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.

IDFA Professionals Funder List

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Funding

global overview of main funding bodies for documentary filmmakers

IDFA Professionals Funder List

Safe + Secure

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guidance to address safety and security issues facing documentary filmmakers

Safe + Secure

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Emily Wanja

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Strategic Planning

Impact producer Emili Wanja shares the Thank You For The Rain impact campaign, reflecting on co-creation, partners, strategies and more.

Aflamuna Impact Narrative Shift Fellows: Emily Wanja

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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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

impACT Cannes

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career sustainability

initiative designed to spark essential conversations that pave the way for a more inclusive, responsible and forward-thinking film industry

impACT Cannes

The Invisible War/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

effects of rape in the US military

The Invisible War/Case Study

When Cruelty is the Point, We Still Need a Trauma-Informed Process in Documentary Filmmaking

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Participants

Natalie Bullock Brown of the Documentary Accountability Working Group (DAWG) writes about what must be considered "when a filmmaker endeavors to tell…

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The State of Social Impact Entertainment: Documentary

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

collection of thought pieces on documentary and impact

The State of Social Impact Entertainment: Documentary

The House I Live In/Case Study

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Examples of Impact

the personal impact of the US government's "war on drugs"

The House I Live In/Case Study

Consulting Stakeholders Worksheet

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Narrative Change/Cultural Strategy

The Doc Society created this tool to support your efforts to speak with potential stakeholders so you can benefit from the knowledge they have and un…

Consulting Stakeholders Worksheet

Envision Impact Lab

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Independent Media

strategic catalyst for field-wide transformation: cross-sector learning, innovative experimentation, and the strategic scaling of effective practices…

Envision Impact Lab