European Green Screen project helps support sustainable audiovisual production

Zuzana Bieliková, from the Slovak Film Commission, tells Smart Regions that Europe must change the way it thinks about filmmaking.

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00:00 To reduce the audiovisual industry's carbon footprint, film crews must go that extra mile

00:05 before, during and after filming.

00:08 But changing the way we think about filmmaking is just as important, as Susana Bialikova

00:13 from the Slovak Film Commission told Smart Regions.

00:17 It's much easier to change the mindset of filmmakers than the policy makers.

00:23 It's a long process and it doesn't happen in one day, but throughout the duration of

00:30 the project, we managed to change the mindset of both filmmakers and policy makers.

00:38 Eureka is a tool that helps measure the carbon footprint of each film production.

00:47 It's a tool that is also available at no cost.

00:50 Also the audiovisual fund, the Slovak Film Commission offers some kind of financial bonus,

00:55 but it's a pretty new one for the filmmakers that decide to shoot according to the guidelines.

01:02 How much is it?

01:04 5,000 euros.

01:05 In many European countries, UK is way ahead, Belgium is quite ahead, in this France, they

01:17 have these other tools that also were in place before green screen, so these are the countries

01:23 that already work this way and they find it more natural.

01:27 So this was also the meaning of the partnership, that the stronger partner can help the partner

01:32 that doesn't have that much experience in this field.

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