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TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Astral's Harold Greenberg Fund's English-Language Program (Fund) and Planet in Focus today jointly announced that SCORE: A Hockey Musical (SCORE) was selected as the recipient of the inaugural Planet in Focus Green Screen Award. The Award was announced during the 12th Annual Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival.
This innovative award is the first of its kind in Canada, designed to highlight how film and television industry professionals are putting environmental awareness into action through greener production practices.
Score: A Hockey Musical, supported by Astral's Harold Greenberg Fund's Equity Investment Program, is the first feature in Canada to have estimated its environmental impact and savings with the Green Screen program, and was the first feature in Canada to do so via a non-profit third party. The tally: an estimated trimming of 20 tonnes of CO2.
Green Screen Toronto worked with SCORE Producer Avi Federgreen to design, plan and...