Resources & Case Studies

Resources & Case Studies

The Field Guide has drawn extensively from impact case studies and we highly recommend you also get inspired and empowered. Stand on the shoulders of others! Of course we also recommend that you watch as many of the full films as possible so you can put together the creative potential with the impact strategy. We are also always looking to include great new examples so please email us your suggestions.

Centralised Indigeneous Fellowship

Website
Funding
Featured

The fellowship is focused on the career advancement of First Nations documentary filmmakers

Centralised Indigeneous Fellowship

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact
Featured

miscarriage of justice in the Philippines

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media for Equity and Justice

Book
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
Featured

how to co-create — and why: the emergence of media co-creation as a concept and as a practice grounded in equity and justice

Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media for Equity and Justice

MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network

Website
Distribution
Featured

pan-Arab network of community cinemas, non-commercial spaces, where film lovers can come together to watch powerful, independent Arab film

MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network

Holding Ourselves Accountable: A Consent Calendar Resource

PDF
Participants

model for establishing informed, active consent throughout the filmmaking process (available in English and Spanish)

Holding Ourselves Accountable: A Consent Calendar Resource

Media for Human Rights

Video
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

self-guided tour through making and using human rights media to change the world

Media for Human Rights

Impact Campaign Budget Example: Participant and Partner Support

Spreadsheet
Budgets

budget template for campaign that centered protagonist support, partnership support, a pillar screening event, and original resource creation

Impact Campaign Budget Example: Participant and Partner Support

GIPA presenta los fundamentos de Impacto 101

Video
Strategic Planning

what it means to create a campaign for your film and the role of an impact producer (Spanish language)

GIPA presenta los fundamentos de Impacto 101

Impact Campaign Builder

PDF
Strategic Planning

what is your film project trying to change?

PDF

Looky Looky Pictures Film Impact & AI Summit

Website
Strategic Planning

live, one day virtual event for small doc teams

Looky Looky Pictures Film Impact & AI Summit

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

Website
Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival

Film and Human Rights Master Class

Video
Production

self-guided tour through making and using human rights media to change the world

Film and Human Rights Master Class