Green Film Lab

I think it helps a lot to put into context the whole problem we are experiencing. It has been very interesting.
Participant of GFL Sitges

It was helpful, inspiring, motivating and empowering. Thank you!
Participant of GFL-Trento

QUICK FACTS

Green Film Lab promotes environmentally sustainable practices in film production and trains film professionals on how to apply a green protocol and get a certification.

Along the year, Green Film Lab proposes a number of 3-day workshops held in different European regions, addressed to film industry professionals with or without a project, as well as to sustainability managers.

Through a practical, project-based and hands-on approach, participants will learn how to apply the current best practices in terms of energy-saving, transport, accommodation, catering, set decoration, waste management, recycling and communication.

The programme has already brought the expertise of high-profile tutors to Trento (Italy), Palma de Mallorca and Sitges (Spain), Reykjavík (Iceland) and Dublin (Ireland).

For more information, contact: severine.petit@torinofilmlab.it

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

Film and series industry professionals (feature films, documentaries, tv series) who want to:

- gain skills on how to apply the current best practices in terms of environmental sustainability by working on concrete projects and sustainability plans

- acquire knowledge on how to assess a sustainability plan and give constructive feedback

- know how to apply a common protocol and certification system shared through European borders that will facilitate co-productions, easy to use and already tested by various film and TV productions

- boost their professional profiles, as sustainable productions will become more and more required by public institutions and funds in the coming years

- deepen their knowledge on how to manage their sets to combine sustainability with financial and organizational efficiency

- network with other professionals with whom they can exchange knowledge, contacts and different experiences on sustainability

Sustainability trainees who are film professionals interested in improving their skills in sustainable practices on set.
Sustainability managers with at least 2 years of experience in sustainability willing to get an intensive training on the audiovisual industry mechanisms. They will learn how to apply their skills on sustainability to film sets, working in close collaboration with film producers, and they will have the chance to get in contact with the film and series industry network.

Each workshop is open to up to 24 participants selected to work in groups under the guidance of sustainability manager tutors with wide experience in the film industry, on feature film projects almost ready to start shooting.

PROGRAMME

Each 3-day workshop kicks off with a general introduction to sustainability in film industry, then participants are divided in groups, working on the sustainability plan. Throughout the workshop, the groups work on a sustainability plan based on a film project, reaching its first version to be shared with fellow participants on the last day. The training course will be enriched by case studies and plenary sessions dedicated to different aspects of sustainability. Each group is headed by a sustainability manager tutor.

The contents are based on the Green Film Rating System and on its two main features: the sustainability plan and the certification process for audiovisual projects. A certification represents the possibility for producers to see their efforts recognized in a tangible way and Green Film allows the certification of sustainable audiovisual projects in all European countries, including co-productions involving filming in different countries.

Green Film Lab is a programme by TorinoFilmLab and Green Film, organised by the National Museum of Cinema and Trentino Film Commission, in collaboration with EAVE. The programme is realised thanks to the support of Creative Europe - MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union.

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WORKSHOPS CALENDAR

OPEN CALL GFL WARSAW: deadline 28^th April 2023
15^th-18^th June (Poland)
in collaboration with the Polish Film Institute

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Green Film Lab - WARSAW. Call for applications

WHEN & WHERE: 15^th -18^th June, 2023 Warsaw, Poland
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: Friday, 28^th April 2023, 2:00 p.m. CET

In collaboration with the Polish Film Institute

WHO CAN APPLY

- Film and series industry professionals involved in the pre-production and production stages, interested in getting and improving their skills in sustainable practices on set.
The workshop is open to producers or other professionals from the production team*, heads of department, writers, directors with or without a project.

- Funds, film commissions, film institutions delegates interested in knowing more about sustainability on set.

- Sustainability managers (professionals with at least two years of experience in the field of environmental management) interested in learning how an audiovisual production is carried out, how to apply their skills to the audiovisual context and who want to build a professional network in the film and series industry.

* line producer/production manager /delegate producer

We especially welcome applications from professionals who live in Poland and the nearby region, professionals who got support from the Polish Film Institute and/or who will shoot in Poland.

Applicants must confirm their full availability to attend the sessions and must read in advance the projects materials that will be sent by TFL.

The working language of workshops, meetings and events is English; thus, a good knowledge of English is essential to participate and all written material, all versions and drafts of the project, must be translated.

PARTICIPATION FEE

Workshop participation fee: 300 Euro (+ VAT, if due) per person.
The training and meals are covered during the workshop, participants must cover their travel and accommodation costs.

*Thanks to the partnership with the Polish Film Institute, the participation of Polish industry professionals is free of charge.

THE SCHEDULE

Thursday evening: welcome aperitif
Friday and Saturday: from 9 am to 6.30 pm followed by a networking dinner
Sunday: from 9 am to 3 pm followed by a wrap-up lunch

Schedule may be subject to change

HOW TO APPLY

Professionals applying WITHOUT a project:

1)   Professional bio – 1 page max
2)   Motivation letter (specifying previous actions in sustainability, if any) – 1 page max
3)   Applicants and project main data - for communication purposes
4)   High-res photograph (1 MB approx.) for each participant

In addition, professionals applying WITH a project must present:

5)   Detailed budget (Euro)
6) Financial Plan
7)   Confirmed crew details
8)   Detailed development and production and shooting timetable
9)   Synopsis – 1 page max
10)   Treatment – 15 pages max in English (or analogue document, according to the type of project), to be attached as last element, at the end of the dossier. If selected, a script in English should be available.

The requested materials must be submitted all together in 1 single PDF (10 MB max.), 12 font, 1,5 line spacing and all in English.

For more information, contact severine.petit@torinofilmlab.it

Click on "APPLY NOW" to access the application form and submit your candidature (before starting the application process, you need to create an account on the TFL platform). It is one application per professional.

Specifically, the call for applications dedicated to professionals without a project is available HERE, while the call for applications for professionals with a project is available HERE.