Afternoon Tea with WIP... The Climate & Movies
Wed, Feb 28
|Zoom
Join us for this hour of conversation series led by a WIP member sharing a topic of expertise. Can't make a in-person soiree, here's an opportunity to connect with members. In this episode, we spill the tea on...
Time & Location
Feb 28, 2024, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EST
Zoom
About The Event
Stephanie Dawson will lead a discussion on how we can incorporate the issues of climate change, climate anxiety, and building a better future in our content, and make our sets greener, and save some money in the process. You’ll leave with tools and resources, including funding opportunities, to prepare you for your next (hopefully green) shoot.
Climate Change is the single largest growing impact on our world, our health, and our livelihoods. Once seen as an abstraction, especially to the film and television world, now climate change directly affects the locations where we film, and the health and safety of our cast and crew. For our industry to last, we need to address climate on and off camera.
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Stephanie Dawson is a co-founder of Women Independent Producers, a former co-chair of the Producers Guild of American Green committee, and advisor for the Hollywood Climate Summit, member of the UNFCCC Entertainment & Culture for Climate Action, and a Climate Reality Leader.