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.

Firelight Fund

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

support for Black, Brown, and Indigenous stories from development through distribution, with a focus on those who are telling urgent stories and usin…

Firelight Fund

Everything's Cool/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

the politics behind climate change

Everything's Cool/Case Study

In the Spotlight: Crucial Questions for Documentary Participants

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Participants

tool to help filmmakers and participants create healthy dialogues about consent, compensation, creative rights, and other pressing issues (available…

In the Spotlight: Crucial Questions for Documentary Participants

Distribution Playbook

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Distribution

launching pad for building custom distribution strategies

Distribution Playbook

Collective Lens Training

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Strategic Planning

flexible and customizable impact training program for filmmakers

Collective Lens Training

Non-Fiction Core Application Project

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Funding

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

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Beyond the Lens: The State of Participant Care in Documentary Film

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Participants

survey of the state of documentary participant care

Beyond the Lens: The State of Participant Care in Documentary Film

Ambulante Documentary Tour

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Festivals

impact-friendly traveling festival with screenings, mediation sessions, discussions, Q&A sessions with filmmakers, workshops, master classes, and more

Ambulante Documentary Tour

Budget Checklist

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Budgets

While budget line items will differ based on your campaign activities, the Doc Society has created a checklist of possibilities.

Budget Checklist

Evaluation Plan Worksheet

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Measurement

Use this worksheet to lay out the information you need to be able to develop your evaluation plan.

Evaluation Plan Worksheet

Impact Funders List

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Funding

comprehensive, though not all-inclusive, list of funders who have previously supported impact campaigns

Impact Funders List

FIFDH

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

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