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Green Film Lab in Rome with MIA 

June 13, 2023

The 3rd GREEN FILM LAB workshop of 2023 will be held at  MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo in Rome, from October 13th to 15th.

Thanks to a long-lasting and effective collaboration with Green Film, since 2019 MIA | Mercato Internazionale Audiovisivo has been a certified sustainable event and has a constant focus on implementing new programs and initiatives, year after year, aimed at promoting sustainability for greater industry awareness with respect to industrial production practices of audiovisual products, with a particular interest in reducing environmental impact, fostering industry education on zero impact.

Green Film Lab promotes environmentally sustainable practices in audiovisual production and guides professionals on how to apply a green protocol and get a certification through 3-day workshops held in different European regions, in collaboration with film institutions and funds.

MIA is partnering with TorinoFilmLab – National Museum of Cinema and Green Film – Trentino Film Commission hosting the forthcoming Italian workshop, which is taking place on the tail end of the ninth edition of MIA in Rome.

The workshop, entirely held in English, is open to 24 participants among film and series industry professionals, to fund, film commissions and institutions delegates as well as to professionals working in sustainability.

The deadline for applications is Monday, 4th September 2023, 2:00 p.m. CET

The 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.

On top of that, they will network with other regional and European professionals who share their interest in sustainability.

The training is based on the Green Film Rating System and its two main features: the sustainability plan and the certification process for audiovisual projects.

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Among the pedagogical experts involved:

the Head of Studies Giovanni Pompili – producer and TFL alumnus

Louise Marie Smith – founder of Neptune Environmental Solutions

Lucie Trémolières – writer and director with a focus on different emotional responses to the environmental crisis and

Dörte Schneider Garcia– experienced assistant director and sustainability consultant

Green Film Lab is organised by TorinoFilmLab and Green Film, promoted by the National Museum of Cinema and Trentino Film Commission, in collaboration with EAVE. Supported by Creative Europe-MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union. 

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