100th Green Shooting Card goes to "Sauerkrautkoma"

12.10.2017 | Environmental certificate celebrates anniversary

When shooting a cinema film, thousands of plastic cups usually end up in the bin, while unfiltered diesel generators, car and air travel emit around 600 to 1000 tonnes of CO2 into the air. In 2011, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein (FFHSH) therefore launched the "Green Shooting Card", a seal of quality for environmentally conscious filming. To mark its 100th anniversary, the FFHSH awarded the Green Shooting Card to the crime film "Sauerkrautkoma", which is currently being produced in Bavaria

When shootingSauerkraut coma (Constantin Film), the fifth film adaptation of the crime comedy by Rita Falk, the team is focusing on environmentally friendly measures such as the use of hybrid and hydrogen vehicles, catering with regional products and thermo mugs for the crew. They have now been honoured for their efforts with the 100th Green Shooting Card from Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein.

Maria KöpfCEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, says: "With the 100th Green Shooting Card to a Bavarian film production, we want to set an example: Only together and across borders can we make a difference and make production processes more ecological. The 'Sauerkrautkoma' team works green through and through and therefore more than deserves our 100th Green Shooting Card. The fact that we have already been able to convince 100 film teams to film in an environmentally conscious way over the past five years fills us with pride. During the filming of Fatih Akin's thriller 'Into the Fate' alone, over 200 tonnes of CO2 were saved with the Green Shooting Card. The example calculation shows that we are on the right track."

Milestones of the Green Shooting Card:

2011: Grüner Drehpass wird im Rahmen der Umwelthauptstadt Hamburg entwickelt
2012: Erster Grüner Drehpass geht an „Der Landarzt", Novafilm
2013: Als erster Kinofilm wurde "Buddy" von Michael Bully Herbig ausgezeichnet
2013: Das Magazin "Green Film Shooting" für Nachhaltigkeit im Medienbereich erscheint zum ersten Mal
2014: Start der vertiefenden, jährlichen Workshop-Reihe
2015: Einladung von Ecoprod zur Teilnahme an COP 21 zum Klimakongress in Paris
2016: Grüner Drehpass geht an "Aus dem Nichts" von Fatih Akin
2017: 100. Drehpass für "Sauerkrautkoma"

More about the Green Shooting Card

Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein was the first film funding organisation in Germany to introduce the topic of environmentally conscious filming to the film industry. With the certified seal of approval for film and TV productions, the FFHSH provides recommendations on how to reduce energy consumption and avoid waste on set. Production teams that demonstrably shoot their film in an environmentally conscious manner are honoured. The Green Shooting Card can now be applied for worldwide. The Film Commission Mallorca is planning to adapt the "Green Shooting Card" and in Iceland the first international production "The Deposit" will be honoured with the FFHSH "Green Shooting Card" in the coming weeks.

More about "Sauerkraut coma"

Directors Ed Herzog is shooting "Sauerkrautkoma", the fifth instalment of Rita Falk's Eberhofer crime thrillers. In the film, village policeman Franz Eberhofer from Niederkaltenkirchen has made a name for himself with his investigative successes and is transferred to the metropolis of Munich. But that's where the chaos really starts. The body of a Serbian woman is suddenly found in the boot of his father's car. The script was written by Ed Herzog and Stefan Betz. The film is produced by Constantin Film and Executive Producer is Kerstin Schmidbauer.

Picture credits

From left to right: Constantin CEO Martin Moszkowicz, Line Producer Christine Rothe, Christiane Dopp from FFHSH, Director Ed Herzog, actors Sebastian Bezzel and Eisi Gulp, Executive Producer Kerstin Schmidbauer, Unit Production Manager Steffen Günther and Green Production Manager Philip Gassmann.

Photo: Bernd Schuller/Constantin Film