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SOCIÉTÉ FRANÇAISE D’ECOLOGIE – Have representations of nature become simpler in the last 70 years?
This study analyses the dynamics of nature representations in Walt Disney films. A few key figures To go further
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WWF Living Planet Report – Bending the curve of biodiversity loss
Published every two years, this report analyses our planet’s biodiversity loss by tracking the rate at which certain species are disappearing. It also presents the challenges associated with preserving this […]
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IEA – Net Zero by 2050
This report produced in October 2021 is a study of different strategies to achieve a net zero energy system by 2050 while ensuring stable and affordable energy supply, providing universal […]
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UCLA – Hollywood Diversity Report, Part 1: Film
The now biannual Hollywood Diversity Report series has transferred to the Institute for Research on Labour and Employment at UCLA. The reports primarily examine the relationship between racial, ethnic, and […]
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AMT Lab – The Impact of Emerging Sustainable Practices in the Film Industry
Research centre of Carnegie Mellon University’s Master of Arts Management Program, the Arts Management & Technology Laboratory serves as an exchange, a catalyst for innovative ideas, and a conduit for […]
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The Bechdel Test
The Bechdel test, or Bechdel-Wallace test, aims to show the over-representation of male protagonists or the under-representation of female characters in a work of fiction. If the work meets the […]
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Office français de la biodiversité
The Office français de la biodiversité is a public institution dedicated to the preservation of biodiversity, responsible for the protection and restoration of biodiversity in France and overseas. To go […]
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EWA – European Women’s Audiovisual
The European Women’s Audiovisual network supports women working in the film industry through networking opportunities, career programmes (mentoring, residencies, workshops) and a blog. To go further
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CARBONE 4 – Doing Your Fair Share for the Climate?
This publication studies the power and responsibility of individuals, businesses, and the government in the fight against climate change. A few key figures To go further
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IPBES – Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature
This report highlights the lack of consideration of nature in policy decisions and the focus on short-term profits and economic growth, which undermines environmental and biodiversity preservation. A few key […]
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Get The Moon
Get the moon is an agency specialising in entertainment marketing and particularly in impact films. They create ecosystems around the films in which public institutions and organisations, federations, associations, foundations, […]
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IEA – International Energy Agency
The agency works with countries around the world to develop energy policies for a secure and sustainable future. To go further
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Cineuropa
Cineuropa is an online information portal that promotes cinema and culture worldwide, designed for both industry professionals and wider audiences. To go further
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Deauville Green Awards
Deauville Green Awards select and reward the best advertising, institutional and documentary films on 15 themes related to the environment and CSR. It is an international festival of eco-responsible films. […]
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The challenges of the environmental transition of the film and audiovisuel industry in France and Europe
Driven by the Nausicä association, this report takes an overview of solutions for reducing the environmental footprint of film and audiovisual production. Based on 150 interviews with industry professionals and […]
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Ecoprod
Created in 2009 and transformed into an association in 2021, Ecoprod’s mission is to raise awareness of the environmental impact of the French audiovisual and film industry. Ecoprod’s ambition is […]
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UCLA – Hollywood Diversity Report, Part 2: Television
The now biannual Hollywood Diversity Report series has transferred to the Institute for Research on Labour and Employment at UCLA. The reports primarily examine the relationship between racial, ethnic, and […]
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Festival Atmosphères
The Festival Atmosphères is at the crossroads of Cinema, Arts and Sciences and invites the general public to be moved to question the world and envisage solutions for a sustainable […]
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Circularity Gap World
Circularity Gap World highlights the urgent need for a transition to a circular economy with the aim of empowering key decision-makers at both government and business level to coordinate actions […]
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The Vito Russo Test
The Vito Russo test takes into account a set of criteria to analyse how LGBTQ characters are included in a film. The “Vito Russo Test” is named after the renowned […]
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VARIETY – Able-Bodied Actors Play 95% of Disabled Characters in Top 10 TV Shows, Says New Study
This study analyses the profiles of actors playing people with disabilities in the most popular television series in the United States. A few key figures To go further
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION – Greening the European Audiovisual Industry
Commissioned by the European Commission and released in June 2021, this study includes a general overview on the basics of the audiovisual value-chain in regard to the environmental challenges, an […]
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CARBON TRUST – Carbon impact of video streaming
The purpose of this white paper is to contribute further to develop knowledge around the measurement of the energy and carbon impact of on demand video streaming (VoD). The white […]
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Green Screen – Interreg Europe
Green Screen’s mission is to inspire and educate the nomadic world of filming by creating sustainable working practices. By reducing the environmental impact of filming essentials such as transport, construction, […]
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GREEN SCREEN – Eureca (European Environmental Calculator)
Eureca (European Environmental Calculator) is an instrument that helps the audiovisual industry to better understand and evaluate the environmental impact of their filming as well as to make their production […]
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WWF – World Wildlife Fund
WWF is an international NGO that works to preserve endangered regions and wildlife species and fights to stop the degradation of life. To go further
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GLAAD – Studio Responsibility Index
GLAAD launched its first Studio Responsibility Index (SRI) in 2013 after seeing the progress driven by their studies and work to hold the TV industry accountable for lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
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USC ANNENBERG and PARAMOUNT – Content for Change
As part of Content for Change, Paramount expanded its partnership with the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative to analyse 62 series across key demographics – like race and ethnicity, gender, LGBTQ+ identification, […]
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations is an international organisation founded in 1945 and today has 193 Member States. The mission and work of the United Nations is based on the notions of […]
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The Good Goods – How do series influence our consumption?
This 2022 article looks at how series and movies influence viewer consumption. A few key figures To go further
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EWA – Network Study on Gender Inequality in the Film Industry
This report, published in 2016 and conducted between 2006 and 2013, brings together comparative research from seven European countries (Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, and the United Kingdom) to […]
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ImpACT – Marché du film
ImpACT is an extension of the Festival de Cannes’ and Marché du Film’s investment in corporate social responsibility that will dictate how the market and companies operate today and tomorrow. […]
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Carbone 4
Carbone 4 supports the transformation of organisations towards decarbonisation and adaptation to climate change. To go further
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We are albert
We are albert is leading a charge against climate change. Founded in 2011, it supports the global Film and TV industry to reduce the environmental impacts of production and to […]
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UNEP – Food Waste Index Report
This report analyses global food waste at the retail, food service, and household levels. A few key figures To go further
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IPCC – Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability
This report assesses the impacts of climate change by looking at global and regional ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities, as well as the vulnerabilities and limits of the natural world […]
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Cinewax
Cinewax, born in 2015, is an association that promotes African cinema through a platform, an image education program and a dedicated media. The association is also involved in numerous events […]
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UNCCD – Global Land Outlook 2
This Summary for Decision Makers, produced in 2022, provides a synthesis of the key messages contained in GLO2. It outlines the enabling conditions and diverse pathways by which countries and […]
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Futerra
Futerra is an agency working with the entertainment industry, creator platforms, cultural organisations and storytellers to flip the script on climate change. From story ideation and script consultancy to creator […]
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Canal + Group
Wholly owned by Vivendi, an international group in the production and creation of content, Canal + is an international media group present in 50 countries to bring cultural diversity to […]
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GOOD ENERGY STORIES – A Glaring Absence : the Climate Crisis is Virtually Nonexistent in Scripted Entertainment
This report is a first-of-its-kind analysis of TV and movie scripts from 2016 to 2020 that highlights the glaring absence of references to climate change in audiovisual creative content. The […]
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Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is a market research and opinion polling company. The company carries out both quantitative and qualitative research using different methodologies. To go further
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UNIC – International Union of Cinemas
UNIC is an international trade association representing cinema operators and their national associations across 39 European territories. They promote the cultural, social and economic benefits of a vibrant film culture […]
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Cinema for change
Cinema for Change is a festival for the general public that offers screenings and debates on films that embody the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. It also rewards short films […]
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Paris IFF – International Film Festival
Highlighting the new voices of independent cinema, Paris IFF puts French and international filmmakers with a positive message under the spotlight. To go further
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Echo Studio
Echo Studiois a production and distribution company for impact films (documentaries and feature films), in TV and cinema. They also specialise in impact campaigns that aim to bring the issue […]
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Film Paris Region
Film Paris Region supports French and foreign productions that wish to produce in one of the most dynamic ecosystems in the world. To go further
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Vivendi
Vivendi is a global leader in culture, entertainment, media and communication and a major sponsor of the 80th Venice International Film Festival.The Group owns leading and highly complementary assets in […]
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Good Energy Stories
Good Energy Stories is an English-language, not-for-profit creative consultancy that aims to mobilise television and film professionals to produce fiction that inspires action on climate change. To go further
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IPCC – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
The IPCC is the United Nations body responsible for assessing the science of climate change. It is composed of scientists elected by the plenary assembly to represent the different disciplines […]
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EFAD – European Film Agencies
EFAD is the voice of national European Film Agencies, bringing together national film and audiovisual agencies from European countries. The 37 EFAD members are government or government associated public bodies, […]
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The European Producers Club (ECP)
The European Producers Club (EPC) is an association of 160 influential independent film and TV drama producers from all over Europe. They are experts in the organization of events that […]
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE – Lights! Cameras! Clean Energy! A Guide to Integrating Clean Energy Norms Into Popular Television and Film
Informed by leading industry research, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) and the Green Production Guide (GPG) collaborated on this new report to help television and film production companies integrate clean energy […]
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SECOYA ECO PRODUCTION – Green Screen Report
The Green Screen project aims to standardise the environmental practices of the film and audiovisual industries located in Europe and improve regional policies on sustainable development in the sector. In […]
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FUTERRA – Stories to save the world, Imagining New Climate Narratives
Released in 2023, “Stories to save the world” is a toolkit created by Futerra, explaining how to create climate stories that break the mould and define the paths for a […]
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COLLECTIF 50/50 – Inclusion in the Cinema and Audiovisual Industry
This study analyses diversity in film and audiovisual media around the world. A few key figures To go further
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IPPC – Ecological awakening : 10 key points
These infographics published in 2022 propose 10 key points, based on the most recent IPCC report, to better understand climate issues, adaptation, human, and planetary vulnerability to climate consequences and […]
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Collectif 50/50
The Collectif 50/50 brings together more than 1,500 professionals from the French film and audiovisual industry to engage in a reflection and a fight for equality, parity and diversity in […]
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WRI – Water stress and population
This study analyses water crises and their causes. It reveals which countries are facing particularly “extremely high” levels of water stress. A few key figures To go further
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The Peirce Test
Peirce’s test focuses on the depth of female characters, the criteria being the following: there must be a female character (protagonist or antagonist) with her own story, who has dimension […]
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The Planet Test
The Planet Test is a test of the representation of the environment and nature on screen. A television programme or film would only pass the Planet Test if it answered […]
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NLM – A Growing Disconnection From Nature Is Evident in Cultural Products
This study analyses the increasing disconnection from nature in cultural products since 1950. Since then, references to nature have steadily decreased in fiction books, song lyrics, and movie scripts, in […]
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Ecological Awakening
This collective proposes concrete tools to help students mobilise their schools and universities to better educate themselves on ecological issues and help young graduates choose an employer committed to the […]
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Impact Social Club
The Impact Social Club develops, federates and represents the film impact production industry in France and in French-speaking countries. This think tank offers workshops, webinars and a complete open source […]
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WE ARE ALBERT – Subtitles to Save the World: An Analysis of How UK Broadcasters Are Exposing Audiences to Climate Change Through Their Content
This report uncovers how the broadcasting community is currently talking about the environmental crisis and its solutions. The research, conducted by Deloitte, analysed a year’s worth of subtitling data from […]
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SIE SOCIETY – Disabled U.S. Audience Perceptions of Representation on Screen
The Centre for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS), based in the Psychology Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) sought to examine the needs and opinions of disabled individuals […]
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UCLA – Analysing On-Screen Sustainable Behaviour and Message Placements
This UCLA study addresses the frequency and relevancy of sustainable behaviours on screen, particularly in American television shows, by addressing the following research questions: 1) What sustainable and unsustainable behaviours […]
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SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION ALLIANCE – Close Up: Carbon Emissions of Film and Television Production
The Sustainable Production Alliance issued the first industry-wide report of film and television carbon emissions averages for productions between 2016 and 2019. Productions included in this report are 161 feature […]
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IPCC – Climate Change 2022 : Mitigation
This IPCC report provides an updated global assessment of progress and commitments on climate change mitigation. A few key figures To go further
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The DuVernay Test
To pass the DuVernay test, an African-American character – or a character from another minority – must have a “fully realized” life, with his or her own desires, rather than […]
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Sparknews
Sparknews promotes new narratives with and for compagnies, the media stakeholders and the cultural industry. Neither a consulting firm, nor a positive press agency, nor a media dedicated to sustainable […]
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Colette
Colette is an artistic agency of actors, actresses, directors, scriptwriters, writers and directors for film, television and platforms, who are inspired by the real to inspire the real. To go […]
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CNC – How does product placement in film work?
How is a movie poster made? How does product placement work? How is a daily soap opera episode written? In this article, the CNC breaks down the sometimes-obscure mechanisms at […]
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CNC – Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée
The CNC is a French public administrative institution under the supervision of the French Minister of Culture. The CNC supports creation in the audiovisual, film and video game fields by […]
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CGRi – Circularity Gap Report
These reports highlight the circular economy’s ability to equitably meet our global needs with radically less material and greenhouse gas emissions. A few key figures To go further
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SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION ALLIANCE – Close Up Look in North America: Regional Analysis of Film and Television Carbon Emissions
In March 2021, the Sustainable Production Alliance (SPA) released the Carbon Emissions of Film and Television report, an industry baseline using data collected from SPA’s member company productions between 2016-2019. […]
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NATURE – Using Data Science to Understand the Film Industry’s Gender Gap
This study analyses data from the online movie database IMDb with a dataset of movie dialogue subtitles to create the largest available corpus of movie social networks (15,540 networks) to […]
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Société Française d’Écologie
The Société Française d’Écologie aims to popularise the sciences of ecology and evolution in France by promoting the development, integration and sharing of knowledge in all its aspects. To go […]
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Climate Chance
Climate chance strengthens the climate action of local authorities, companies and civil society and contributes to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement. To go further
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The Riz Test
The Rice Test incorporates a set of criteria to measure how Muslims are portrayed in film and television in order to combat Islamophobic stereotypes and tropes in films and television […]
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UN WOMEN – Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The Gender Snapshot
The Gender Snapshot 2022 presents the latest data on gender equality as it relates to achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and highlights the long road ahead to achieving […]
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM – Global Gender Gap Report
This report analyses gender inequalities around the world and the changing status of women in several areas of social and economic life. A few key figures To go further
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Earth Overshoot Day : humanity has crossed the red line
This report presents information about Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity’s consumption of resources exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in a year. In 2022, this day fell on […]
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ACE Producers
Strengthening independent producers, ACE Producers enables profound collaborations through honest dialogue in the safe trusted space of the ACE Network and fosters valuable exchange of high-level knowledge about the independent […]
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EUROPEAN AUDIOVISUAL OBSERVATORY – Female Directors in European Cinema
This report aims at helping to measure the gender divide existing among film directors in Europe. The first section provides a general overview of the gender of directors of European […]
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Secoya
Secoya is a consultancy company that aims to reduce the environmental impact of the audiovisual industry and provides a free tool available to all film crews: Seco2, which calculates the […]
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FAO – The State of Food and Agriculture
This report highlights the need for improved water governance, which aims to ensure the wise use of water resources while preserving water ecosystem services and ensuring equitable access for all. […]
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Circle Economy
Circle Economy helps businesses understand their current state of circularity, analyse and act on opportunities and risks, and develop a vision to become circular champions in their fields. Circle Economy […]
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FAO – Food and Agriculture Organisation
It supports governments and partners in designing policies and programmes to fight hunger and promote food security and sustainable agriculture. To go further
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IPBES – Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
This is an independent intergovernmental body established by states to strengthen the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services for biodiversity conservation, long-term human well-being and sustainable development. To go […]
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LAB FEMMES DE CINEMA, OEA, EFAD – The place of women directors in Europe
The seventh update of this report is produced by the Lab Femmes de Cinéma, in partnership with the European Audiovisual Observatory and the European Film Agency Directors Association. This analysis […]
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WRI – World Resources Institute
World Resources Institute is a global research organisation that works with governments, businesses, multilateral institutions and civil society groups to develop practical solutions that improve people’s lives and allow nature […]
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Climate Spring
Climate Spring was founded in 2022 to inform, inspire and incentivise mainstream content makers to explore climate change stories in a more impactful and positive way. To go further
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UNEP – United Nations Environment Programme
Established in 1972, the UNEP is the global authority that sets the environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system […]
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