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Reel Green & Actsafe Collaborate to Offer Carbon Literacy Courses

The Reel Green team caught up with Executive Director of Actsafe, Geoff Teoli, to speak about Actsafe and Reel Green’s new collaboration and the importance of sustainability in film. Actsafe […]

Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary Goes Sustainable

Zena Harris, president of Green Spark Group and program manager for Reel Green caught up with Brent Hodge of Hodgee Films and director of Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary to […]

VIFF Sustainable Production Forum | Recap and Photos

Reel Green was at this year’s VIFF Sustainable Production Forum! Read on the get the recap on how it went. Reel Green was in attendance at the 2018 VIFF Sustainable […]

2019 Sustainable Production Forum – Date, Events, and News!

We’re pleased to announce that the fourth annual Sustainable Production Forum (SPF), presented by Creative BC will be taking place November 1 & 2, 2019 in Vancouver, BC. Save the […]

How to reduce fuel consumption by 12,000 litres – A “Tell us What’s Happening” Story

As part of connecting with the industry (i.e. you!) we’ve opened a “Tell Us What’s Happening Portal” which is a digital hotline to let us know what’s going on in […]

Local Transport Coordinator pushing sustainable practices

David Halliday, local Transportation Coordinator goes green with his crew to help minimize greenhouse gas emissions and reduce fuel use. Here’s what he’s putting into practice: A no idling policy […]

Manitoba Film & Music announces Reel Green initiative for Film sector

Manitoba Film & Music is proud to announce that it is introducing Reel Green™ to promote and help implement best practices for film productions to reduce their environmental impacts. The […]

Tell Us What’s Happening Feature | Producers Roundtable

Tell Us What’s Happening is a collection of real-life experiences from you sharing your stories of working in the field and pushing sustainability in the motion picture industry. Clara George, […]

Reel Green’s On Production Pilot Program: Bletchley Circle

Reel Green engaged in a new pilot program to provide production support to Canadian productions to encourage best practices in the areas of waste management, sustainable supply chains, and energy […]

Reel Green and Sustainable Production feature in COMPASS Magazine

Have you had a chance to read the summer edition of COMPASS the official magazine of Location Managers Guild International? If you did, you’d see that sustainable production had a […]

Okay, What’s Up with Compostable Plastics?

Have you ever wondered what’s up with those compostable plastics? Can they actually go in the compost? They’re still a single-use item, right? Read on to discover more Green Spark […]

Driving Force Update: New Hybrids Available for Vancouver Motion Picture

Reel Green featured Driving Force, in its August 2018 newsletter for the introduction of its hybrid vehicle fleet. We caught up again with the team at Driving Force to see […]