Register: Live Online Speaker Series with Louise Marie Smith

[logo]() LIVE ONLINE EVENT A Conversation with Louise Marie Smith Wednesday, April 12, 2023 10:00 a.m. PT // 1:00 p.m. ET Find your [time zone]() Join us on Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. ET for an exciting conversation with Louise Marie Smith, the Founder and Managing Director of Neptune Sustainability, a consultancy specializing in decarbonizing film and television production. This event is open to the public and to all members of the NYFA community. Questions are invited and encouraged! [REGISTER HERE]() About the event & Louise Marie Smith Sustainable ProductionThe importance of sustainability cannot be overstated, particularly in the film and television industry, where every product has the potential to leave a significant carbon footprint. As awareness grows about the impact of media production on climate change, waste, and greenhouse gas reduction must become a top priority. In this hour-long webinar, Sustainability Manager Louise Marie Smith will share the latest and best practices for minimizing waste, reducing energy consumption, and enhancing overall efficiency on a film set. Participants will also gain insight into the role of a Sustainability Manager. Join us to learn how you can help save the planet while also saving your budget. About Louise Marie Smith Smith is the Founder and Managing Director of [Neptune Sustainability,]() a consultancy specializing in decarbonizing film and television production. Louise's academic background is in science and resource management, with a Biology (Hons) BSc at the University of Hull (2002) preceding an MSc in Aquatic Resource Management at King's College London (2003). Following several years of working within an interdisciplinary Environmental Consultancy producing Environmental Impact Assessments for various industries, Louise established Neptune in 2006. By 2011, Neptune's client focus shifted to the film and television industry. Following two years of research into the workings of the industry, life on set, and the resulting environmental and climate impacts of production, she began work on her first studio feature in 2013. Smith spent a year with the BBC working on rolling out Albert to independent production companies and building it into the BBC commissioning requirements. She was an advisor for the Grid Project with Film London and The British Film Commission's Stage Space Design Strategy. Smith also saw the first zero-emissions Voltstack battery in a feature film (No Time To Die). [REGISTER HERE]() [Facebook]() [Twitter]() [Twitter]() [Snapchat]() [YouTube]() © 2023 New York Film Academy. All rights reserved. 17 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004 Visit [NYFA]() | [Manage My Preferences]()