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Expanding Sustainable Production Practices at Paramount
November 2023
The filming process as a whole is resource-intensive. It takes a significant amount of energy and materials to build and operate sets, transport people and props, ensure a healthy and safe working environment, and meet the needs of all the people who work on set. To mitigate some of this impact, sustainable production guidelines have been in place at Paramount Pictures since 2013 and at Paramount Television Studios since 2014. These programs and initiatives keep evolving over time. In 2022, Paramount expanded its use of sustainable production guidelines and hired a dedicated employee to oversee sustainable production initiatives for additional studios and brands. Read More
New film features ASU’s Peter Byck’s solutions to climate change
November 2023
Peter Byck, a professor of practice at ASU’s School of Sustainability, produced a film featuring farmers and scientists with different viewpoints discussing the carbon footprint of both conventional and regenerative cattle grazing. The Arizona premiere of “Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There)” took place in late October at ASU. Michael Crow, ASU President, said the film helps us “to better understand the relationship between agricultural production and climate change.”
Trailblazing Sustainability: CSULB Film Students Shine in the Green Generation Showcase
August 2023
Sustainability in filmmaking has been elevated from a mere trend to a vital necessity and California State University, Long Beach students in the Film & Electronic Arts Department at CSULB are leading the charge.
"Green Filmmaking": Making Film Production More Environmentally Sustainable
December 2022
California State University, Long Beach professor leads research into sustainable filmmaking
VFS joins The Green Film School Alliance
November 2022
Vancouver Film School is pleased to announce that it has joined The Green Film School Alliance (GFSA). Along with 15 other schools, this more than doubles the organization’s membership to 27 total schools.
GFSA announces the addition of sixteen new schools
November 2022
GFSA announces the addition of sixteen new schools, more than doubling its membership to 27 including in its ranks the top nine in The Hollywood Reporter’s 25 Top Film Schools.
Twenty-four student projects earn EMA Green Seal for students
October 2022
Twenty-four student projects from five schools (AFI, NYU, UCLA, the University of Arizona, and the University of New Orleans) earned an EMA Green Seal for Students.
Shedding Angles becomes first Student Academy Award winner to use GFSA tool
October 2022
The first student film to use GFSA’s tool, Shedding Angels, received a Bronze Medal at the Student Academy Awards in the Narrative category.
GFSA launches Student Ambassador Program
September 2022
GFSA launched its Student Ambassador initiative with seven school representatives.
The silver screen goes green at the USC School of Cinematic Arts
February 2022
The University of Southern California film school is making sustainability a requirement for student productions — and is joining other schools in spreading the word on green filmmaking.
GFSA launches Green Production Checklist for Students
August 2021
GFSA launches the Production Environmental Activities Checklist for Young Filmmakers (PEACHy) simultaneously with the Environmental Media Association's Green Seal for Students
GFSA Founding Schools Named in List of Top 25 American Film Schools
August 2021
Eight of the eleven founding schools are among The Hollywood Reporter's Top 25 American Film Schools
GFSA Soft Launches
October 2020
GFSA soft launches with 11 film schools
Film School Friday Series Airs "Sustainability From Schools to Students"
October 2020
Motion Picture Association, Producers Guild of America, Green Production Guide, Sustainable Production Alliance, and GFSA air a conversation with sustainability experts speaking from studio, producer, professor, and student perspectives on in an Episode of Film School Friday.
