris are still measures discussed to reduce the effects of global warming, people in China can’t finally take a deep breathe again. Due to the smog alert in Beijing, the life in the Chinese capital … Read more
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During the UN Climate Change Conference (COP21), the colossal façade of the French National Library has been transformed into a projection screen for a live video feed of penguins that French filmmaker Luc Jacquet transmits daily from Antarctica. … Read more
„Hello all you climate warriors! Now that the Paris street protest has become impossible, I would like to signal a powerful weapon that we might use in the battle to come“, says filmmaker and climate activist Nic Balthazar. „It’s … Read more
At the COP21, Connect4Climate is presenting first clips of the documentary An Inconvenient Youth which 23-year-old filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker started shooting when she was fifteen years old. Described as An Inconvenient Truth meets Boyhood, the film follows the rise … Read more
At the conference on carbon free audiovisual productions that was hosted by Ecoprod and Film4Climate at the Cinéma Le Balzac in Paris on November 25, producers and crew members gained an insight into sustainable film production practices. „We have the … Read more
“We are horrified and saddened by the recent events in Paris”, states Canadian filmmaker Slater Jewell-Kemker. “We feel that now, more than ever, we need to stand together and move forward into a caring, just sustainable world. This includes discovering … Read more
Hollywood has to deal with the drought – even if Albert Hammond’s song It Never Rains in Southern California won’t be true any longer. Climatologists have confirmed that the state can expect a rainy winter. But even if that happens, … Read more
The Academy Award-nominated City of God director Fernando Meirelles is among the jury members of the Mobile Film Festival that has dedicated this year’s competition to climate change. In total, the festival received 765 film submissions from 70 countries all … Read more
Shortly before the UN Climate Change Conference COP21 will kick off in Paris, Olivier René-Veillon, Ecoprod Founder and CEO of le-de-France Film Commission, is inviting members of the film/ TV industry to a conference on carbon free audiovisual productions which … Read more
One day before the COP21 in Paris kicks off, the organization Avaaz initiates a Global Climate March on November 29. In total, more than 1,500 events are planned worldwide. In the regions where are no Global Climate March activities yet, … Read more