program
sustainability panel
Venue + Time: (The Egyptian / Spielberg Theatre. 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, between Las Palmas and McCadden, just east of Highland Avenue in Hollywood.
Thu. Nov 6th - 5:00 pm
RSVP to: rsvp@danishfilmfest.com or call 323 860 3288
(Make sure to state name, number of guests and what event you are rsvp'ing for.)
Danish Film Fest addresses an issue concerning all of us: sustainability.
This panel is a precursor to Danish Film Fest 2009 Sustainability one-day workshop.
Panelists include:
Scott Z. Burns: Writer-director-producer, co-produced AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, the Academy Award-winning documentary, for which he received the Humanitas Prize and the Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild of America.
Nadia Conners: director / writer of the The 11th Hour, an environmental documentary with Leonardo DiCaprio and 54 leading thinkers and scientists about the state of the world and the state of the humanity. For DiCaprio she also directed 2 Internet shorts Global Warning and Water Planet.
Green Media Institute will do a tele conference. Members of Green Media Institute has worked with film festivals throughout the world and participated in panels and workshops addressing the greening of the film and television industry.
Moderator: Bernino Lind from tadaah TV.
Objectives
Bring awareness to and address the importance of the greening of the film industry.
Influence filmmakers.
Target Group
Specifically targeted towards the film industry, opinion makers, and film school students.
Topics
- general trends in social and economic sustainability at the international level
- understanding a principled definition of sustainability
- current initiatives in green film making on an international level
- green film making and resources in California/USA
- tips on preparing a green budget
