Video for Change Archives

VIDEO: What is Impact Production?

EngageMedia Editorial 12/05/2021

As co-editors of the Video for Change Impact Toolkit and, more recently, convenors of the Environmental Impact Lab, EngageMedia is often asked questions about how films can create social impact. In this video, the three seasoned mentors of the Impact Lab explain what impact production is, and why it is important for filmmakers and video collectives to integrate impact campaigns into the film production process.

Creating impact should never be an afterthought: An interview on impact production

Egbert Wits 11/05/2021

EngageMedia interviews Impact Strategist Lina Srivastava on the importance of impact production for filmmakers and video collectives, and how it should not just be an afterthought in the process. Highlights of this interview can also be found in the video, What is Impact Production?, on Cinemata.

Environmental Impact Lab Round 1: 3 months of learning ‘focused, purposeful’ impact production

EngageMedia Editorial 30/04/2021

After three months of inspiring workshops, training, and masterclasses on impact production, EngageMedia’s first Video for Change Environmental Impact Lab has officially come to an end. Under the mentorship of three experienced impact producers and guest speakers, four video initiatives completed the Impact Lab with more impact production skills and knowledge to advance the impact campaigns of their video initiatives.

Petani Bukan Pemalas (Farmers Are Not Lazy), Malaysia

Seeds, Rights, and Struggle: International Seed Day Documentary Showcase

EngageMedia Editorial 22/04/2021

To commemorate International Seed Day, Cinemata, Freedom Film Network, and the Malaysian Food Security and Sovereignty Forum have curated a video playlist of six films on seed saving and its connection to the farmers’ struggles in Southeast Asia. The full playlist will be available for viewing from April 23 to 26, 2021. After this date, only select films will remain on Cinemata.

[CLOSED] Environmental Impact Lab Round 2 Now Open for Asia-Pacific Filmmakers

Egbert Wits 18/03/2021

The Video for Change Environmental Impact Lab is back for its second edition (and an extended deadline)! EngageMedia is once again calling on Asia-Pacific filmmakers documenting environmental issues to apply to the Environmental Impact Lab, which seeks to strengthen the capacity of filmmakers to create impact with their work.

Five key learnings from the ongoing Environmental Impact Lab

EngageMedia Editorial 03/03/2021

The three-month Environmental Impact Lab with our five Asia-Pacific film initiatives and three impact producers has approached the halfway mark! Together with guest mentors and members of the EngageMedia team, the Impact Lab participants continue to learn how to better design their impact campaigns.

Exploring impact production at the first Video for Change Environmental Impact Lab

EngageMedia Editorial 28/01/2021

EngageMedia kicked off the first session of its Video for Change Environmental Impact Lab, a series of masterclasses on impact production for Asia-Pacific filmmakers working on environmental video initiatives.

Meet the Mentors of the Video for Change Environmental Impact Lab

EngageMedia Editorial 12/01/2021

Impact producers Hollie Fifer, Lina Srivastava, and Dina Purita Antonio-Jufri will serve as mentors for the first Video for Change Environmental Impact Lab. Their combined experience in impact production and excellent networks in the Asia-Pacific will guide the participants in ensuring their environmental video initiatives create more impact.

How video can advance social change: EngageMedia at “Virtual Talks with Video Activists”

King Catoy 04/12/2020

EngageMedia shared at Media Burn’s “Virtual Talks with Video Activists” its experience in using video, open technology, and impact production to support regional movements and raise awareness on social and environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific.

Video for Change: Posts

VIDEO: What is Impact Production?

Creating impact should never be an afterthought: An interview on impact production

Environmental Impact Lab Round 1: 3 months of learning ‘focused, purposeful’ impact production

Seeds, Rights, and Struggle: International Seed Day Documentary Showcase

[CLOSED] Environmental Impact Lab Round 2 Now Open for Asia-Pacific Filmmakers

Five key learnings from the ongoing Environmental Impact Lab

Exploring impact production at the first Video for Change Environmental Impact Lab

Meet the Mentors of the Video for Change Environmental Impact Lab

How video can advance social change: EngageMedia at “Virtual Talks with Video Activists”

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