{"id":49210,"date":"2026-01-28T16:42:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/?p=49210"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:37:03","slug":"sustainability-events-at-the-berlinale-efm-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/en\/sustainability-events-at-the-berlinale-efm-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability events at the Berlinale\/EFM 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ecoprod will be attending the Berlinale\/EFM from the 13th to the 16th of February, contact <a href=\"mailto:alissa@ecoprod.com\">alissa@ecoprod.com<\/a> to book a meeting! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this occasion, we will launch a new e-learning course on the StepUP platform dedicated to carbon calculation for audiovisual and film productions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-126a4f6b\" href=\"https:\/\/stepup.ecoprod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Discover StepUP<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4872a711 gb-headline-text\">Saturday 14th of February &#8211; International Sustainability Day <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Europe for Applied Sciences <strong>Dessauer Str. 3-5 \/ 11-6:30 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Organised by Green Film Shooting, Greenigma &amp; Eco Hub<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSVP:&nbsp;Please register\/mailto:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@greenfilmshooting.net\">info@greenfilmshooting.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/InternationalsutainabilityDay-1-746x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49204 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/InternationalsutainabilityDay-1-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/InternationalsutainabilityDay-1-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/InternationalsutainabilityDay-1-768x1054.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/InternationalsutainabilityDay-1-1120x1536.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/InternationalsutainabilityDay-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>On the agenda: pitches from committed producers and service providers, practical case studies, and two roundtable discussions:<br><br>1:15-14 p.m. \u201cGreen energy supplies on set: Energy efficient and eco-friendly solutions\u201d <br><br>3:15-4 p.m. \u201cDon\u2019t waste the waste: Eco design and the implementation of circular economy in film production\u201d with Ecoprod <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;autoclose&quot;: false, &quot;accordionItems&quot;: [] }\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/accordion\" role=\"group\" class=\"wp-block-accordion is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-class--is-open=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-context=\"{ &quot;id&quot;: &quot;accordion-item-1&quot;, &quot;openByDefault&quot;: false }\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initAccordionItems\" data-wp-on-window--hashchange=\"callbacks.hashChange\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-item is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-item-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading\"><button aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" data-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isOpen\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.toggle\" data-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.handleKeyDown\" id=\"accordion-item-1\" type=\"button\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle\"><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-title\">Full program here<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-accordion-heading__toggle-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">+<\/span><\/button><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div inert aria-labelledby=\"accordion-item-1\" data-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isOpen\" id=\"accordion-item-1-panel\" role=\"region\" class=\"wp-block-accordion-panel is-layout-flow wp-block-accordion-panel-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>11h Welcome\/Opening<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>11.30 Eco Talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Green animation &#8211; by Jona Brunck, COO at Woodblock<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Producer Kerstin Doerenbruch and Director Felix Meinhardt give a first glimpse of the production of their geo-engineering-themed thriller&nbsp;<em>Cool Down<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>12.15 Film screening: Excerpts from&nbsp;<em>Cool Down&nbsp;<\/em>by Felix Meinhardt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13.15 Panel discussion:&nbsp;Green energy supplies on set: Energy efficient and eco-friendly solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Till Caspar Juon (Sustainability Manager, Maier Bros.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maher Maleh (DOP, Founder of CineGreen)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heidi May (Production Sustainability Advisor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>J\u00falia Tordai (Sustainability Strategist, Founder of Green Eyes Production)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moderated by Birgit Heidsiek (Founder of Green Film Shooting)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>14.15 Eco Talks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How to train your dragons &#8211; why we procrastinate climate action &#8211; by psychologist Katharina van Bronswijk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2018Climate Parliament&#8217; &#8211; by set designer Amelie Hensel and costume designer Annette Haunschild<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>15.15 Panel discussion:&nbsp;Don\u2019t waste the waste: Eco design and the implementation of circular economy in film production<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alissa Aubenque (Sustainability Manager\/Director of Operations, Ecoprod)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blair Barnette (Production Designer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Philipp Schiffmann (Attorney and Unverzagt Partner)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moderated by Birgit Heidsiek (Founder of Green Film Shooting)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>16.45 Eco Talks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Environmental impact of AI &#8211; by Jens Gr\u00f6ger (Research Coordinator for sustainable digital infrastructure at the \u00d6ko-Institut)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Independence Day &#8211; by Linus Neumann (It Security Consultant\/ Spokesperson for Chaos Computer Club &#8211; CCC)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development&nbsp;of energy efficient games &#8211; by Maria Wagner (Co-Founder of the Sustainable Games Alliance)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>17.30&nbsp;Conclusion and meet &amp; mingle<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-3e05d1ba\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fcc4cba0 gb-headline-text\">Monday 16th of February &#8211; VTFF Green Tec Day<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\" style=\"white-space: normal;\">BBAW &#8211; Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften \u00b7 Markgrafenstra\u00dfe 38 \u00b7 10117 Berlin<\/b> \/ <strong>3-7 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_GTD26_1280x400px-1024x320.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49174\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3.200746575378063;width:406px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_GTD26_1280x400px-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_GTD26_1280x400px-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_GTD26_1280x400px-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_GTD26_1280x400px-1536x480.png 1536w, https:\/\/ecoprod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_GTD26_1280x400px-2048x640.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Organized by the Association of Technical Services for Film and Television (VTFF) and the Green Shooting working group.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Philip Gassmann, expert in green filming and professor at the HFF, will moderate two panel discussions on the topic of Competitive &amp; Green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3:00-4:30 p.m. Back in the race \u2013 will Germany catch up with its European competitors as a production location? (in German) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5:00-6:30 p.m. Ecoprod will participate in the round table discussion \u201cEco-production applied to international co-production\u201d alongside <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Carl Bergengruen, Head of the Green Shooting Working Group and Managing Director of MFG Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patrik Ax\u00e9n, Nordic Ecological Standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nina Hauser, Sustainability Officer at the \u00d6sterreichisches Filminstitut<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alissa Aubenque, Head of Operations and International Ecoprod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"gb-button gb-button-3699d4b1\" href=\"https:\/\/tms.aloom.de\/vtffgtd26?c=5ESLKS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"gb-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\" height=\"1em\" width=\"1em\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"gb-button-text\">Sign up<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-0a2ef9b0 gb-headline-text\">Monday 16th of February &#8211; 3. SUSTAINABLE FILM SCHOOL DAY<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>14:00 &#8211; 17:30 \/ Location shared after registration \/ registration via email <a href=\"mailto:gruen@filmuniversitaet.de\">gruen@filmuniversitaet.de<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Organized by the Filmuniversit\u00e4t Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ecoprod will be attending the Berlinale\/EFM from the 13th to the 16th of February, contact alissa@ecoprod.com to book a meeting! 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