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Why Brands Say Yes: Building Partnerships in Film and TV
Brands can feel out of reach. So how do you find them, approach them, and turn a cold ask into a real partnership? Discover how to navigate the process from the people who've done it.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Session
Stills
Wild East
A Romanian environmentalist risks everything to expose IKEA's destruction of ancient forest, in an urgent, gripping portrait of one person's fight against powerful corporate interests
  • Maia Wikler
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
Film
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Wild Futures with Hannah Stitfall
Join wildlife presenter, author and filmmaker Hannah Stitfall for a wild and interactive adventure into the natural world.
  • Talks Programme
Talk
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Wild Futures: Animal Crafters
Join us to make a fabulous flamingo, a leaping leopard or a beautiful butterfly!
  • Participation & Engagement Programme
Workshop
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Wild Futures: Creative World of Mask Making
The creative world of mask-making is perfect for curious makers aged 5+
  • Participation & Engagement Programme
Workshop
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Wild Futures: If Animals Could Talk, What Might They Say?
Did you ever have an ice cream with a goat? Join us for a relaxed workshop in response to our shorts programme: On Humans and Animals.
  • Participation & Engagement Programme
Workshop
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Wild Futures: Mini Lantern Parade
Join the giant orange tip butterfly and her friend the crocodile to explore the Winter Gardens in a Mini Parade
  • Participation & Engagement Programme
Event
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The Wind's Thirst
In Colombia's La Guajira desert, three Wayuu guardians fight corporate powers exploiting their ancestral land, as green energy projects and a vital reservoir serve everyone but them.
  • Alejandro Valbuena
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
Film
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WOLF
Tilda Swinton guides us through the life of cult British musician Patrick Wolf, weaving together archive and animation to illuminate a singular artistic journey.
  • Christian Cargill
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
Film
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The Wolf
Yuan, a 60 year old former village mayor in Shanghai, seeks freedom through heartbreak, marriage and LGBTQ+ repression in modern China.
  • Wancheng Gu, Prasad Sudhakar Shetty
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
Film
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Women in Film and TV Drinks Reception
Women in Film and TV (WFTV) are delighted to invite festival delegates to a reception celebrating the women of Sheffield DocFest 2026.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Social

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