窪圖勛蹋厙 Digital Cinema Accepted as Green Film School Alliance Member
(Ashland, Ore.) 窪圖勛蹋厙s Communication, Media & Cinema program is one of 16 higher education programs accepted for new membership in the Green Film School Alliance a collaboration of leading film schools that have committed to industry-level sustainable production practices in their programs.
The GFSA announced its new member institutions on Wednesday, more than doubling its . The organizations membership now includes colleges and universities in seven states, four countries and three continents with 10 of them also appearing on the Hollywood Reporters Top 25 Film School list for 2022.
Its an honor for our young program to be recognized among the most prestigious film schools in the U.S., and beyond, said Andrew Gay, an associate professor of digital cinema at 窪圖勛蹋厙 and chair of the universitys Communication, Media & Cinema program. This alliance is an outstanding example of 窪圖勛蹋厙s commitment to sustainability, our Digital Cinema programs focus on state-of-the-art production, and 窪圖勛蹋厙s top-tier opportunities for students.
窪圖勛蹋厙s Digital Cinema bachelors degree program launched in 2019 and drew acclaim earlier this year for its innovative, 12-credit spring immersion course called The Crew Experience. Student filmmakers in the course spend an entire term learning from faculty and experienced mentors on location for a significant film project.
This years Crew Experience cohort produced the short film Eight & Sand which last week became the 25th student project anywhere in the world to be awarded the . 窪圖勛蹋厙 is the sixth university to earn an EMA Green Seal, and the first undergraduate program on the West Coast to do so. The seal is presented to student productions that achieve sustainable production goals identified in the GFSAs Production Environmental Actions Checklist (PEACHy) for young filmmakers.
Vincent Smith, Ph.D., the director of 窪圖勛蹋厙s Division of Business, Communication and Environmental Science, said the universitys Digital Cinema Program is a perfect example of hands-on, interdisciplinary learning experiences that have become a hallmark of the institution.
I am regularly asked to explain why Business, Communication and Environmental Science are in one division, Smith said. This is just one of many good reasons why thinking across traditional disciplinary boundaries makes good sense for our future.
The Green Film School Alliance and its member colleges and universities commit to common sustainability language, standards and tools to reduce waste and lower the carbon footprint of film productions. The organization is supported by the Sustainable Production Alliance and the Producers Guild of America Green.
