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.

Audience Funnel

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Audiences

You must understand where your audience is to be able to bring them to where you need them to be. How do they feel about your issue? What do they kno…

Audience Funnel

Women's Film Festivals

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Festivals

database of women's film festivals

Women's Film Festivals

Solothurn Film Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

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We Set Out to Make a Film About Struggle: Distribution Case Study of Amazon Labor Documentary ‘UNION’

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Distribution

reveals key dates, budget actuals and strategy following legacy distributor rejections

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DocsMX

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Independent Media

building collective and participatory spaces for documentary films in Mexico, Latin America and Spain

DocsMX

Sundance Collab Grants & Opportunities

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Funding

list of film and media grants, labs, contests and fellowships

Sundance Collab Grants & Opportunities

Guide to Filmmaking for a More Diverse and Universal Audience

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Audiences

preliminary concepts and evidence-based guidelines for filmmaking capable of reaching a more diverse and universal audience

Guide to Filmmaking for a More Diverse and Universal Audience

Collective Lens Impact Report Outline Template

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Measurement

supporting reporting needs

Collective Lens Impact Report Outline Template

Welcome To Chechnya/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

human rights abuses against LGBTQ people in Chechnya

Welcome To Chechnya/Case Study

Bully/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

school bullying in America

Bully/Case Study

Festival de Cannes

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

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The Transformative Power of Film

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

article about Stanford University study about how stories can change people's minds

The Transformative Power of Film