Date and time: Friday 13 – Sunday 15 June, 9am–5pm
Location: Screen Queensland Studios, Cairns, 11–13 Plath Close, Portsmith
Cost: Free
Registrations close: Wednesday 11 June, 5pm
Make your film and television productions more sustainable or start your career as a Sustainability Coordinator through our free three-day workshop. North and Far North Queensland filmmakers, producers, crew and emerging practitioners can gain the skills and understanding to lead environmentally responsible productions across all stages of filmmaking.
The role of Sustainability Coordinator is a fast-emerging but highly sought-after area of expertise, as the wider industry is focusing on better practice and Screen Queensland is committed to creating a more sustainable screen industry as a founding member of Sustainable Screens Australia.
Learn about climate science, sustainable production practices, green storytelling, carbon tracking and day-to-day processes on the ground with sustainability consultant Zachary Lurje.
Zachary is an experienced Sustainability Coordinator who was originally supported by the Screen Queensland/Fremantle Australia trainee program on Rock Island Mysteries.
One participant from the workshop will have the opportunity to join an upcoming local production in a Sustainability Coordinator role.
Participants are required to bring a laptop or notebook and pen, and their own lunch and water bottle.
Places are strictly limited and preference will be given to local practitioners.
The NQ Screen Skills: Sustainability Coordinator workshop is delivered as part of our North Queensland Regional Program.
ABOUT ZACHARY LURJE
Zachary Lurje is Australia’s leading sustainability consultant for the film and television industry. His journey into sustainability in film began with the support of Screen Queensland as the environmental steward attachment on Fremantle’s Rock Island Mysteries Season 2. Since then, he has worked as a sustainability coordinator and supervisor on Deadloch Season 2, Rock Island Mysteries Season 3, and Mortal Kombat 2. He worked as a Learning Designer for Sustainable Screens Australia during its inaugural year and is part of an international network of sustainability professionals.
His company, Cosmo Creative, is the first Australian company to provide sustainability services for the film and television industry having consulted on Darby and Joan Season 2, Heartbreak High Season 3, Neighbours Season 38, and with the WA Government for Perth Film Studios. In 2024, Zac participated in the Amazon MGM Studios Sustainability Manager training and attended the Sustainable Production Forum in Toronto as part of the Australian delegation. He is an expert in sustainable production strategy, alternative energy and carbon calculation for BAFTA Albert and the Green Production Guide. Zac works with studios and productions to reduce their environmental impacts and emissions at every stage of the production pipeline. He is a qualified environmental auditor and lives in Brisbane.
