Α greener and more sustainable 65th TIFF experience

The Thessaloniki Film Festival acknowledges its environmental impact and has adopted a comprehensive environmental policy, which is being detailed and systematized into an action plan, meant to constitute an integral part of our administration, daily operations and overall organizational culture. The action plan, which will be regularly revised and re-evaluated, focuses on:

• Our people. A Green Team was formed, a series of workshops took place and more are scheduled. A Festival executive has been assigned with the role of Green Officer/Coordinator and the Festival teamed up with a specialized advisor and specialized collaborators (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
• Buildings & Operations. A carbon footprint analysis and energy audit are underway, with results and recommendations expected before the end of 2024. Energy upgrade works have already been realized and others are planned for the immediate future, while other green initiatives regarding the daily operations and behavioural measures were also implemented.
• Materials & Procurement. We are revising our procurement policy, with the aim to explore possibilities to green our supply chain, and we have already taken measures towards this direction.
• Travel & Hospitality. Taking into account the geographical location of the Festival and the limited opportunities for more sustainable travel choices, TFF is pursuing a greener travel policy, without undermining the artistic and social dimension of the Festival’s and AGORA’s events.
• Waste Management. We have already taken many steps towards diverting as much waste as possible from landfill, by working with experts and constantly learning how to optimize our waste management system.
• Content. The Festival always aims to host stories that address urgent environmental issues of global impact, and our industry event AGORA is taking steps in supporting green initiatives in the film industry.
• Green Charter. TIFF is also a co-signatory of the Green Charter for Film Festivals, a European initiative of the Festival Network MIOB. The Charter includes a carbon assessment tool, through which data on energy, transportation, food, waste, etc. is submitted and measured for each festival event, with the possibility to compare environmental performance over time.
• Communication & Collaboration. We strive to communicate our green initiatives and share knowledge with our audiences, partners, collaborators, the cultural sector in Greece and abroad and the wider community we serve. In this frame and in order to support the commitments of our environmental policy, we established – since November 2023 – a 10-euro “green fee” for accredited guests and pledged to reinvest the collected amount towards our
  sustainability action plan. The initiative was warmly embraced by accredited guests, who – like all the participants and the audiences – are always on our side in our efforts to be as green and sustainable as possible.

Additional information is available through TFF’s website https://www.filmfestival.gr