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.
IDFA Professionals Funder List
global overview of main funding bodies for documentary filmmakers
Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Emily Wanja
Impact producer Emili Wanja shares the Thank You For The Rain impact campaign, reflecting on co-creation, partners, strategies and more.
Non-Fiction Core Application Project
collaborative effort by grantors who regularly fund documentary projects to standardize application requirements, with the aim of fostering greater a…
impACT Cannes
initiative designed to spark essential conversations that pave the way for a more inclusive, responsible and forward-thinking film industry
When Cruelty is the Point, We Still Need a Trauma-Informed Process in Documentary Filmmaking
Natalie Bullock Brown of the Documentary Accountability Working Group (DAWG) writes about what must be considered "when a filmmaker endeavors to tell…
The State of Social Impact Entertainment: Documentary
collection of thought pieces on documentary and impact
Envision Impact Lab
strategic catalyst for field-wide transformation: cross-sector learning, innovative experimentation, and the strategic scaling of effective practices…
