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Vancouver Greenest City Plan Includes Sustainable Production
In January 2019, Vancouver City Council unanimously approved a motion recognizing the climate emergency that we collectively face, and acknowledged that Vancouver needs to do more to reduce carbon pollution. […]
Fifty Shades Freed celebrated for going green!
Learn how Fifty Shade Freed worked to divert 75% of set waste and donated 288 tonnes of materials to local non-profits and charities. Reel Green is excited to share this […]
Carbon Literacy Courses | What’s it all about?
The Reel Green initiative set out to improve our environmental impacts within the motion picture industry. Through comprehensive strategic planning and engagement, four priority areas were outlined as critical to […]
Tell Us What’s Happening Feature: Donating Set Materials to Charity
Keep it Green Recycling is not only an incredible service provider, but they’re also a connector and have sustainability in mind first and foremost in everything that they do. Recently […]
New Digital Tools to Green the Motion Picture Industry: Scriptation
Reel Green is excited for the digital era and the possibilities that come with it for the film industry to explore and leverage for more sustainable filmmaking practices! Scriptation is […]
VIFF’s Sustainable Production Forum: What’s new for 2018?
The Sustainable Production Forum as a part of VIFF Impact Stream is coming October 5th and 6th with new programs, guest speakers, keynotes and panels! Don’t miss the industry-leading forum […]
Crew Onboarding Woes? Circus saves you time and paperwork!
The Reel Green team caught up with Film Producer and Circus Founder Daniel Domachowski to learn about his innovative new product to help productions create a smaller footprint and to […]
Reel Green is going digital!
Reel Green is not letting green get cut from the scene! Go green at home, and learn with us online so you’re ready and in a sustainable mindset when production […]
Reel Green’s Higher Education Roundtable – May Meeting Recap
On May 22, the Higher Education Roundtable convened to continue an ongoing discussion about integrating sustainable production into film programs, so students can get a jump start on reducing the […]
Portable Electric helps in the aftermath of hurricanes: Forbes Article
Portable Electric, a Vancouver based company committed to providing clean, portable power, is finding ways to support the victims of storms Florence and Michael in the Carolinas. Forbes recently featured […]
Reel Green General Meeting March 21st Re-Cap
Members of the industry gathered for a roundtable discussion on greening the motion picture industry as part of the Reel Green initiative. Read more to discovers what these industry leaders […]
Tell Us What’s Happening Feature: BCIT integrates sustainability into production classes
Cindy Leaney, Faculty in the British Columbia Institute of Technology’s Broadcast & Media Communications Department, has been attending the Reel Green Higher Education Roundtable Meetings and integrating sustainable production into […]