EIF Resources

Here you’ll find links to EIF publications, events, and educational materials.
Case studies
Photo by BFI Future Film Festival, Roger Alarcon 2023

From articles to workshop templates, this is where you’ll find all the EIF project’s resources – most of which will be open access and free to use. 

If any of our case studies/calculators change how you think or feel about the industry’s impact on the environment, or if you use any EIF project resources in your work, please do take a minute to let us know by completing this short survey. Your feedback will help us develop further resources and apply for funding that supports our ongoing work. 

Publications

Rebecca Harrison, “How Harvest Reminds Us of What We’ve Lost — And What We Could Still Have in Common,” beccaeharrison blog, July 29, 2025, https://www.beccaeharrison.com/blog/how-harvest-2024-reminds-us-of-weve-lost-and-what-we-could-still-have-in-common. 
 
This essay was presented at the National Science and Media Museum as part of the EIF project’s public engagement activities. 
 

Harrison, Rebecca. “Greening Film and Television to Save Our Blue Planet.” OpenLearn, November 30, 2022. Available at: https://www.open.ac.uk

/sustainability/news/greening-film-and-television-save-our-blue-planet.

You can access our calculators here: https://eifproject.com/calculators/

Events

On February 18, 2022, EIF Project lead Rebecca Harrison spoke on a panel at the BFI Future Film Festival for young and emerging filmmakers. ‘Sustainable Storytelling’ also featured Carys Taylor (albert), Chris Gilmour (Vectar Sets) and Dylan Howitt (filmmaker, The Nettle Dress, 2023).

Watch our launch event from September 2023 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoeZRifB8lI

The EIF project has received press coverage nationally and locally, with recent articles including BBC Lancashire, Derbyshire Times, and BBC Dorset.

We’ve also had television and radio appearances via ITV Anglia’s ‘Look East’, BBC Radio Lancashire,
and BBC Dorset.

You can watch Dr Rebecca Harrison talk about project findings on ITV Anglia at https://youtu.be/Zad8PmH6jLc

Training and educational resources

The EIF project Practical/Digital calculator. Use our calculator to test whether a range of practical materials might be more or less environmentally sustainable than creating your assets using CGI here.

The EIF project IP to Merch calculator. Ever wondered how retailing your IP might impact on the environment? Use our calculator to learn more.