Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Join the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in exploring how technology and digital workflows in filmmaking contribute to GHG emissions. This discussion focuses on practical measures that can be adopted across VFX and post-production, with the goal of reducing our energy consumption and intentionally building more sustainable technology pipelines.
NYC Film Green is an initiative of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. Moderated by Shira Gans, Sr. Executive Director, Policy + Programs at the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.

Panelist:
• Beck Dunn, Snr. VFX Producer, Operations & Strategy Consultant
• Barbara H. Lange, Founder and CEO, Kibo121
• Tom Balkwill, Founder and CEO, Dirty Looks
• Jonathan Harris, CEO and VFX Supervisor, Dupe VFX

Resources
• Powering public swimming pools: tvbeurope.com/sustainability/post-production-house-dirty-looks-renders-enough-heat-to-power-public-swimming-pool
• Op-ed: tvbeurope.com/sustainability/opinion-green-productions-alone-wont-solve-medias-sustainability-challenge
• Carbon trust report: carbontrust.com/sites/default/files/documents/resource/public/Carbon-impact-of-video-streaming.pdf
• Assessment tool: thedpp.com/sustainability
• Heata: heata.co
• Ecoprod green post production guide: ecoprod.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Green-Post-Production-Guide-1.pdf