Funding for green film productions
In order to make film production in Austria even greener, film funding institutions are also increasingly focusing on green filming and particularly support productions that have been produced according to the criteria of the Austrian Ecolabel.
Green Filming at the Austrian Film Institute
Starting in 2021, the Austrian Film Institute (ÖFI) will promote "Green Producing in Film and Television" based on the criteria of the Austrian Ecolabel. Certification is possible, but not mandatory. In order to anchor "green filming" in the production culture as quickly as possible and to communicate the necessary know-how, further training measures will be specifically promoted. Any additional costs for taking the new quality standards into account will in principle be eligible for funding.
With the initiative and introduction of a final "Green Report" (production) and the possibility of optional development of a "Green Concept" (project development), the Austrian Film Institute would like to draw attention to the topic of ecological sustainability in film production and thereby offer film productions assistance in approaching the topic of "green filming".
To this end, the Austrian Film Institute has developed two action guides for the respective funding levels of production and project development. These contain information on the topic of green filming, submission of the funding and the final report.
https://filminstitut.at/foerderung/green-filming
Green Film Grants of FISA- Film Location Austria
Production companies and their film projects that can prove that they have been certified in accordance with the current UZ76 guideline "Green Producing in Film and Television", receive since 1.1.2020, two additional points in the cultural property test.
There is also an effort to specifically communicate the aws-investment premium, which provides a higher grant for green investment.
https://filmstandort-austria.at/initiativen/green-filming
Green film grants at BMKOES
The film department at the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Public Service and Sports promotes the production of avant-garde and experimental films as well as innovative animation, documentary, and feature films. The BMKOES recommends that the production-related requirements according to point 5 of the guideline UZ 76 Austrian Ecolabel "Green Producing in Film and Television" in the current version be taken into account and also provides a comprehensive information sheet on Green Producing.
https://www.bmkoes.gv.at/Kunst-und-Kultur/film/foerderungen.html
Vienna Film Fund promotes sustainable film productions
With an update to its guidelines, the Vienna Film Fund is paving the way for green producing in the projects it funds. The revision includes an explicit recommendation to comply with applicable environmental standards in the production of funded productions and to meet the guidelines of the Austrian Ecolabel. In this way, the Film Fund supports producers in their goal of climate-neutral production through sustainable and ecological management.
In detail, the amendment refers to the fulfillment of the Austrian Ecolabel UZ 76 for Green Producing in Film and Television and, for funded events, to the Ecolabel UZ 62 for Green Meetings and Green Events.