In just ten days, the first Green Film Lab of the year will kick off in Turin, welcoming 24 participants from 10 different countries. The workshop, focused on the intersection of cinema and sustainability, is organised by TFL in partnership with Green Film – Trentino Film Commission, with the support of the Creative Europe – MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union, and in collaboration with ACE Producers, EAVE, and EcoProd.
Green Film Lab promotes environmentally sustainable practices in film production and provides guidance on how to apply a green protocol and get certification. It can count on a team of tutors led by the TFL alumnus and producer Giovanni Pompili (Italy), accompanied by Dörte Schneider Garcia (Portugal/Germany), Louise Marie Smith (United Kingdom) and Lucie Trémolières (France).
The workshop aims to promote sustainability in both national productions and co-productions, increasingly important for producers, as evidenced by the 24 participants - 16 female and 8 male professionals - 12 from Italy and 12 representatives from Argentina, Finland, France, Greece, Lithuania, Romania, Türkiye and United Kingdom.
Following the selection of Green Film Lab - Turin 2026, made up of:
- 6 PROJECTS: Borderland by Matteo Tortone, with Alessandro Carroli and Zelia Zbogar (EIE film, Italy) - both FeatureLab 2025 alumni - ; Concrete Music by Saulius Baradinskas, with Viktorija Seniut Stroliene and Laura Vrubliauskaitė (Viktoria Films, Lithuania); Piggy Baby by and with Maria Giménez Cavallo (Berta Film, Italy); Priceless by and with Paul-Răzvan Macovei and Tudor Hermeneanu (Armadillo Entertainment, Romania); The Hottest Summer In History by and with Tommaso Pitta, with Katie Hodgkin (Steel Made Films Ltd, United Kingdom); The Nursery by Claudio Giovannesi, with Valeria Beraldo and Sofia Rivolta (Indiana Production, Italy).
- 5 AUDIOVISUAL PROFESSIONALS: Vincenzo Filippo (Lupin Film, Italy) - alumnus Boost IT Lab 2025 - ; Nelson Ghrénassia (Yukunkun Productions, France) - alumnus Alpi Film Lab 2022 - ; Esma Hajdarpasic (Staragara Production, Slovenia); Matteo Tortone (Malfè Film, Italy) – alumnus FeatureLab 2025 and Alpi Film Lab 2021 - ; Katerina Tzourou (Neda Film, Greece).
- 6 PROFESSIONALS FROM THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: Valentina Damiana Geissa (Italy), Laurie Martin (United Kingdom), Nadia Mirabella (Italy), Stefano Picchi (Italy), Kira Ruohonen (Finland/Austria), Maria Victoria Padilla (Argentina/France).
- 2 DELEGATES: Germana Girelli (Lucania Film Commission, Italy) and Ekin Gündüz Özdemirci (EkoFilm: Sustainable Production Platform, Türkiye).
Along with the workshop, on Saturday, 18th April from 9.30 a.m. the OPEN SESSION will involve local professionals in a series of talks on various aspects of sustainable filmmaking, such as the one on the role of Sustainability Manager led by Dörte Schneider Garcia, and the presentation of the Green Film Protocol by Luca Ferrario, director of Trentino Film Commission and founder of Green Film.
Read the dedicated article on Screen International.
Green Film Lab is a programme by TorinoFilmLab and Green Film - organised by Museo Nazionale del Cinema and Trentino Film Commission – realised thanks to the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Sub-programme of the European Union, and in collaboration with ACE Producers, EAVE and EcoProd. Promotional partners: AGICI Associazione Generale Industrie Cine-Audiovisive, Campus sostenibile del Politecnico di Torino, Festival CinemAmbiente, Film Commission Torino Piemonte, Italian Film Commissions, Lovers Film Festival and Creative Europe - Media Desk Italia. Media partner: LifeGate.