Standardised ecological production standards adopted

They announced this today at the "German Producers' Day" in Berlin.

In order to meet the standards, specific requirements must be met in all production steps and in all areas of an audiovisual production, from energy consumption and energy use to accommodation, catering and mobility for the crews. This reduces CO2 emissions and resource consumption.

The ecological standards are based on the minimum ecological standards published by the German Federal Environment Agency on 1 January 2022.Green Shooting" working groupwhich were evaluated and adapted to the latest developments in production practice, as well as on the experience gained from a "real laboratory". This was carried out in 2022 by the scientific institute Ökopol on behalf of the Minister of State for Culture and the film funding organisations of the federal states.

The introductory phase of the ecological standards begins immediately in a large alliance of German TV broadcasters, VoD services, production companies and film funding organisations. By 1 July 2023 at the latest, compliance with the new ecological standards will be a nationwide requirement for all publicly funded cinema, TV and online/VoD productions in Germany.

The Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth: "Film and media production in Germany has been doing pioneering work in the field of environmental and climate protection for years. This progressive force needs to be structurally extended across the board. Therefore, by agreeing on ecological standards, we are setting binding framework conditions for Germany as a production location for the first time. Even against the backdrop of an escalating climate crisis, I would like to thank everyone involved for this joint departure into the future of green film."

The CEO of the Baden-Württemberg film funding agency MFG and head of the "Green Shooting" working group Carl Bergengruen: "Today, a broad alliance of industry and funding bodies agrees on the same ecological standards for a wide range of audiovisual productions, whether for TV shows or subsidised feature films. That's good for the production companies, who now know what they have to adhere to everywhere, and it's good for the environment."

For compliance with the ecological standards, the respective production can use theGreen motion" label and use them in the credits and for promotional purposes, for example. The ecological standards are evaluated at regular intervals by a sustainability board, in which the "Green Shooting" working group and the federal and state sponsors are equally represented, and adapted to new technical developments, for example, if necessary.