We use visual communication to help environmental and social non-profits
create lasting impact
North Country Media House was founded to help meaningful non-profit organizations expand positive environmental and social change. Before launching North Country Media House, filmmaker Mitch Bowmile worked as an in-house creative for two different NPOs in Canada. He saw first-hand just how challenging it was for NPOs to communicate their impact and drive change while working within budget restraints. Now, that's what we specialize in. We work with non-profit organizations to create stunning and impactful visual communication tools within budget so that your organization can focus on what matters most, shaping our world.
Work with us to improve your impact
Advocacy Films are designed to encourage audiences to rally behind a specific cause or desired action to create the change that you want. These films can spark movements, encourage signing petitions, or encourage audiences to change actions in their own lives. These films are intentional, and advocate for a specific cause/action.
Advocacy films work best when paired with additional multimedia assets and a distribution plan
Advocacy Films
In today's media landscape, audiences often need to be overloaded with a message before they engage.
The best approach to creating impactful change through visual communication can often come from taking a multi-media approach.
A complete campaign that incorporates all available visual communication tools and distribution strategies is the best idea for large-scale impact campaigns.
Complete Campaigns
Explainers are generally short videos that concisely explain a concept, idea or narrative in a manner that's easily digestible to your target audience.
These can be done through motion graphics, interviews or even scenes with experts.
Explainers work best as a series.
Explainers
Audiences need to reached repeatedly in order for them to engage.
Web Series' can be a great way to increase the number of outputs behind a project to make sure that you're getting your message out into the world.
Web series follow a theme. They can be part of a complete campaign, or the campaign themselves. They work best with a detailed distribution plan, social media strategy and photography.
Web Series
Educational films and videos are used to teach audiences about a cause, campaign, or issue that your organization needs them to know about. These can take the shape of character-driven films or documentaries to break down complex themes in ways your audience will understand through stories.
Educational films and videos work best as series and when paired with explainers.
Educational Films & Videos
Social Media & SEO
In today's media landscape, the first challenge is getting eyes on your media, the second is getting audiences to engage with it.
That's why social media strategy is more important than ever. If social media is your main distribution network, you need a distribution strategy that will reach target demographics and a creative strategy that will guarantee engagement.
Social media strategy can be implemented independently or as part of any video project or campaign.
We focus on storytelling
Stories inspire audiences on a deeper level through emotional connection and give your organization a sense of humanity.
Storytelling is deeply-rooted in how human beings learn and remember information.
Stories make you feel, cut through the clutter, champion your advocates, engage audiences and inspire action. Emotional hooks, compelling characters and well-structured stories stick in people's minds long after they've finished watching. Stories connect audiences to your mission and build empathy towards it.
Storytelling is the most powerful tool for inspiring audiences, communicating complex subject matter and ultimately creating change.
From development to delivery we focus on telling impactful stories designed to target specific audiences and encourage specific calls to action.
We plan for impact
Everything we do is intentional and designed with impact in mind
That's why the first thing we do when we begin working on a new project is clarify your goals. What is the end-goal of this project? What message do you want to share? Who needs to hear it? What do you want that audience to do with that information? We'll work with you when we first meet to define your message, your audience, your goal and your budget.
From there, our creative team will work backwards from the project's end-goal to create a visual communication strategy that empowers your message, reaches target demographics, encourages a specific call to action, stays within your budget and matches your timeline.
From there, we take a fully collaborative approach from development to distribution as your impact partners.
We use visual communication tools to reach your goals
We use visual communication tools to create a plan that matches your goal and budget
Once we define our project goals, message, audience and call to action our creative team develops a project proposal that matches your goal and budget.
We'll outline what communication tools will work best and add our creative flare to showcase our vision for the project.
While our focus is on film and video, we take a holistic approach to all of our projects, encouraging non-profits to explore all types of visual communication tools including photography, stock imagery/video and social media marketing strategy to reach our goals.
Well-rounded campaigns with multiple types of creative assets reach audiences better through repetition.
Hire us to create visual impact campaigns
From development and direction to post-production our team can handle the entire filmmaking process from concept to completion.
Hire us to create a film, video or series
Have an idea for a film or series and need someone to bring it to light? Our team will work with you from concept to completion to craft your vision.
Hire us as your production team
Already have a well-crafted campaign in place? Bring us on to implement it. We are fully prepared to support any project as the production crew filling out all roles including directors, cinematographers, sound recordists, photographers and post-production specialists.
Hire us for drone cinematography and photography
Our licensed drone operators carry advanced licenses in Canada and are capable of capturing footage nationally and navigating permissions to capture footage internationally.
Hire us for campaign management, distribution and social media management
Our distribution and management team ensure the largest impact for your films and videos.
Hire us to create your stock library
Work with us to build your stock library of photos and videos.
Our films are intended to drive change and connect people with your work. Whether your goal is advocacy for an environmental cause, to raise awareness for a socioeconomic issue or to raise funds for those in need, our films directly influence real-world action and campaigns. From full-scale documentaries to short impact films for non-profits, our storytelling knows no boundaries. We work with you to share your story so you can keep changing the world.
