Documentary Australia has released a callout for two new environmental documentary projects to support via the Environmental Accelerator Impact Program.
Netflix, ABC, SBS and Paramount ANZ are among the 16 seed funders and founding members of Sustainable Screens Australia, a new initiative which will provide education, tools and resources to measure and reduce the industry’s environmental impact.
"Just because we are in a pandemic does not mean we get to ignore the climate crisis. We have to walk and chew gum at the same time."
Keeping cast and crew safe on set during the pandemic needn’t come at a cost to the environment, argues Sarah Tosone, a specialist in environmental management across film and TV production, events and festivals.
When the average number of documents generated by an individual production is estimated to be well in excess of 5,000, going paperless will not only save producers time and money, but benefit the environment too, writes Jane Corden, CEO of industry financial and accounting services company Moneypenny.
The first Australian-produced giant screen and planetarium film to be shot entirely from the air, THE EARTH WINS, will be screening simultaneously at Vmax cinemas across Australia at 6:30pm on Wednesday 23 October.
The first Australian-produced film shot with IMAX-quality Cineflex cameras to be released theatrically in a decade, 'The Earth Wins' opens at Cinemona this Saturday, the 14th of September.