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.

Taturana Cinema and Social Impact

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

non-profit organization that enhances cinema as a tool of social impact

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Empact

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Audiences

platform that connects people who have been moved by the social issues highlighted in the media they just watched with opportunities to make a real i…

Empact

Doc Edge Festival

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Festivals

impact-friendly documentary film festival

Doc Edge Festival

IDFA Professionals Funder List

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Funding

global overview of main funding bodies for documentary filmmakers

IDFA Professionals Funder List

Festival de Cannes

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Festivals

impact-friendly film festival

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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

We Must Activate the Archive

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Distribution

Lorie Limbal of Firelight issues a call to action to filmmakers to be creative in getting their films to their intended audiences and for funders to …

We Must Activate the Archive

Movement Media Alliance

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Journalism

coalition of grassroots-aligned, social justice-driven journalism organizations committed to accurate, transparent, accountable, principled, and just…

Movement Media Alliance

HER Docs Forum

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gathering for women active in the world of documentary film

HER Docs Forum

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

Strategic Plan Worksheet

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Strategic Planning

Use this worksheet to lay out your film's message, goals, the "agents" who can help you achieve them, and more.

Strategic Plan Worksheet

Impact Application Checklist and Guidelines

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Funding

template designed to standardize application questions for impact funding

Impact Application Checklist and Guidelines