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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Aug 1

As part of @nbcuniversal.com’s #GreenerLight Program, the #JurassicWorldRebirth team engaged in #sustainableproduction from development through release. Hear how they reduced their environmental footprint, reused and donated materials, and led beach and ocean cleanups: shorturl.at/uSbHO

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greensparkgroup.bsky.social @greensparkgroup.bsky.social · Jul 23

PART 2 of our key takeaways from the Carbon Emissions of Film & Television Production report by @sealliance.bsky.social 📽️🌿

Movie magic comes at a cost. From fossil fuel usage to utilities, everything we do for a production contributes to a footprint.

🔗 Read more here: cdn.sanity.io/files/pkrr84...

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 30

Plastic Kills...Again! Horror Shorts Contest by @plasticpollutes.bsky.social. Terrifying, entertaining, & green! Submit your short film by September 15 for a chance at the $3,000 grand prize. Open to filmmakers of all levels globally, so scare us up something good!🌎
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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 26

Bella Ramsey championed the #GreenRider on Season 2 of @hbo.bsky.social's The Last of Us – ensuring electric vehicles, reduced waste, and #sustainableproduction practices across all departments. A powerful reminder that leadership and climate action can go hand-in-hand: shorturl.at/8mmID

Bella Ramsey Insisted on a Green Rider to Make ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Shoot ‘Sustainability-Conscious’

To promote a more environmentally-friendly production, Bella Ramsey insisted on a green rider for their 'The Last of Us' Season 2 contract.

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 24

Want to make your production more sustainable but unsure where to start? 🎬🌎💚 Kudos to @bafta.org @wearealbert.bsky.social, #BritishFilmInstitute and #ScreenSkills for launching the UK’s first National Occupational Standards and Sustainability Skills Checklists: www.screenskills.com/job-profiles...

Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 24

New Report: Comedy & Climate - Finding the Funny Side

#OKRE, in collaboration with #ClimateSpring and with insights from #YellowDotStudios and climate comedian Stuart Goldsmith, offer creative strategies to bring climate topics into your work, drawn from decades of comedy: laughingmatters.okre.org

Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 19

Whether you’re in set design, props, production, or post, this 5-hour Sustainable Production for Entertainment Certification (SPEC) training provides practical tools to make you the sustainability leader your production needs!

• 9/25 (online) or On-Demand
• 9am-2pm PT
• Register: shorturl.at/RxAht

Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 18

Have a great idea for a climate movie? 🌍 Pitch it live at #ClimateFilmFestival 2025 and win $1,000! Carbon Copy is a bold new pitch competition calling for original narrative ideas that embed climate themes into rich, character-driven storytelling. Finalists pitch live at CFF: 👉 lnkd.in/e_9zNhZd

Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 16

Bravo to @Producing for the Planet's “The Future of Filmmaking” Guide for Emerging and Low-Budget Producers. It supports filmmakers at any level or budget with tools, training and resources to create a #sustainableproduction. Check it out: www.producingfortheplanet.com/emerging-pro...

Emerging Producers Guide

Climate Action for Emerging Producers and Low-Budget Productions. Proudly supported by TELUS Local Content, Reel Green at Creative BC, Ontario Green Screen at Ontario Creates, and the Independent Prod...

www.producingfortheplanet.com

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 11

🌿 S.E.A. supported Art Directors Guild 800’s Green Committee on a case study testing ECOR panels—safer, recyclable alternatives to plywood & MDF—for lower-impact set construction.

Read more: digital.copcomm.com/i/1535796-ma...

Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 11

The SEA's green production toolkit offers myriad resources including the PEAR, PEACH, and PLUM for productions to track environmentally-impactful practices such as recycling, donating used materials, and using efficient lighting: sustainableentertainmentalliance.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?...

Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 7

A great technical article from Guy Holt in this month's Protocol on how the introduction of "mobile Battery Energy Storage Systems has led to a paradigm shift in how power is sourced, distributed, and managed on movie sets and in live events."

🌎 👉 protocol.esta.org/articles/get... 👈 🌎

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 3

“In a movie that’s about protecting nature’s incredible gifts, to run a production sustainably felt like the only answer." — Adam Siegel. Hear how the How to Train Your Dragon's #GreenerLight crew reduced the production's environmental footprint: www.nbcuniversal.com/article/sust...

Sustainability Efforts Soar on the Set of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jul 1

The power of screen storytelling + second screens is undeniable, and provides an opportunity for our industry to reach wide audiences around climate. Read how creators, researchers, and advocates are teaming up to move the needle - one storyline at a time: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Commentary: America is moving backward on climate. Here's how Hollywood can help

Screenwriters and studio executives should watch the "Grey's Anatomy" heat dome episodes for a master class in climate storytelling.

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 26

From New York to South Africa, @netflix.com is innovating the productions behind your favorite films and series with clean mobile power, solar, electric vehicles, and more. youtu.be/4kdUliTJQjo?...
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Learn more about Netflix Sustainability at sustainability.netflix.com

Sustainable Productions at Netflix

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 26

Keep an eye on this year’s scripted and unscripted Emmy nominations 👀 — contenders like Hacks, Life Below Zero, The Americas & Shark Tank are tackling the climate crisis in smart, subtle ways. A little #climatestorytelling and education with your entertainment 🌍 📺 shorturl.at/JCEXR via @variety.com

How Emmy Contenders Like ‘Hacks,’ ‘Life Below Zero,’ ‘The Americas’ and ‘Shark Tank’ Are Tackling the Climate Crisis

Emmy Contenders like 'Hacks,' 'Life Below Zero,' 'The Americas' and 'Shark Tank' are tackling climate change.

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 24

Learn more about bringing climate change + sustainability to screen to engage & inspire without preaching, oversimplifying or ticking boxes! Apply by 7/28 for Changing Climate Narratives, #ClimateSpring’s and SEA's 8-week online professional development course: www.climate-spring.org/latest/appli...

Changing Climate Narratives 2025: Professional Development Program (North America)

Empowering producers, story consultants and development executives to support impactful, engaging and commercially viable climate content for film and TV.

www.climate-spring.org

Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 20

Backed by @bafta.org @wearealbert.bsky.social & @equityuk.bsky.social, the Green Rider Handshake is an actor-led movement that uses actors' contractual and cultural influence to create a fairer and greener TV & film industry to promote cleaner ways of working: www.green-rider.org

Green Rider

Empowering artists and screen workers to create a cleaner, greener industry.

www.green-rider.org

Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 17

Accepting submissions: The 2026 @nrdc.org Climate Storytelling Fellowship, in partnership with #TheBlackList, The Redford Center, CAA Foundation, and @nbcuniversal.com. 3 fellows will receive $20k, feedback from climate experts, and creative mentorship. Details: blcklst.com/programs/202...

Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 13

Great post from @zenaharris.bsky.social @greensparkgroup.bsky.social about the opportunity to integrate sustainability into all we do as an industry: www.linkedin.com/pulse/integr...

Integration Is the Innovation: Why Sustainability Must Be Embedded, Not Isolated

By Zena Harris, Founder & President, Green Spark Group In an industry built on collaboration, creativity, and high-stakes execution, one truth is becoming more and more clear: sustainability cannot be...

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 13

Kudos to @disneyprimevideo.bsky.social for bringing #LiloAndStitch to life in a first-of-its-kind Hawai‘i-based production – teaming up with local organizations to cut waste, repurpose materials, and give back to the community. Lights, camera, compost! Storytelling with impact: di.sn/60454DGbl

Lights, Camera, Compost! How Disney’s 'Lilo & Stitch' Filmed Sustainably in Hawai‘i - The Walt Disney Company

Filming across Hawai'i, the 'Lilo & Stitch' production team diverted on-set waste from landfills, turning it into valuable resources for the local community.

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 12

As Hollywood productions spread across the globe, the carbon cost skyrockets: air travel, shipping gear, and fragmented crews mean one shoot can rack up emissions the size of a small town: www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus... 🌍 🎬

The Industry Exodus Isn’t Just Bad for L.A. — It’s Hurting the Environment, Too

With Hollywood projects now often shooting outside of California, above-the-line talent are flying between their sets and SoCal homes on weekends and increasing their carbon footprints as a result.

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 5

This Friday, June 6, at 2:15pm, Shannon Bart (Netflix) will moderate a conversation on emerging tech and The Future of Power on Set with Sam Read (SEA), Caroline Winslow Farny (Third Derivative), Lisa Day (Disney), and Brian Lee (Teamsters Local 399): www.cinegearexpo.com/la-expo/sche...

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Sustainable Entertainment Alliance @sealliance.bsky.social · Jun 3

This Friday and Saturday, come check out the #CineGearExpo Clean Tech Pavilion's battery demo space and tech talks throughout from the
@sealliance.bsky.social in partnership with #IATSELocal728, #IBEWLocal40, and #TeamstersLocal399! 🌎🔋 Come say hi! www.cinegearexpo.com/la-expo/regi...