The film you’ve created is unique, so why limit its horizons with an ‘off the shelf’ outreach plan? We’ve developed a range of innovative techniques to bring independent films to audiences that traditional distribution just can’t reach. 

Driven by our expertise in harnessing people-power, our aim is to craft unique campaigns that will stand out in a crowded digital space.

Creative
impact strategies

Research &
outreach

Community-powered
events

Communications
& social media

Actions & advocacy

Story universes

Innovative tech

Discussion guides

"Film & Campaign brings real and practical knowledge to releasing documentaries across multiple territories and engaging an audience in creative and original ways. We worked together on several pan European releases of documentaries for the European network Moving Docs, for which Film & Campaign created highly innovative and successful distribution and promotion strategies." – Rea Apostilides, Anemon Productions

Strong films need strong campaigns

It’s never too early to start thinking about audiences and outreach – even before you begin production of your film. Filmmakers tell us that our ideation workshops during a film’s development phase sharpened their own focus in storytelling.

More and more producers are succeeding in including campaign development as an integral part of their production budgets. Don't wait until your film is ready for distribution, as this will lead to long delays and missed opportunities.

	IMPACT
Ideation & Research	Development & Buildup	Live Campaign
Development	Production & Post	Distribution
	FILM

Funding is always one of the biggest challenges facing a new outreach campaign. We are not a funder, but we have a track record of helping clients secure funds. Campaigns and initiatives we have worked on were supported by Aktion Mensch, Bertha Foundation, Bertelsmann Stiftung, Creative Europe, Creative Scotland, the Danish Film Institute, Doc Society, Nesta, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, SAP, Seedling Foundation, The StoryBoard Collective, Wellcome Trust, and many others.

Increasingly, producers see the pre-release build-up of an audience as a worthwhile investment: a film that already comes with a built-in audience will be more attractive to commissioning editors, sales agents and distributors.

Some campaigns will generate additional income as part of the action, such as increased sales, crowdfunding or community screening fees.

"From all my time working with you, I value your reliability and the passion for the projects and subjects you engage in. For THE OIL MACHINE, we enjoyed being guided step by step to come up with a campaign narrative which allowed us to attract funding. Since producers juggle so many things already, your support in writing the actual grant applications was invaluable and made our impact campaign happen. Film & Campaign is a trusted partner, and I would recommend them to anyone with an impact campaign in mind." – Sonja Henrici, Sonja Henrici Creates Ltd.

Whatever stage your project is at, if you’re interested in working with us, let’s begin a conversation about how we can work together.

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Below are some case studies of campaigns in a great variety of shapes, sizes and budgets.