Ontario Green Screen

Ontario Green Screen offers FREE training on carbon calculation and how it can help cut down your production’s carbon footprint in a practical way.

Upcoming Facilitated Training Dates:
➡️ Thursday, May 28, 7 - 8:15 PM
➡️ Thursday, June 25, 7 - 8:15 PM

Don't wait! To learn more and register: https://www.ontariocreates.ca/filmcommission/ogs-training

Registration is open for FREE Ontario Green Screen Training!

Building sustainability skills is an essential step toward reducing our industry’s environmental impact. Ontario Green Screen offers free, virtual training to film and television workers across the province. With both facilitated and self-directed options, so you can learn in the way that works best for you.

✅ Sustainable Film Production Fundamentals
This course explores climate science, the climate emergency, and practical ways to make a difference on set. (Self-directed option is available.)

Upcoming facilitated sessions:
May 14, 2026 | 7–9 p.m.
June 18, 2026 | 7–9 p.m.

Register now and take the next step toward greener production:
https://www.ontariocreates.ca/filmcommission/ogs-training

Meet this month's Ambassador, Astra Burka.

Astra is passionate about creating a better planet through implementation of green measures and this passion guides her in her role as Emeritus Co-Chair of DGC Green Ontario. In this role she has prioritized training and education of DGC members in sustainable best practices. Through Astra’s efforts, more DGC Ontario members are now asking the right questions and acting on sustainable measures in their respective departments. Through her leadership, Astra was involved in the creation of a permanent E-Waste Donation Box in the DGC Ontario Members Hub, giving Members an easy way to keep old tech out of landfills.

In partnership with Reboot Canada, DGC members can now sustainably dispose of their electronic waste (computers, cellphones, hard drives, etc), where many items will be refurbished and provided to low-income families as part of their “reSTART” (digital equity) program.

It’s amazing to see the impact this initiative has had after just one year with Astra’s leadership.

Link to e-waste donation box: https://www.dgc.ca/en/ontario/e-waste

Ontario Green Screen offers FREE training on carbon calculation and how it can help cut down your production’s carbon footprint in a practical way.

Upcoming Facilitated Training Dates:
➡️ Thursday, April 30, 7 - 8:15 PM
➡️ Thursday, May 28, 7 - 8:15 PM
➡️ Thursday, June 25, 7 - 8:15 PM

Don't wait! To learn more and register: https://www.ontariocreates.ca/filmcommission/ogs-training

Registration is open for FREE Ontario Green Screen Training!

Building sustainability skills is an essential step toward reducing our industry’s environmental impact. Ontario Green Screen offers free, virtual training to film and television workers across the province. With both facilitated and self-directed options, so you can learn in the way that works best for you.

✅ Sustainable Film Production Fundamentals
This course explores climate science, the climate emergency, and practical ways to make a difference on set. (Self-directed option is available.)

Upcoming facilitated sessions:
April 16, 2026 | 7–9 p.m.
May 14, 2026 | 7–9 p.m.
June 18, 2026 | 7–9 p.m.

Register now and take the next step toward greener production: https://www.ontariocreates.ca/filmcommission/ogs-training

This month’s Ontario Green Screen Ambassador – Robyn Laliberte - is paving the way for students to reduce the impacts of physical production on the environment. As an independent producer and Humber Polytechnic professor, Robyn centers on helping the next generation build sustainability into everyday production decisions. She has been instrumental in signing Humber Polytechnic up to participate in the Green Film School Alliance (GFSA). Since then, students at Humber have been using the PEACHy (student version) sustainability checklist, which is aligned with the Environmental Media Association’s EMA Green Seal program. Robyn has been influential in supporting over a dozen student productions to-date in achieving their Green Seal production certification, positioning Humber as one of the leading post-secondary schools across North America implementing sustainability initiatives.

By joining the community, Robyn (and her students) are contributing to meaningful, long term change across Ontario’s screen industry.

March 30 marks the International Day of Zero Waste, with this year’s focus on a critical issue: food waste.

Established by the United Nations to address the growing global waste crisis. Recognizing this day is more than symbolic. It’s an opportunity to reflect on how our productions source, serve, and manage food, and to strengthen practices that reduce waste at every stage.

Reducing food waste is one of the most practical and cost-effective climate solutions available. For Ontario’s screen industry, that means rethinking how food is planned, served, stored, donated, and composted on set.

Across the province, there are strong systems in place to help. Organizations such as Second Harvest and Feed Ontario, along with municipal green bin and organics diversion programs, provide pathways to redirect surplus food and keep valuable resources out of landfill.

Let’s continue working toward a circular, lower-waste future for Ontario’s screen industry 🌎💚

Did you know 46.5% of all food in Canada is wasted every year? At the same time, thousands of people across our communities are facing food insecurity. That’s why food donation matters and why tools and policies that support it make such a difference.

Thanks to collaboration with Second Harvest Deuxième Récolte , we’ve been able to measure the impact the film and television industry is making. Since 2022, Ontario productions have donated more than 27,130 meals, valued at $86,500.
The environmental impact is just as impressive. These donations have helped avoid more than 107,700 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions, which is the equivalent to 18,643 litres of gasoline... and that’s only what’s been tracked through the app.

Ontario’s Food Donation Act also helps make these contributions possible by providing protections for those who donate surplus food back to the community.

Want to help make an impact on your next production?
📱 Download the Second Harvest App and learn more about the Food Donation Act: https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/94d19

Together, we can reduce waste, support communities, and strengthen sustainable production across Ontario.

There’s one week left to register for the next FREE, facilitated Carbon Calculation Fundamentals training on March 26, 2026, from 7–8:15 p.m.

If you’re unsure how carbon calculators apply to your role, or you’ve been meaning to understand them better, this session makes it practical and approachable. You’ll learn how the most widely used calculators in North America work, what data productions need to track, and how these tools can pinpoint where emissions are highest — so teams can focus efforts where they matter most.

The facilitated format gives you the opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and learn alongside peers from across Ontario. Prefer to learn independently? A self-directed option is also available, but registration is still required.

The course is FREE, virtual, and designed for Ontario’s film and television community.

👉 Register now and strengthen your carbon literacy for your next production. Come join the conversation!

Registration link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1el8r0lA2J2wK-VWy48dvsFTI9Rfav_ylKC7LW7XCzeI/viewform?edit_requested=true

March 18 is Global Recycling Day ♻️, a reminder of the important role recycling plays in conserving natural resources, reducing carbon emissions, and supporting a circular economy.

Recyclables aren’t waste; they’re valuable materials that can be recovered, reused, and reintroduced into production cycles. By making thoughtful choices about consumption and waste management, we can help reduce our environmental impact both on set and in our communities.

Small actions add up! Let’s continue building habits that support a more circular, sustainable future for Ontario’s screen industry and beyond.