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.

Collective Wisdom: Co-Creating Media for Equity and Justice

Book
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy
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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

Centralised Indigenous Fellowship

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

Centralised Indigenous Fellowship

MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network

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

MasahatCommunity Cinemas Network

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact
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miscarriage of justice in the Philippines

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

IN-DOCS

Website
Independent Media

organization committed to cultivating a culture of openness through documentary films

IN-DOCS

Non-Fiction Core Application Project

Website
Funding

collaborative effort by grantors who regularly fund documentary projects to standardize application requirements, with the aim of fostering greater a…

website

Doc Impacto

Website
Strategic Planning

training laboratory for designing impact campaigns for documentaries

website

Always In Season/Case Study

Website
Examples of Impact

recent grassroots efforts to acknowledge the victims of lynching, repair the damage, and reconcile in four US communities

Always In Season/Case Study

Indicator Toolbox

PDF
Measurement

How do you know if you have moved the needle? The Doc Society provides sample indicators for each of the five impact dynamics to support your assessm…

Indicator Toolbox

Collective Lens: Impact and Distribution

PDF
Distribution

equipping filmmakers for making distribution decisions with impact in mind

Collective Lens: Impact and Distribution

GIPA Members Directory

Website
Strategic Planning

directory of impact producers

GIPA Members Directory

Kinema for Filmmakers

Website
Distribution

tactical tips, tools, and resources to support filmmakers to successfully release their independent film

Kinema for Filmmakers