Ecoprod will be attending the Berlinale/EFM from the 13th to the 16th of February, contact [email protected] to book a meeting!
On this occasion, we will launch a new e-learning course on the StepUP platform dedicated to carbon calculation for audiovisual and film productions.
Saturday 14th of February – International Sustainability Day
University of Europe for Applied Sciences Dessauer Str. 3-5 / 11-6:30 pm
Organised by Green Film Shooting, Greenigma & Eco Hub
RSVP: Please register/mailto: [email protected]
On the agenda: pitches from committed producers and service providers, practical case studies, and two roundtable discussions:
1:15-14 p.m. “Green energy supplies on set: Energy efficient and eco-friendly solutions”
3:15-4 p.m. “Don’t waste the waste: Eco design and the implementation of circular economy in film production” with Ecoprod
11h Welcome/Opening
11.30 Eco Talks:
- Green animation – by Jona Brunck, COO at Woodblock
- Producer Kerstin Doerenbruch and Director Felix Meinhardt give a first glimpse of the production of their geo-engineering-themed thriller Cool Down
12.15 Film screening: Excerpts from Cool Down by Felix Meinhardt
13.15 Panel discussion: Green energy supplies on set: Energy efficient and eco-friendly solutions
- Till Caspar Juon (Sustainability Manager, Maier Bros.)
- Maher Maleh (DOP, Founder of CineGreen)
- Heidi May (Production Sustainability Advisor)
- Júlia Tordai (Sustainability Strategist, Founder of Green Eyes Production)
- Moderated by Birgit Heidsiek (Founder of Green Film Shooting)
14.15 Eco Talks:
- How to train your dragons – why we procrastinate climate action – by psychologist Katharina van Bronswijk
- ‘Climate Parliament’ – by set designer Amelie Hensel and costume designer Annette Haunschild
15.15 Panel discussion: Don’t waste the waste: Eco design and the implementation of circular economy in film production
- Alissa Aubenque (Sustainability Manager/Director of Operations, Ecoprod)
- Blair Barnette (Production Designer)
- Dr. Philipp Schiffmann (Attorney and Unverzagt Partner)
- Moderated by Birgit Heidsiek (Founder of Green Film Shooting)
16.45 Eco Talks
- The Environmental impact of AI – by Jens Gröger (Research Coordinator for sustainable digital infrastructure at the Öko-Institut)
- Digital Independence Day – by Linus Neumann (It Security Consultant/ Spokesperson for Chaos Computer Club – CCC)
- Development of energy efficient games – by Maria Wagner (Co-Founder of the Sustainable Games Alliance)
17.30 Conclusion and meet & mingle
Monday 16th of February – VTFF Green Tec Day
BBAW – Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften · Markgrafenstraße 38 · 10117 Berlin / 3-7 pm
Organized by the Association of Technical Services for Film and Television (VTFF) and the Green Shooting working group.
Philip Gassmann, expert in green filming and professor at the HFF, will moderate two panel discussions on the topic of Competitive & Green.
3:00-4:30 p.m. Back in the race – will Germany catch up with its European competitors as a production location? (in German)
5:00-6:30 p.m. Ecoprod will participate in the round table discussion “Eco-production applied to international co-production” alongside
- Carl Bergengruen, Head of the Green Shooting Working Group and Managing Director of MFG Baden-Württemberg
- Patrik Axén, Nordic Ecological Standards
- Nina Hauser, Sustainability Officer at the Österreichisches Filminstitut
- Alissa Aubenque, Head of Operations and International Ecoprod
Monday 16th of February – 3. SUSTAINABLE FILM SCHOOL DAY
14:00 – 17:30 / Location shared after registration / registration via email [email protected]
Organized by the Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
Representatives from German film schools will come together to exchange best practices and discuss the role of film education in the transformation towards more socially and environmentally equitable teaching and industry practices. A one-hour panel discussion will address the issue of common environmental standards for film schools. This will be followed by themed round tables where concrete ideas and solutions for the sustainable development of film education will be discussed.
