{"id":549,"date":"2015-01-29T03:08:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-29T03:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/?p=549"},"modified":"2017-01-17T19:44:43","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T19:44:43","slug":"the-french-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2015\/01\/29\/the-french-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"The French Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_549 social_share_privacy clearfix 1.6.4 locale-en_US sprite-en_US\"><\/div><div class=\"twoclick-js\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\njQuery(document).ready(function($){if($('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_549')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_549').socialSharePrivacy({\"txt_help\":\"Wenn Sie diese Felder durch einen Klick aktivieren, werden Informationen an Facebook, Twitter, Flattr, Xing, t3n, LinkedIn, Pinterest oder Google eventuell ins Ausland \\u00fcbertragen und unter Umst\\u00e4nden auch dort gespeichert. 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TV stations, such as France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, are now upgrading their news and sports studios with LED lighting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Ecoprd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-543 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Ecoprd-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Ecoprd\" width=\"322\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Ecoprd-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Ecoprd-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Ecoprd-630x378.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Ecoprd.jpg 1029w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/a>\u201cThis is a beginning\u201d, says Olivier-Ren\u00e9 Veillon, Director of \u00cele-de-France Film Commission, an Ecoprod member. \u201cBut we still have a lot to do to integrate sustainable development criteria in the funding system.\u201d According to a study made in 2011, the French audiovisual sector is responsible for emitting approximately one million tons carbon dioxide into the atmosphere every year. About a quarter of it is attributable to filmmaking. For industry experts such as Olivier-Ren\u00e9 Veillon or Catherine Puiseux of TF1, this was the real reason for getting Ecoprod off the ground. Founded in 2009 with partners such as France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, the environment agency ADEME, and the welfare group AUDIENS, Ecoprod provides the Film and TV industry with ecological expertise. One of their first steps was to develop the Carbon Clap, a calculator that monitors a film or TV production\u02bcs carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Techine-Film.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-546 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Techine-Film-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"Techine-Film\" width=\"328\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Techine-Film-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Techine-Film-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Techine-Film-630x363.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 328px) 100vw, 328px\" \/><\/a>In 2011, the R\u00e9gion <a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2014\/02\/05\/sustainability-reloaded\/\">Provence Alpes C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur <\/a>(PACA), the P\u00f4le M\u00e9dia du Grand Paris, and the CNC came on board. \u201cIt is critical that the CNC be fully involved\u201d, emphasizes Olivier-Ren\u00e9 Veillon. \u201cThanks to its new sustainable development criteria, the institution helps companies invest in new technologies. Studios and audiovisual technical service providers can receive financial support for as much as 40%\u201360% of the costs they incur in making environment-friendly investments. \u201cWe can also subsidize up to 70% of the cost of environmental studies, which includes energy audits\u201c, advises Baptiste Heynemann, who heads the Innovation &amp; Technical Industries Division at CNC. In 2014, about ten companies participated in this program to support investments in ecological sustainability to the tune of \u20ac 6m per annum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/France-TV.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-544 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/France-TV-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"France TV\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/France-TV-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/France-TV-630x457.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/France-TV.jpg 919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, an Ecoprod co-founder, adapted early on to energy efficiency. \u201cWe are trying to reduce the environmental impact of our infrastructure. For example, by investing in the energy efficiency of our buildings\u201d, explains Sophie Delorme, Co-Director. \u201cWe\u2019ve installed LED lighting in almost all our news and sports studios, and we are using low-energy lighting more frequently all across the board in our production output.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Minuscul.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-545 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Minuscul-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Minuscul\" width=\"317\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Minuscul-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Minuscul-630x406.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Minuscul.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/><\/a>Among the French feature films that have already implemented green shooting practices is the 3D animated adventure film Miniscule by Thomas Szabo and H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Giraud. The production reduced it projected carbon footprint from 380 to 51 tons by shooting in a park so that the crew could travel to the set on foot or by bicycle. In total, the PACA region supported about 36 sustainable productions with financial incentives. The most recent production was the Catherine Deneuve starrer L\u2019homme qu\u2019on aimait trop (In the Name of my Daughter) by Andr\u00e9 T\u00e9chin\u00e9, which premiered at Cannes in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lagerhalle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-548 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lagerhalle-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"Lagerhalle\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lagerhalle-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lagerhalle-630x475.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/01\/Lagerhalle.jpg 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The workshops Ecoprod holds for production managers, lighting technicians, and other crew members have significant impact. A handful of experts impart their sustainability expertise and production experiences to newcomers at roundtables discussions. Ecoprod also launched a green charter for audiovisual companies that want to initiate sustainable production practices. \u201cWe are trying to sensitize the key players to strategic investments that will be required by law or technological changes in the future\u201d, highlights the Ecoprod Coordinator Joanna Gallardo. Ecoprod is also working on CO2 quotation software based on the CNC cost estimate model. \u201cWe want to forge a direct link between the production budget and the carbon footprint\u201d, stresses Joanna Gallardo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe next step is to link our financing system to sustainability development issues\u201d, points out Olivier-Ren\u00e9 Veillon. \u201cThis is the most important step, I think. But we haven\u2019t gotten to that stage yet because we must improve our educational program for sensitizing producers to sustainable production practices. We still have a lot of work to do. It\u2019s a permanent process.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ecoprod, a network composed of film-funding agencies, broadcasters, and environmental agencies, has launched sustainability as a driving force in the audiovisual sector in France. In 2014, the Centre National du Cinema (CNC) began investing \u20ac 6m per year in ecological sustainability projects. 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