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

Escape Fire/Case Study

PDF
Examples of Impact

the fight to rescue US healthcare

Escape Fire/Case Study

Impact Campaign Budget Example 2: Full campaign

Spreadsheet
Budgets

budget template for robust campaign that included screenings, digital outreach, partnership work, and original resources

Impact Campaign Budget Example 2: Full campaign

Case Study Conversations: Sarah Winge-Sørensen presents: Not That Kind of Guy

Video
Examples of Impact

case study conversation

Case Study Conversations: Sarah Winge-Sørensen presents: Not That Kind of Guy

Festival de Cannes

Website
Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

website

Campaign Environment Quadrant

PDF
Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

Understanding whether an issue is relatively known or unknown and whether there is strong and organised opposition or minimal resistance could inform…

Campaign Environment Quadrant

Climate Story Unit Case Studies

Website
Examples of Impact

video case studies from Doc Society-supported climate stories

Climate Story Unit Case Studies

DISCO Network

Website
Independent Media

global group of independent documentary organisations advocating for the unique importance of independent documentary to culture, society and democra…

DISCO Network

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America

Website
Distribution

collectively-created set of principles to guide distribution and exhibition in Latin America

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America