Impact & Storytellers Lights, Camera, Impact: Why Data-Driven Storytelling is the Future of Social Change By Gillian Hormel and Shelly Tygielski, Founders of Partners in Kind In a world where content is ubiquitous, the entertainment industry holds a unique... Shelly TygielskiSeptember 23, 2024
Impact & Storytellers The Future of Social Impact Film Funding: Proving ROI and Driving Action In the world of philanthropy, the impact of your investments matters. When it comes to funding social impact films, the challenge lies not only... Julie DavitzSeptember 23, 2024
Filmmakers IMPACT AS THE NEW “IP” In today’s filmed entertainment environment a screenwriter is often asked, “Why this, why now?” In other words they are asked to prove a story’s... Laurie AshbourneSeptember 9, 2024
Impact & Storytellers SIE Updates from the 2024 Games for Change Festival Can virtual reality (VR) be at the center of a global impact campaign? Can VR be a tool that expands learning and engagement?... William NixAugust 17, 2024
Filmmakers Impact Filmmaking as an Intervention of Imagination Impact Filmmaking as an Intervention of Imagination “Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and... Samantha DolsAugust 7, 2024
Impact & Storytellers The Makings of the Mega-Blockbuster: Big Money and Impact Films that entertain and films that drive positive change in the world are often thought to be mutually exclusive. That’s the way it’s always... Robert RippbergerFebruary 23, 2016
Impact & Storytellers Power and Romance Is the power a force, in which passion prevailed? Films may descend deep in the psyche and even further into the soul and their... Eden CantuApril 18, 2015
Member Voices Stephen Hawking vs The Elephant Man The portrayal of people with disabilities in cinema has a surprisingly long and sordid story. One of the earliest, and in my mind the... Owen KentFebruary 5, 2015