Sustainability in filmmaking isn’t advancing fast enough, and real progress will require structural reform, cultural change, and mandatory standards — that was the blunt consensus from filmmakers across Japan, Spain, Australia and India at the International Film Festival of India’s “Reel Green” panel.

Curated by Gouri Nair, head programming – masterclass and domestic film festivals and moderated by Naman Ramachandran of Variety, the panel featured producers Mina Moteki (Japan) and Anna Saura (Spain) and directors Garth Davis (Australia) and Nila Madhab Panda (India). Across their distinct contexts, the filmmakers agreed that meaningful environmental progress in film industries must come not only from practical reforms and willingness from the top, but also through deep cultural chang

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