Programme A-Z
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A Last Big Story
Jon Snow comes out of retirement for one last investigation, travelling to Zambia to uncover a mining disaster being covered up by officials.
  • Laura Warner
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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A Last Big Story + Conversation
Join us for a special screening of this film, followed by a discussion with the director, Laura Warner and protagonist Jon Snow. Moderated by Ben De Pear.
  • Film Programme
Film
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The Last First: Winter K2
A 2021 expedition to be the first to summit K2 in winter left five dead, exposing the fault lines of modern mountaineering.
  • Amir Bar-Lev
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Lesbian Lines
An intimate portrait of a network of underground telephone helplines established by a small community of Irish lesbians in 1979.
  • Cara Holmes
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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Letter Across the Channel: Five Years of Transnational Filmmaking and Education​
Through filmmaking, students critically explore culture, authorship, and knowledge-making across three interconnected cinema worlds spanning the UK, Nigeria, and Germany​.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Session
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The Lie That Exposed The Truth
When Ellie Williams' grooming allegations went viral, they triggered national outrage and tore the town of Barrow apart. But was there a truth beneath the lies? 
  • Ceri Isfryn , Katie Hindley
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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Life Support
A group of international doctors breach the blockade of Gaza. What they find is the calculated dismantling of life itself.
  • Daniele Rugo
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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Life Support + Conversation
Join us for a special screening of this film, plus a discussion with the director, Daniele Rugo and two protagonists from the film, Prof. Nick Maynard and Dr. Ana Jeelani. Moderated by Asif Kapadia.
  • Film Programme
Film
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The Long Cuban Night
Captured entirely on phone footage, a group of Cuban artists risk everything to document their uprising against a government trying to silence them.
  • Sergio Fernandez Borras
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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Looking Out of a Window - in partnership with ArtWorks Together Festival
Looking Out of a Window - in partnership with ArtWorks Together Festival, a new artwork from Sheffield resident Jodie Cooper.
  • Participation & Engagement Programme
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Magma
Searching for answers about her Algerian family's ties to both sides of the Independence war, a filmmaker uncovers a tangle of contradicting buried histories.
  • Mia Bendrimia
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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Making a Living: A Working Session on Sustainable Practice
A facilitated working session bringing producers and industry leaders together to confront fee deferral and financial precarity, working towards a shared framework for fairer practice.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Session
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The Man Will Burn
Drawing on extraordinary archive footage and unforgettable first-hand stories, a series tracing the origins and wild evolution of the iconic Burning Man festival.
  • Jehane Noujaim, Vikram Gandhi
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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Manhood
A Dallas businessman sets out to make penis enlargement as commonplace as Botox, pulling back the curtain on shame, sex and American masculinity.
  • Daniel Lombroso
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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Marketplace Café
Located in the heart of the Marketplace, the cafe offers a comfortable space where you can grab a coffee, a bite to eat, and set up meetings with fellow industry delegates and festival guests.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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Matininó
In Puerto Rico, a multi-generational group of women confront violence and abuse through a shared creative fantasy rich in colour, mythology and play.
  • Gabriela Díaz Arp
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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Maxine Peake in Conversation with Paul Sng
Actor Maxine Peake and filmmaker Paul Sng discuss how working class voices are represented in the media and on screen in the age of populism.
  • Talks Programme
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Maybe Tomorrow
When activist Wafa Mustafa's father disappears under Assad's regime, her search for answers becomes a story of memory, identity and resilience.
  • Waad Al-Kateab, Wafa Mustafa
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
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Meet the Festivals Roundtable
Meet festival and market representatives to gain insight into their programming lines.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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Meet the Funds Roundtable
Meet international funders to discover how they can support your next project.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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Meet the International Delegates
Join the British Council in extending a warm Yorkshire welcome to the international delegates participating in this year's festival.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Social
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Meet the Podcasts Roundtable
Meet experts from the podcast industry at this intimate roundtable session.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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Meet the Sales Roundtable
Meet sales agents to learn how they build distribution strategies.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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MeetMarket
Selected projects have the opportunity to meet with international and UK industry representatives in one of the world's largest documentary markets.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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MeetMarket Rough Cut Presentations
Our Rough Cut Screenings are an opportunity for five selected MeetMarket teams to show part of their documentaries to a room of industry representatives and delegates, to discuss, receive feedback and find partners to move their projects forward. By invitation only.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity

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