IMPACT
Beyond Premieres Impact helps filmmakers create a tangible impact with their art. We hope to build bridges between filmmakers and organisations working on the conservation frontline, and harness the power of filmmaking to create a wave of change.
As impact-driven filmmakers ourselves, we noticed a gap between emerging filmmakers hoping to create a significant impact and those working at the grassroots level. Similarly, conservationists in the field often require help from filmmakers who are skilled science communicators to amplify their work. We refer to various case studies, use our network and, based on our own industry experience, help people collaborate. It’s a bit like conservation matchmaking!
Beyond Premieres also supports filmmakers to strategise a multi-pronged, ground-level campaign that helps embed impact in the DNA of a film project through outreach, education, capacity building, artist collaborations, and legal and policy change advice.
There is no time like now to come together as powerful filmmakers and make more than just films – go one step ‘Beyond Premieres’.
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What happens when we stop capturing stories and start co-creating them? At IMPACT 2025, award-winning filmmaker and storyteller Gunjan Menon joined us to explore exactly that. In her keynote, Visual Journeys: Harnessing Filmmaking and Storytelling, Gunjan shared how film can be a powerful tool for shifting tourism narratives, from extractive to regenerative, from surface-level to soul-stirring.
Through her work in Nepal, India, and Bhutan, Gunjan has helped destinations share community-led stories that promote ecological sustainability, cultural integrity, and meaningful travel experiences. Her presentation invited attendees to slow down, listen deeply, and embrace storytelling as a practice of care. Below, she shares more about her approach to regenerative tourism, ethical filmmaking, and what it truly means to hold space for others’ stories.
The ‘No More Deaths from Ghost Nets’ in India campaign proposes recommendations for reducing deaths from ghost nets in the country.
Model: Tanisha Kale.
Do you need impact consultation?
Describe the kind of support you are looking for and we will get back to you:
Grassroots action consulting
Impact film producing
Legal consulting (Currently available in India only)
Impact campaigns strategy
Impact filmmaking/Theory of change keynote
Impact measurement
Community co-creation for impact goals