Demystifying Sustainable Productions: A sustainability focused Film & TV industry event
National Talent Academy Film & TV, with Daragh Goan and Alex de Valera, are excited to host a sustainability focused Film & TV industry event on Friday December 1st 2023 . This day-long event will be hosted in-person and streamed online, with talks, panel discussions, filmmaker Q&A, case studies and finishing with a in person networking session.
Hosts Daragh Goan and Alex de Valera have worked on the ground as sustainability managers and have identified a need to engage with producers in the area of sustainable productions, in order to meet the new sustainability standards set by Screen Ireland, and to be in line with the eventual sectoral emissions-reductions targets.
The goal for this day is to demystify the processes behind sustainable productions, to introduce producers to other key stakeholders in the sustainable production process including suppliers and sustainability advisors - and to act as a safe space for producers to have their questions answered and to share their experiences, to date, with sustainable productions.
The event has been carefully crafted to engage with the industry in a meaningful, but casual, manner and welcome everyone, whether you are new to the area of sustainability or have a strong understanding - all are welcome to attend and to contribute to the conversation.
In person Schedule:
10:30 - 11:00 Registration with teas & coffees
11:00 - 11.10 Start & introduction with Eibh O’Brien-Collins (NTA Film & TV)
11:10 - 11:45 Case Studies: 'What does transitioning to a sustainable film industry look like' with Daragh Goan
11:45 - 12.00 Break
12:00 - 13:00 Producer Prospective: panel discussion + Q&A.
Speakers: Alex de Valera (chair), John J. Gormley (ScreenGreening), Max Brady (Pull The Trigger), Nöelette Buckley (Playground) & Claire Mooney (Pure Divilment Pictures)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch (provided)
14:00 - 14:45 Best Practice for Managing Sustainability on a Production with Alex de Valera
14:45 - 16:00 Screening of Short film “The Last Harvest” + filmmakers Q&A.
A Documentary about the making of the short film: “Sowing Seeds: A Pilot Project In Sustainable Short Film Making” with Daragh Goan (Host), Maeve Stone (Director, The Last Harvest), Liv O’Donoghue (Creative Producer, The Last Harvest), Alex Gill (Director – Sowing Seeds) & Ken Lyons (Native Events) Note: the screenings will not be available in the stream online option.
16:00 - 17.00 Networking
In person Location: Hosted in Dublin City on Friday 1st December
Online Schedule:
11:10 Case Studies: 'What does transitioning to a sustainable film industry look like' with Daragh Goan
12:00 - 13:00 Producer Prospective: panel discussion + Q&A.
Online Location: hosted on private live streaming link on Friday 1st December
Who Can Apply:
This event is recommended for Producers. Filmmakers & talent engaged in, or working within the Film & TV industry are welcome to attend.
How To Apply:
This event is free, but guests must RSVP HERE for either the in person or online event.
The event will also act as a case study on how to produce a sustainable event. With that, the in-person RSVP will ask more detailed questions than standard, we ask you kindly to please provide the requested data. Thank you in advance.
Deadline to apply:
Deadline to RSVP is 1PM on Wednesday 29th of November or when we reach capacity.
RSVPs are first come, first served.
Once your RSVP has been submitted, your place has been saved, you will receive a reminder email with the location of or link to the event by on Thursday 30th
More on the facilitators & speakers:
Daragh Goan is a Dublin based writer/director who works as a sustainability advisor for the film and television industry.
Alex de Valera, Director of Ecoscope Ltd., has worked both in Dublin and London in the Production department, and as a Sustainability Officer, Coordinator, Supervisor and Manager on Film, HETV and Commercials.
John J Gormley is the chairperson of ScreenGreening and the former chairperson of Screen Producers Ireland. John was the leader of the Green Party from 2007 to 2011. He served as Lord Mayor of Dublin and as the Minister for the Environment in the Irish Government.
Max Brady is executive producer of Pull The Trigger, a production company based in Dublin and producing commercials, music videos and digital content.
Nöelette Buckley is head of production at Playground Entertainment, a New York and London based television, film and theatre production company.
Claire Mooney is co-owner of Live Action Independent Production Company, Pure Divilment Pictures, who describe themselves as “Ireland’s first all-female, Gen Z led production company”.
Maeve Stone is a director / writer for film and theatre whose work responds to issues of climate breakdown, and revisits the canon with a feminist lens.
Liv O’Donoghue is an Irish-Norwegian creative producer, actor and dancer based in Dublin. Over the past 15 years, she has worked predominantly as a performer for the stage, touring throughout Europe, the USA, China and Australia.
Alex Gill is a Writer/Director and Documentary filmmaker, based in Dublin. His previous work includes “Christy” (Winner of Best Short Documentary at Galway Film Fleadh) and webseries such as “Dublin Stories” and “Taste Of Home”.
Ken Lyons is a sustainability consultant through his company Native Events, and host of sustainability-focused radio show “The Green Room” on Dublin City FM.
Further Information
For questions, please email filmandtv@nationaltalentacademies.ie
The National Talent Academy is an initiative of Screen Ireland managed by Ardán.
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