Impact Now: Activating Change Through Film

14 Jun, 2025, 2.30 PM @ Atelier Gardens

Event language: English

A hands-on deep dive into how films can drive real-world change through impact distribution, campaigns, and advocacy. Following an introduction outlining key concepts and real-world examples, breakout sessions will explore the definitions, differences, and strategies behind each approach. Whether you're aiming to shift public opinion, influence policy, or mobilize communities, this session offers concrete tools for effective impact work.

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Program Info

Introduction

A deep dive into Impact Campaigning, Impact Advocacy and Impact Distribution.

Guest

Vivian Schröder

Vivian Schröder started her career in the film industry producing commercials in the entertainment sector.Since 2012 she has been working closely with Boekamp & Kriegsheim.There she focused on the production of documentaries and series.Through B&K's production The Bornio Case, she got to know the principle of Impact Producing and has been working as Germany's first Impact Producer since 2020. She co-founded The Good Media Network and Dokumentale.

Breakout Session

Through three breakout sessions, participants will gain a hands-on, in-depth insight into impact strategies for distribution, campaigns, and advocacy to drive real-world change. Three experts will lead the sessions, where the topics will be explored in detail, and tools and methods will be developed in groups to effectively foster impact.

Guests

Kristie Robinson

Kristie Robinson is a British impact producer with over a decade of experience. From 2013 to 2019, she worked with DocSociety on Good Pitch events across the Western Hemisphere, collaborating mainly with Latin American film teams on impact strategy and campaign building. A trained journalist, Kristie lived in Argentina for 12 years before relocating to Spain in 2018. Since then, her work as an impact producer and consultant has bridged Europe and Latin America. She is a member of GIPA and EWA.

Leslie Thomas

Leslie Thomas is a documentary producer/director, human rights campaigner, Emmy-winning art director, and architect. Recent projects include The Sharp Edge of Peace (producer), about Afghan women peace negotiators, The Prosecutors (director/producer), featuring human rights lawyers prosecuting military combatants for war crimes, and Syria Justice (co-director), on Syrian regime-led war crimes. She co-edited Witnesses to War: The Children of Syria and founded ART WORKS Projects.

Eliza May

Elisa May, born in 1990 in Dresden, trained as a media designer at NDR Hamburg and studied Media Management at the University of Cologne. She was Head of Home Entertainment at mindjazz pictures for three years. After participating in international programs like the Locarno Academy and Locarno Pro, she co-founded the communication agency KERN DES GANZEN in 2020. As Managing Director, she develops marketing and press strategies for theatrical, home and digital film releases.