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.

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

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

Give Up Tomorrow/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact
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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
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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

AIDC Indigenous Creators Program

Website
Independent Media

dedicated strand of sessions designed by and for First Nations practitioners to come together, share ideas and elevate the craft and business of Firs…

website

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

the brave video journalists of Burma who covered the Saffron Revolution

Burma VJ: Reporting from a Closed Country/Case Study

Collective Lens Impact and Distribution FAQ

PDF
Distribution

learnings around how distribution and impact can work together

Collective Lens Impact and Distribution FAQ

Festival de Cannes

Website
Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

website

The Last Men In Aleppo/Case Study

Video
Examples of Impact

the lives of three White Helmets during the Syrian civil war

The Last Men In Aleppo/Case Study

Negotiating Social Impact Rights in Documentary Film

Website
Distribution

tangible guidance to assist filmmakers navigate their social impact work in the multi-platform, streaming age of documentary

Negotiating Social Impact Rights in Documentary Film

Impact Roadmap Worksheet

PDF
Strategic Planning

interactive document that walks a filmmaker through the three main steps of Peace is Loud’s impact strategy development process

Impact Roadmap Worksheet

Narrative Observatory

Website
Strategic Planning

data-driven help for strategists and creative practitioners to identify story opportunities and challenges across a range of social issues

website