Greenlit’s Producers’ Sustainability Training, supported by NZ On Air. Registrations are now open.
Kia ora koutou,
How can sustainability make productions in Aotearoa more resilient and efficient, lift crew morale, connect more deeply with audiences and help everything run more smoothly?
Producing for the Future is Greenlit’s first Producers’ Sustainability Training, supported by NZ On Air. Built by and for the screen sector, it helps producers understand the advantages of sustainable practice and weave it smoothly into their productions. This isn’t about ticking boxes or adding work to an already full schedule. With fuel getting more expensive and less certain, and studios, broadcasters and international partners asking more of us, it’s about giving producers the skills and knowledge to navigate challenging times and help our screen sector thrive.
What it looks like
When we talked with producers about this programme, the message was clear: your time is precious. So we’ve shaped the training into five focused online sessions, one a month from February to June 2027.
- Free, and fully online via Google Meet, so you can join from anywhere in Aotearoa.
- Around 90 minutes per session, including plenty of time for pātai and kōrero.
- Practical and grounded, built around how our screen sector actually works and drawing on tools like the Greenlit Carbon Calculator and Sustainability Action Plan.
- Recorded, with captions and transcripts, so if a shoot day gets in the way you can catch up afterwards.
- A Greenlit certificate for producers who complete the programme.
Session dates
All sessions run on Tuesdays at 10am (NZ time).
| # | Date (2027) | Time (NZ) | Session |
| 1 | Tuesday 9 February | 10am to 11.30am | The Essentials. Budgeting and timelines, and where the savings are. |
| 2 | Tuesday 9 March | 10am to 11.30am* | Working with International Partners. Local and international requirements, studio sustainability policies and co-production expectations. |
| 3 | Tuesday 6 April | 10am to 11.30am | Fuel Reduction Deep Dive. Transport, green power planning, right-sizing your power needs, and case studies from Aotearoa sets. |
| 4 | Tuesday 11 May | 10am to 11.30am | Better Resource Use. Rethinking waste and resource use, bringing your HoDs and crew along, and looking after crew wellbeing. |
| 5 | Tuesday 15 June | 10am to 11.30am | Creative Funding and Partnerships. Story and script, climate-focused development tools, and international funding and development opportunities. |
*Session 2 brings in international speakers, so its time may change to suit their availability. We’ll confirm the final time with registered producers well ahead of the day.
Who it’s for
This training is for producers across Aotearoa at every stage of their career, from those stepping up to their first production to established producers with a long list of credits. You don’t need any prior sustainability knowledge, just a willingness to give it a go.
Need a sustainability manager?
Producing for the Future works hand in hand with our Sustainability Manager Training, supported by the Vista Foundation, which is building a pool of skilled sustainability managers ready to work alongside producers on set. A big part of what we’ll cover is how to work well together, so the mahi lands from day one.
Thanks to the New Zealand Film Commission, we’re also running a pilot that places funded sustainability managers on local productions. If you have a project heading into production and would like one of our trained sustainability managers on board, whether through the pilot or by hiring them directly, get in touch at sustainability@greenlit.org.nz and we’ll talk through your options.
Register here
Pātai? Get in touch at sustainability@greenlit.org.nz. We’d love to hear from you.
Ngā mihi nui,