Doc/Fest and the Environment
In 2006, Sheffield Doc/Fest became the world’s first carbon measured documentary festival. Doc/Fest is proud to announce that the 2010 Festival will continue to be carbon measured and managed thanks to a partnership with Carbon Planet. Sheffield Doc/Fest has been recycling more - more plastic, more card and paper and re-using envelopes and printer paper. We've continued building our online admin system to try and reduce the amount of paper we use in the running of the festival. Around the festival you'll see recycling points where you can recycle unwanted leaflets or publications. We don't send our catalogue out in advance of the festival - instead we make the daily schedule interactive, online once again and downloadable as a pdf.
Impact on Global Warming
There are greenhouse gas emissions associated with everything we consume and everything we do. These greenhouse gas emissions are the leading cause of global warming and climate change. Sheffield Doc/Fest urges all of its patrons to Recognise, Offset and Reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their own lives. We would like them to especially consider the transport emissions associated with attending the festival. If travelling to the events locally, please ride a bike, or walk, or use public transport if coming from further a field.
Recognise there are carbon emissions associated with everything we do
Offset today because the planet can’t wait
Reduce your emissions because we all need to live more sustainably.
Those emissions you can't reduce today offset with certified carbon credits on the Carbon Planet website. Why offset? Because the planet can't wait.
Other ways you can be a planet saving super hero:
-Refuse those plastic shopping bags
-Talk to your power supplier about Green Energy and switch
-Install a water saving shower head in your home
-Sell your car and buy a bike
-Wash your clothes in cold water
-Turn off your appliances at the wall (don't leave them on standby)
-Buy local, choose your greengrocer and local butcher over the supermarket, most supermarket produce has travelled a long way before it reaches the shelves
-Turn off your air conditioner
-Say no to packaging
-Be the change now - reduce where you can and offset the rest with properly certified carbon credits
Visit Carbon Planet where you can learn more about global warming and the greenhouse effect, and where you can buy certified carbon credits to eliminate your personal global warming impact. Don't forget to have a look at their bi-monthly newsletter for more tips on reducing your impact on global warming, as well as up to date news on global warming happenings worldwide.
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Filmmaking is one of the most greenhouse gas intensive industries on the planet. Sheffield Doc/Fest encourages filmmakers to make their films CO2 free™ with a greenhouse gas emissions audit and certified carbon credits. Please email Carbon Planet for more information.
To help tackle this problem head-on, Carbon Planet has worked closely with the film industry to move towards environmentally sustainable film making both in Australia and globally.
Carbon Planet has a long history of working with film makers and film events. It was integral in the creation of The Green Code, The Rozelle Protocol, and by working with The Australian Directors' Guild helped develop GRASS (Getting Real About Sustainable Screens). We provided core technical advice to The Australian Directors' Guild and The Rozelle Protocol to devise a very handy scorecard for film producers to work out just how green their production is.
For more information on the scorecard for film producers, visit: http://grass.org.au/scorecard
Who has Carbon Planet worked with?
A Crude Awakening
ABC TV Production of "Crude"
Interview with Swiss television journalist Basil Gelpke
Blink Films
Caravan Pictures
Doc NZ
Free Range Studios
Sunny Side of the Doc
Revolver Films
Logic Films
December Films
Adelaide Film Festival
Sydney Film Company
Green Film Festivals in Seoul CFFIS
Hot Docs (Toronto)
The Greencode for screen industries
The Greencode project for the media industries is an eco-ethical code for documentary, media and broadcast production companies and organisations in Canada and around the world. The companies and organisations involved in initiating this project have decided to do their small part to improve the environment by reducing their ecological footprint. In addition to producing films, television and media that engage popular reflection on social issues, they also make a commitment to take simple actions in their production processes to encourage ecological friendly sustainability.
All filmmakers, internationally, are encouraged to join. Please visit The Greencode project website for more information.
The Greencode project was designed and is administrated by Marie-France Cote and La Productions Rapide-Blanc.
Getting Real About Sustainable Screens (GRASS)
GRASS is a new national project aimed at assisting Australian film, television and digital media makers to reduce the environmental impact of their businesses.
An initiative of the Australian Directors Guild, GRASS provides resources to help industry practitioners reduce the carbon footprints of their productions.
Please visit: http://grass.org.au/ for more information