Discover all StepUP webinars, bringing together international experts from the film and audiovisual industry. Each session shares insights, practical feedback, and concrete answers to the key questions professionals face when implementing sustainable production practices.
The second StepUP webinar examines how producers can integrate sustainability into their projects while balancing creative ambition, budget constraints and production realities.
Speakers shared practical experiences and cross border perspectives from live action film, documentary and fiction. The discussion addressed when sustainability should be introduced in the production process, how it can be managed on a daily basis, and how existing constraints can be turned into operational levers rather than obstacles.
Speakers include Angelica Siegel, Senior Manager for Sustainability at Producing for the Planet, Giovanni Pompili, producer and Head of Studies at TorinoFilmLab, and Trent, Academy Award winning producer at OAK Motion Pictures. With forewords from Adrien Roche, Ecoprod, and Sévérine Petit, Torino Film Lab. Moderation by Alissa Aubenque, Ecoprod.
This first StepUP webinar gathered experts from leading European institutions to clarify how sustainability criteria are now integrated into public funding schemes.
Alissa Aubenque and Adrien Roche (Ecoprod) presented the main European frameworks and tools available on the StepUP Platform. Katre Kajamäe, Project Manager at Eurimages – Council of Europe detailed their new sustainability measures and the expectations for applicants. Katharina Retzlaff (German Federal Film Board – FFA) presented the 21 mandatory German criteria and the lessons learned from their implementation. Zsófia Szemerédy (Leverage Entertainment) concluded with practical advice on how to successfully prepare funding applications and highlight sustainability strategies.
A concrete and insightful session for all professionals seeking to align their projects with the film industry’s environmental transition.
