The first International Conference on ITC for Sustainability
The volume of data worldwide doubles every second year and requires storage. This is a huge challenge as data storage has become a bigger pollutant than global air traffic.
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EBU sets up a green action plan
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) launched the Green Broadcasting group to increase sustainability in the television industry. The action plan includes guidelines for sustainable production, case studies and seminars.
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At the 66th International Cannes Film Festival the red carpet in front of the festival palais which is a catwalk for the stars has become an environmental issue. Activists of the French environmental organization Greenpride protested with a petition against … Read more
From July 18th until 21st the 12th NaturVision film festival in Ludwigsburg presents an international competition with 24 documentaries. Furthermore the festival offers an industry workshop that focuses on the sustainable production of documentaries. The efficient use of resources can … Read more
Marten von Velsen-Zerweck’s Hamburg-based company nserve Environmental Service develops cost-efficient strategies to reduce emissions for corporate customers. Film and television producers can also benefit from his know-how. Eco-friendly compensation projects with a cross-media potential open up paths to increased viewer … Read more
The upcoming Hamburg-based production company Tamtam Filmo was awarded a Green Shooting Card by the Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein for the second time. The producer duo Andrea Schütte and Dirk Decker already received the sustainability seal for their short film … Read more
TV campaign leads to the end of factory farming
The Australian consumers are sick of factory farmed products. Watch this:
The two largest supermarket chains don’t sell factory farmed products anymore so that the cruel animal torture will be over … Read more
Germany plans cutbacks in climate protection: CO2 emissions in Germany have risen by 1.6 percent in 2012. Nevertheless the federal government plans to cut several programmes for climate protection and energy saving due to a lack of money. The programmes … Read more
The German cinema Kino im Waldhorn is a optimizing its carbon balance by investing in ecologically sustainable projects for already three and a half years. Since November 2009, the art house cinema in the Southern German village Rottenburg supports a … 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.‘
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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
