In September 2024, film and television producers and production teams joined together with screen sustainability practitioners in Glasgow for the 3-day Green Film Lab training course. It was designed to create awareness and promote environmentally sustainable practices in film production.
Through a practical, project-based and hands-on approach, participants worked in teams to develop a sustainability plan. The plan applies best green and sustainable practices to a variety of projects currently in development and case studies.
The Green Film Lab team consisted of screen sustainability experts from Italy, Portugal, France and the UK. Each expert shared their experience and guidance on energy-saving, transport, accommodation, catering, set decoration, waste management, recycling and communication and social aspects, such as the impact on communities.
In the morning session, inspiring Scottish insights were provided by a case study of the sustainability successes on a recent production by Sustainability Co-ordinator, Sara Hamilton. There was a presentation on Policy and Action Plan for Green Filming in Scotland from Creative Scotland’s Climate Emergency & Sustainability Lead, Karen Ridgewell.
Green Film Lab is a programme by TorinoFilmLab and Green Film, organised by National Museum of Cinema and Trentino Film Commission, in collaboration with EAVE. This programme is supported by Creative Europe – MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union. It was delivered in Scotland in collaboration with Screen Scotland and BECTU Vision.
To find out more about sustainable production in Scotland, visit our sustainability web page.
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