Climate-focused transformation and green set practices discussed at Golden Orange

During the "Future of Cinema - Climate-Focused Transformation in the Film Industry" panel held within the framework of the Golden Orange Film Festival, the environmental impacts of the cinema and advertising sectors and green set practices were debated.

The panel titled "Future of Cinema - Climate-Focused Transformation in the Film Industry" was moderated by Yeşim Girgin, General Coordinator of Green Sets Are Possible (YSM). The event was attended by YSM Project Leader Ersin Gök, YSM Project Manager Ekin İlyasoğlu, screenwriter Selcan Özgür, ÇEVKO Senior Manager Alphan Eröztürk, ECF Turkey Director Mustafa Özgür Berke, and Doğa Derneği (Nature Association) President Dicle Tuba Kılıç.

Yeşim Girgin stated that the starting point of the project was a movement sensitivity from within the industry, noting that regulations made from outside the sector remain ineffective. While Dicle Tuba Kılıç drew attention to the rights of nature and touched upon potential damages sets could cause to natural habitats, Mustafa Özgür Berke emphasized the importance of social acceptance for the cultural sector. Alphan Eröztürk, on the other hand, suggested acting with the question "What is left behind from the film?" to make sets greener.

Ekin İlyasoğlu stated that the advertising, marketing, and communication sectors accounted for 3 percent of all global carbon emissions by mid-2025, noting that this rate is equivalent to half of the carbon amount produced by the 27 countries of the European Union throughout the year.