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Screen Queensland and Fremantle Australia launch sustainability internship program

Screen Queensland and Fremantle Australia launch sustainability internship program
March 16, 2023

Screen Queensland is partnering with screen industry giant Fremantle Australia, as part of a strategic effort to minimise the ecological footprint of screen production in the state. 

Screen Queensland has partnered with Fremantle Australia to offer a pioneering sustainability internship on the set of Network 10 and Nickelodeon youth series Rock Island Mysteries Season 2 — filming now on the Gold Coast.

Recipient of the Environmental Steward Internship, Brisbane-based filmmaker Zachary Lurje, will work on the production for six weeks, assisting to action a number of environmental protocols. 

The screen industry’s primary contributors to negative environmental impacts include electricity and fuel consumption, and general waste including the disposal of costumes, sets and props. 

Screen Queensland Chief Creative Officer Dr Belinda Burns notes “Fremantle Australia is an industry leader and part of a huge multi-national network, so they are expertly positioned to provide mentorship in this space and work with us to form new, environmentally conscious industry standard practices.

“The Environmental Steward Internship was launched as a valuable training opportunity in a growing job area in the physical production sector, allowing an emerging Queensland film practitioner hands-on experience while making a positive impact on our industry and planet.”

The initiative aligns with the Queensland Government’s commitment to reducing emissions by 30% before 2030, and the Australian Federal Government’s commitment to a 43% national reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050.

Fremantle Australia’s Jonah Klein, Development Executive and Producer on Rock Island Mysteries, said that the company is proud to offer Lurje his first broadcast series credit through the internship, as the company moves towards an increased focus on sustainability. 

Klein shares “Fremantle is proud to partner with Screen Queensland on this first-of-its-kind attachment to support training in the area of sustainability within the screen industry. 

“Fremantle is additionally working with albert — an environmental organisation encouraging the film and TV production industry to reduce waste and its carbon footprint — to achieve ‘sustainable production certification.’ Resources from albert will inform and support Rock Island Mysteries and all of our projects moving forward, to develop best practice in this area.

“We welcome Zachary Lurje as our inaugural attachment in this field with his varied skills and experiences as an emerging filmmaker, a teacher and a sustainability advocate.”

Lurje will work alongside the production’s Sustainability Coordinator, to track and review carbon footprint calculations and substantive evidence in line with the albert reporting process. He will also research appropriate recycling options across all departments, from art to catering, and spend time with the production’s COVID Officer to assess how COVID protocols impact sustainability on set. 

Learnings gained from the Environmental Steward Internship will contribute to the creation of a sustainable production template, as a key delivery of Screen Queensland’s Environmental Sustainability Roadmap.

The roadmap, which is being developed by environmental consultants Edge Environment, was announced by Screen Queensland in 2022 as part of a commitment to a long-term program of climate and sustainability action for the state’s screen industry.

Further to the roadmap, Screen Queensland is one of 16 foundational members of the industry-led initiative Sustainable Screens Australia (SSA), focused on national collaboration, education and the creation of tools and resources. 

For more information about Screen Queensland initiatives and production attachments, visit screenqueensland.com.au/  

For more information on Fremantle Australia go to fremantleaustralia.com/

Image. Behind the scenes on set of Rock Island Mysteries Season 2 . Credit: Fremantle Australia

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