Their footprint is not neutral although so far it was ignored

The image stream players gathered around the Ecoprod project are well use the Cannes Festival, which opens on 13 may, as a forum for "greener" filming Films, series, pubs, clips require energy, electronic equipment, transportation, generate waste and often have sets of natural and urban environments sensitive. Their "footprint" is not neutral, although so far it was ignored.

The Commission of the Ile-de-France film to promote filming in the Paris region, a, the first, launched a qualitative study on the subject, followed by the South Pole Image, its counterpart in Paca. After a day of reflection of professionals in the sector in Marseille, a website, Ecoprod, has just been launched to federate two film commissions, Ademe, TF1, France 5, Audiens and the Drire Ile-de-France. And this first circle is intended to be expanded to increase the exchange of experiences. "It progresses step by step." This Web site is a resource centre providing tools such as sheets of good practice, a carbon calculator tailored to the sector... Eventually we hope that this leads to more ambitious solutions developed with local communities, industry and photonics research centres, chemistry, eco-design... ", commented Olivier - René Veillon, Director of the Commission of the Ile-de-France film.

Pilot fish

As Pascal Tomasini, producer of the hit series "most beautiful life" broadcast on France 3, has calculated that in a thousand episodes 70,000 litres of gasoline have been engulfed, 1 million kilometres, 1 million kilowatt-hours consumed. But he admitted his helplessness: "for the moment there is no own vehicles on the market, just hybrids, and lighting to low consumption leds do not match our artistic needs." What do I seeking advice from experts.

Gilles Maugars, Director of technology at TF1, intends to move forward in partnership with producers who work for the string: "our program grid costs us EUR 1 billion and it is mainly made by external providers that we will raise awareness." Same approach for France 5, which uses 150 different producers, is the fish driver France television. "Since ten years, we produce many documentaries on the environment preferred by the public;" "our actions must be consistent with our speech," says the Director General of France 5, who has already asked a carbon footprint to Ademe for its premises. For the environment and energy control agency, the profession becomes aware that there is a potential for innovation in the key. "And perhaps an economic benefit, as this will affect the Organization of production." "However the sector is very fragmented, with 6,000 companies concerned only 10 have more than 11 employees, it is essential to accompany them", continues Olivier-René Veillon.

The Anglo-Saxon countries took a step ahead with including the creation of the green of Vancouver, the first Studio to display a neutral carbon footprint, or even the series "24 hours chrono", who succeeded on his season 7 to 43 emissions carbon on the 2,200 tons of CO2 emitted by the program: biofuel-powered bulbs CFL, generators and vehiclesscripts and planning only by mail...

In France, the examples are not Legion. Eurosport has to build a studio high-definition, but low consumption. Alterego Films is launched in the écotournage of "Lady Blood" in La Rochelle, limiting waste and the resulting pollution, with the help of the Poitou-Charentes region and Ademe. But much remains to be done, that is why, after the Cannes Festival, the founders of Ecoprod preach the word in October, on the international market for audiovisual content, the Mipcom in October.