Green Practices: From Plan to Action

For the third consecutive year, the Network of Festivals in the Adriatic Region, in cooperation with the Zagreb Film Festival, is organizing a workshop program dedicated to festivals in order to foster awareness of sustainability within the industry. Through practical recommendations and tools, the workshop demonstrates how cultural events can reduce their environmental footprint while simultaneously enhancing program quality, recognition, and long-term visibility.

Last year, festival representatives developed their own sustainable business strategies, and now it is time to demonstrate how those plans were put into practice. Each of last year’s participants will briefly present their experience in implementing the strategies learned: what succeeded, what proved more challenging than expected, and what they would do differently now.

New participants will present their festivals and share the requirements, needs, and challenges related to sustainable business practices, allowing them to build upon the experiences of others.

Workshop leader Morana Ikić Komljenović will then offer new advice and support tailored to the specific challenges and needs of each individual festival. All guidance will be compiled into a new handbook that participants can use as a guide and reference point for future festival organization.
Festivals and cinemas can become inspiring, responsible, and sustainable hubs of community care, and this workshop is a step closer to achieving that goal.

language: Croatian | closed to the public

Morana Ikić Komljenović

Morana Ikić Komljenović is a Croatian producer, filmmaker and sustainability consultant with more than 25 years of experience in the audiovisual industry. She specialises in social and environmental sustainability in film and media. Since 2021, she has served as an external sustainability expert for Eurimages and is a member of its Sustainability Working Group. She has advised feature films, production companies, festivals, film commissions, and audiovisual institutions across Europe. In her work as a sustainability manager, she obtained Green Film certifications. She is ALBERT BAFTA trained, a Green Film Lab alumna, an ISO 14001:2015 internal auditor, and a CQI-IRCA certified ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor. Her work also includes sustainability policy development, green production guidelines, and professional training. She lectures at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb and is the author of the Practical Guide to Sustainable Audiovisual Production.