This week is all about the Bloomberg Green Docs festival, held in Seattle on July 12, 2024. Thanks to Bloomberg Climate, especially Emily Anton and Courtney J. Boland, I interviewed most of the judges and all of the five finalists.

Taken altogether, they paint a picture of where the industry is going in regards to climate documentaries; how nonprofits are changing views through both narrative and documentary filmmaking; the secrets to success in a tough industry; and what they were looking for from the five finalists.

I've broken down the interviews into two episodes: the first is with the judges and the second with the finalists. Maybe you've read who won, but if you haven't, I urge you to go on a ride with me this week and wait till the end of part 2 to see who takes home the $25,000.

In this episode, I talk with:

• Aaron Rutkoff, Executive Editor, Bloomberg Green
• Will N. Miller, Producer, The Territory & Co-founder, Documist
• Jill Tidman, Executive Director, The Redford Center
• Lindsay Firestone, Film & Special Content Projects Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies

In part 2, I'll talk with the five finalist teams:

• CLIMATE DIARIES: HEATHER'S STORY by Berit Anderson and Ali Scattergood
• FINDING HOME by Maria Stanisheva
• GROVE OF GIANTS by Bree Sanders
• LIFE WITH BATS by David Luff
• SAVING GLACIERS by Ciril Jazbec

Links:

Bloomberg Green Docs

The Redford Center

A Louisiana Story (the 1948 film Lindsay Firestone references)

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