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.

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America

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Distribution

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

Manifesto for Community Film Distribution and Exhibition in Latin America

DOK Leipzig

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Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

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Issue Areas

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

research on how people think about different social issues

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From Reflection to Release: Framework for Values, Ethics, and Accountability in Nonfiction Filmmaking

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Ethics

best practices for ethical and accountable production

From Reflection to Release: Framework for Values, Ethics, and Accountability in Nonfiction Filmmaking

Impact Media Partners Resources

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Curriculum

catalog of recent campaign discussion guides

Impact Media Partners Resources

La Sandía Digital

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

training in audiovisual production and strategic communication for the defense of human rights and territories

La Sandía Digital

Out in the Silence/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

the universal challenges of being an outsider in a conservative environment and the transformation that is possible when those who have long been con…

Out in the Silence/Case Study

Impact Campaign Budget Example: Participant and Partner Support

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Budgets

budget template for campaign that centered protagonist support, partnership support, a pillar screening event, and original resource creation

Impact Campaign Budget Example: Participant and Partner Support

Story Money Impact

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

maximizing the social impact of select Canadian documentary films

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Internal Discovery Questionnaire

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Strategic Planning

reflection exercise to help begin developing the strategy for a film impact campaign

Internal Discovery Questionnaire

What Is Story-Based Strategy?

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

explainer on story-based strategy

What Is Story-Based Strategy?

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Maya Newell, Rachel Naŋinaaq Edwardson and William Tilmouth

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Partnerships

Filmmakers, impact producers, and a community leader share insights on In My Blood It Runs and co-creating impact strategies across films..

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Maya Newell, Rachel Naŋinaaq Edwardson and William Tilmouth