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Eco Focus: How to Make My Film Green

In environmental filmmaking, not only the content of the film but also the way it is made holds great importance. Increasingly, eco-friendly production practices are gaining attention not only in films that address environmental issues, but also across the broader film industry. This session aims to introduce practical and actionable green production methods that filmmakers can implement directly on set. It will be a time to reflect on how cinema can tell stories for a better future—and actively participate in creating one. This program is jointly organized by GS Retail Eco Creator and the Seoul International Eco Film Festival.

  • Who

    Eco Creators, filmmakers

  • Where

    Theater 1, Megabox Hongdae

  • When

    3:00 PM, Saturday, June 7, 2025

  • How to Join

    Pre-registration or on-site registration

  • Pre-registration link
  • Program Details
    1. Green Storytelling

    From production methods to storytelling that conveys environmental messages, it proposes sustainable filmmaking on multiple levels. It explores various approaches to ‘Green Storytelling,’ including practical measures applicable throughout the production process—such as selecting filming locations and props—as well as implicit messaging through characters’ actions and explicit narratives that directly address issues like climate change and ecological concerns.

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    Speaker: Volker Langhoff, BVK(German Society of Cinematographers), BVGCD(German Association of Green Consultants for Media & Motion Pictures)
    Volker is working as a cinematographer, filmmaker, educator and green consultant.
    He graduated from the Film University Babelsberg and the California Institute of the Arts where he received a scholarship from the Academy Foundation (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences), the awarded-giving body responsible for the Oscars.
    He worked on a variety of low-budgeted as well as on large scale Hollywood productions all over the world. From 2017 to 2019 he was working as a resident artist and full-time professor for cinematography at Seoul Institute of the Arts (Seoul Yesul Daehakgyo 서울예술대학교).
    Volker is also active in the field of mediation and conflict management and is engaged in developing deep and green tech startups.

    2. Net-zero and Environmental Certificate

    This session introduces green-screen.org.uk, the sustainable production platform developed by Greenshoot, which has certified over 2,500 projects across more than 30 countries since its launch in 2017. It will also examine the Netflix series The Crown as a case study, exploring topics such as green production certification, on-set sustainability practices, carbon calculation and offsetting, and the role of a sustainability coordinator.

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    Speaker: Paul Evans, Greenshoot
    Paul Evans worked as a writer and director in commercials for over 25 years.
    He founded Greenshoot in 2009 as a response to the filming industry’s lack of care towards the environment and began by making feature films like Sherlock Holmes Game of Shadows and Fast & Furious 6 sustainable.
    The company’s production sustainability platform green-screen.org.uk was launched in 2017. To date nearly 2500 productions have been certified by the programme, in over 30 countries.

Global Youth Climate Forum

  • Audience

    Children and youth across Korea and worldwide

  • Overview

    The Global Youth Climate Forum offers a platform for young environmental activists from Korea and around the world to build networks, share ideas, and take action. Participants will watch a dedicated environmental film and present their own climate action proposals.

  • Theme

    “Youth-Proposed Policies for a Sustainable Planet”
    Young speakers will present innovative policy ideas and solutions for addressing the climate crisis.

  • Date & Time

    Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM

  • How to Apply

    Registration via the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education

  • Organizers

    The Green Foundation & Seoul International Eco Film Festival

  • Inquiries

    Planning & Strategy Team, Seoul International Eco Film Festival

    Tel.  +82-2-2011-4383 / 4396E-mail.  planning@greenfund.org

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