Sustainability Cost Savings
Going green not only reduces a show's carbon impact, but can also save a production money. Reducing red meat consumption, paper use, and single use disposables can result in real savings!
About Reel Green
We believe that Sustainable Production is the future of filmmaking!Vision
A sustainable and thriving industry with a positive and healthy relationship with our environment and society.
Mission
To enable the evolution and implementation of sustainable practices in the motion picture industry to contribute to the betterment of the world.
Sustainable production efforts in British Columbia were formalized 10 years ago through the Reel Green initiative, a resource centre with a collection of best practices to help productions reduce their environmental impacts and improve their overall environmental footprint.
The Reel Green initiative is a mainstay at Creative BC and we are looking ahead to the next decade and how we can empower and inspire productions to innovate and implement sustainable production practices, and industry stakeholders to collectively support this effort. We are prioritizing education, engagement, communications, and resources as we develop a platform for the reduction of environmental impacts and stakeholder engagement at the local level to set an example for other jurisdictions globally.
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Reel Green Industry contributors
Programming for and strategic direction of the Reel Green Initiative is made possible by industry contributors:
governance
Through its operating principals, Reel Green promotes an ambitious, non-political vision for sustainable production based on sound scientific understanding, policy and reasonable business for the benefit of the motion picture industry and the international community.
Reel Green prioritizes strategic activity, investing all funding in program development and delivery while working with organizations committed to delivery on these terms. Reel Green seeks to do this efficiently and with the broadest representation of industry stakeholders as possible.
Reel Green is governed by an Advisory Committee made of industry stakeholders who are recognized above as industry contributors. This committee works hand in hand with Creative BC to realize the goals and objectives of the Strategic Plan. The committee meets regularly to monitor the progress of the Reel Green program, offer valuable insights and resources, and participate in program objectives.organizational structure
Reel Green Carbon Calculator - ONLINE
Calculate the carbon footprint of your BC production for free using this online tool!
Reel Green has worked in hand with the team at one of the industry’s leading carbon calculators, albert, to bring a carbon calculator to British Columbia, and now it is available for use on productions here in BC for free! Calculating the carbon footprint of your production is an important step in understanding the impact of film production. Having consistent data and metrics from the industry can help organizations like Reel Green understand priority areas for sustainable practices as well as help productions understand and measure their carbon impact.
Additionally, with more available data points we can also derive economic benefits of going green on production!
Here is a video overview of how the calculator works.
Please contact us at reelgreen@creativebc.com to schedule a training!
Material Reuse
Keep set materials out of the landfill and in circulation.Material reuse is a key sustainable production practice and a great way to save money.
At strike, take materials to the Material Reuse Centre run by Keep it Green Recycling instead of paying to put them in a landfill.
Need materials? Make an appointment to browse and take what you need for free. This cuts down on labour to build sets, and cuts cost on material purchases.
Items accepted:
- Flats
- Plywood
- Doors
- Windows
- Wood
- Carpet
- Linoleum
- Any reuseable items
This is a great solution for the BC motion picture industry and for a sustainable future. To schedule your drop-off or pickup, please email:
.Visit the Material Reuse Centre website for more info.
Reel Green Ambassadors
Reel Green Ambassadors are committed individuals who support the Reel Green mission.Overview
The intention of the Reel Green program is to engage those in the motion picture industry as we work toward our mission to enable the evolution and implementation of sustainable practices. Sustainable production is a journey and we need committed individuals to help us work toward the Reel Green mission, mitigate negative environmental impacts on productions and advocate the importance of implementing sustainable production best practices to address the challenge of climate change.
- Inspirational videos, media, news and events happening in the industry.
- There are many environmental best practices that can be incorporated into any sized production across every department.
- The Committee supports implementation of clean energy sources to reduce the motion picture industry’s consumption of fossil fuels and enhance BC’s position as the greenest production centre in th...
- The Sustainable Production Forum is an annual event that brings together members of the motion picture industry to explore sustainable production practices, discuss the challenges and collaborate...
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