{"id":5968,"date":"2022-09-13T05:22:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T05:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/?p=5968"},"modified":"2022-10-17T00:07:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T00:07:11","slug":"venice-2022-water-aginst-drought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2022\/09\/13\/venice-2022-water-aginst-drought\/","title":{"rendered":"Water vs. drought at the Venice Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_5968 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_5968')){$('.twoclick_social_bookmarks_post_5968').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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Starring Silvio Orlando, Valerio Mastandrea and Monica Bellucci, the film with tells of a Rome in the grip of a long drought that ends up upsetting its rules and habits.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p8wa3seGxAY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6002 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/greenn-drop-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/greenn-drop-263x300.jpg 263w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/greenn-drop-897x1024.jpg 897w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/greenn-drop-768x876.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/greenn-drop-1346x1536.jpg 1346w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/greenn-drop-1795x2048.jpg 1795w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/greenn-drop-630x719.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/greenn-drop.jpg 1949w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/>This apocalyptic scenario describes ironically how the social conflicts are exploding when there is no water in the city of Rome for many years. \u201cThis is where we heading, this is what we are doing\u201d, Paolo Virz\u00ec pointed out in regards to climate change and social predicaments of the last few years. In regards to the water shortages in Italy this summer, the film came at the right time. His dark dystopia <em>Drought<\/em>, which was presented out of competition at the 79th Venice Film Festival, received the Green Drop Award in Venice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But the film industry is also taking some actions behind the camera to fight climate change. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6001\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/PHOTO-2022-09-07-16-10-58-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/PHOTO-2022-09-07-16-10-58-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/PHOTO-2022-09-07-16-10-58-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/PHOTO-2022-09-07-16-10-58-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/PHOTO-2022-09-07-16-10-58-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/PHOTO-2022-09-07-16-10-58-630x473.jpg 630w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/PHOTO-2022-09-07-16-10-58.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cSustainable Screens 2022 Environmental Observatory on Cinema\u201d was a topic the <a href=\"https:\/\/veniceproductionbridge.org\/\">Venice Production Bridge<\/a>, hosted by Green Cross in collaboration with ENEA, ANEC and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sardegnafilmcommission.it\/\">Sardinia Film Commission Foundation<\/a>. In Italy it was the Sardinia Film Commission which introduced sustainability to the film industry in Italy. Meanwhile various other regions followed such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2018\/02\/14\/t-green-film-2-0\/\">Trentino Film Commission<\/a> with the Green Film checklist, and the Turino Film Commission. In Venice it was discussed how the different approaches can be implemented in a common system.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the increasing energy bills are a challenge for the film industry. In the movie theaters in Italy, most of the energy consumption is caused by heat, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Simone Gialdini, President of the Italian Cinema Association ANEC reported that the exhibitors received 100 million euro support from a state aid program.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-6013 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220909_143643-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220909_143643-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220909_143643-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220909_143643-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220909_143643-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220909_143643-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220909_143643-630x472.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/>Sustainable management of energy is one task that the <a href=\"https:\/\/greenfilmshooting.net\/blog\/en\/2022\/08\/04\/screen-in-green\/\">Sardinia Film Commission<\/a> is teaching film teams when they are shooting on the island. At the 79th Venice Film Festival, the Sardinia Film Commission celebrated its 10th anniversary with various filmmakers. The producer Massimo Casula who founded the production company Zena Film in Cagliari adapted the green protocol for all his feature films, shorts and stop motion films.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/748965212?h=a8d3ffa5d6\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The feature film <em>Bentu<\/em> by Italian filmmaker Salvatore Mereu was presented in the independent program Giornate degli Autori in Venice. The drama is set at an old farm, where the wind and weather are dictating the rhythm. The DOP Francesco Piras shot the film on the ARRI Alexa and didn&#8217;t even use any lights for the interior scenes so that no generator was needed on set.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 75% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Francesco Piras.mov\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/748975757?h=64efe29e00&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>\n<p>Set in Sardinia in the 19th century is the story of <em>Il Muto di Gallura<\/em> by Matteo Fresi, which is based on a true event. A deaf-mute desperado falls in love with a daughter of a shepherd, which caused bloody conflicts and seventy dead people. The historical film was mainly shot in Sardinia.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 75% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Matteo Fresi.mov\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/748981294?h=77dfbde614&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While the 79th Venice Film Festival recommended the visitors to drink tap water in order to cut plastic waste, the protagonists on the screen of Paolo Virz\u00ec&#8217;s new film Drought didn&#8217;t have a choice. 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