Angel Light Pictures' Antonio Saillant Speaks at 2015 Green Festival Expo in LA Today

The Green Festival announced that filmmaker and producer, Antonio Saillant will be speaking in Los Angeles today, September 26. The festival runs through September 27. This year's event is at the Los Angeles Convention Center South Hall K located at 1201 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015.

Antonio Saillant, owner of Angel Light Pictures has been a strong advocate in his Going Green Campaign, emphasizing the need for an increase of sustainable education, not just in entertainment but the workforce and schools, etc. Antonio serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Festival and heads the Film ant Television Industry division.

Antonio is in development of two important sustainable events, Rock it Green [Web-Talk Show and Podcast] and Planet Greenfest [Worlds Only Green Short Film Festival] produced by Angel Light Pictures and Dream Destinations.

Antonio worked on high level filmmaker's projects, learning the nuts and bolts of production. He spent several years shadowing his mentor, Filmmaker TED Kotcheff and learning from him, not to mention, learning in a highly popular television drama series, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. Saillant gained knowledge and insight into how the industry works at the studio level.

Antonio's mission is to spread sustainable awareness globally. The film industry is a great platform for a better sustainable future.

Angel Light Pictures, continues his vision and passion for creating energy efficiency in movies and television. The motion picture industry is a large user of electricity for it's sound stage shooting and diesel fuel for its location filming [that it is a clear target for energy conservation].

The Green Festival is the largest and longest-running sustainability event in the United States, now in our 14th year. Their mission is to bring together the world's most trusted companies, innovative speakers, national and local innovative businesses, conscious consumers and pioneering thinkers like yourself, in one place to promote the best in sustainability and green living.

Current programs and speakers confirmed for Los Angeles include:

•Pay It Forward Labs will host their 'Expert DOJO' mentoring sessions with leaders in the sustainable business industry, who either own/owned or have been high-level executives in multi- million dollar businesses. Expert DOJO business mentors will award one attendee with the Green Festival "Green Dream" award of $10,000 worth of services for the best green business idea.

• Erika Podest, NASA scientist in the Jet Propulsion Laboratory discussing climate change from space

• Sherry Strong, TED alumni and CEO of Return to Food Academy

• Leslie Durso, vegan chef, appeared on The Food Network, Discovery Channel

• Jeff Garner, fashion designer and artist, founder, Prophetik Clothing

• Multiple speakers will be discussing Water Conservation and the on-going drought at this year's festival, including:

- Jessica Aldridge, organizer and executive director of the Burbank Green Alliance

- Laura Allen, Co-founder and director of Greywater Action

- Mike Garcia, founder of Enviroscape LA

• Green Festival Expo vendors will be invited to a series of "B2B Power Sessions" this year which will cover the nuts and bolts of running a successful green business; from attracting more leads to building insane loyalty these sessions will help all of the Festival exhibitors get their businesses to the next level.

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