Film Fund Panel @ Sustainability Management
Join us for an open panel talk at our Sustainability Management programme. Explore how funding decisions, incentives, and strategic thinking are guiding the film industry toward a greener future, placing sustainability at the heart of production. This panel will highlight practical approaches, industry initiatives, and innovative strategies that give environmental responsibility a starring role on and off screen.
Panelists: Zuzana Bielikova (Slovak Film Commission), Eszter Lányi (National Film Institute Hungary) and Juliane Buchroithner (ABA – Film in Austria)
Moderation: Zsófia Szemerédy (Leverage Point Entertainment)
Date & Venue
22 September 2026, 17:00-18:00 | Hotel Schani Hbf
Event language: English
Open to all industry professionals!
About the Panelists
Zuzana Bielikova is a graduate of Prague’s renowned FAMU. She brings nearly 20 years of diverse experience in film production, shaping a deep understanding of the evolving global film and television landscape. Her career spans international film marketing, production, distribution, and sales, with a strong commitment to advancing sustainable practices within the industry. She focuses on fostering international collaborations and building meaningful partnerships that support innovation and responsibility across the film and TV sector.
Eszter Lányi is Head of Training at the National Film Institute of Hungary (NFI), where she develops strategic initiatives at the intersection of professional development, innovation, career orientation and sustainability. She was one of the initiators of NFI’s sustainability strategy and established a Sustainable Film Production Working Group, bringing together leading industry professionals to develop practical standards for greener filmmaking. Under her leadership, the NFI introduced its Sustainable Film Production Scheme and a comprehensive set of sustainability criteria to support environmentally responsible productions in Hungary.
Juliane Buchroithner works as certified film commissioner at FILM in AUSTIRA, the national Austrian Film Commission, advising international filmmakers on funding, locations and producing in Austria. Before she joined the Austrian Business Agency, where the department FILM in AUSTRIA is located, she has had over 10 years of experience as program manager for the Film Industry Support Austria (FISA), the national funding scheme by the Ministry of Economics, which gave her profound knowledge of the industry. With a degree in architectural design as well as a master’s in film- and media studies, Juliane had worked in different fields of the creative industries.