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Friday 10 June 2011
WELCOME TO DOC/FEST 2011!
The Festival is now in full swing. There are still some tickets available for many of the high profile Public Sessions and Film Screenings.
Over the next three days of the Festival, guests and speakers at Doc/Fest include Morgan Spurlock, Albert Maysles, Nick Broomfield, Bruce Parry, Molly Dinneen, Leonard Retel Helmrich and John Akomfrah.
Get your tickets before they sell out! To book, visit The Showroom Box Office / T: 0114 275 7727
PUBLIC SESSIONS
Bruce Parry Interview – Friday 10 June, 18.45, The Lyceum
The Revolution Will be Tweeted – Saturday 11 June, 09.30, The Crucible Studio
John Akomfrah Masterclass – Saturday 11 June, 10.00, Town Hall Reception Rooms
Bedlam Masterclass - How The King's Speech Got Made and Other Stories – Saturday 11 June, 11.30, The Lyceum
Morgan Spurlock: The Greatest Masterclass Ever Sold – Saturday 11 June, 16.00, The Lyceum
Albert Maysles Masterclass – Saturday 11 June, 18.00, The Lyceum
Nick Broomfield Masterclass – Sunday 12 June, 12.15, HUBS C
The Do’s and Don’ts of Social Media - Sunday 12 June, 12.15, Town Hall Council Chamber
Molly Dineen in Conversation – Sunday 12 June, 14.15, HUBS C
GET '10 FILMS FOR THE PRICE OF 8' WITH A TEN/DOC PASS
If it's film screenings you are particularly interested in, you can get 10 docs for the price of 8 with a Ten/Doc Pass - a great way to see the Festival on a budget. To book please contact the Showroom Cinema
Prices: £58.00 / £48.00 concessions
BUY SINGLE TICKETS FOR FILMS & SELECTED SESSIONS.
Buy tickets for films and selected sessions.
Prices: Films – £7.25 / £5.75 concs / Sessions – £11.00 / £9.00 concs
REGISTER FOR A DOC/FEST DELEGATE PASS ON SITE There's still time to register for a Delegate Pass, on site at the Festival.
On-site Standard Pass: £280 + VAT
On-site Concession Pass: £120 + VAT
No further discounts will be availabe after this date.
To register, come to the Sky1 Delegate Centre at The Workstation on Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX.
DOCUMENTARIES ON DEVONSHIRE GREEN - FREE OUTDOOR SCREENING EVENT - SATURDAY 11 JUNE
DOCUMENTARIES ON DEVONSHIRE GREEN
FREE Outdoor Screening Event
SATURDAY 11 JUNE 13:00 - 21:00
To celebrate our move to June, join us for an afternoon of documentaries on a giant screen outdoors on the green, in the hub of Sheffield. Please click the links for more information on the films.
13.00 - Encounters at the End of the World
Dir. Werner Herzog / United States / 2007
Grey Gardens Parade - 14:15 - Showroom Cinema to Devonshire Green
Put on your headscarves and join others dressed as Edie from Grey Gardens for a parade from The Showroom with all the whistles and instruments you bring along and walk together to Devonshire Green, where legendary documentary maker Albert Maysles will introduce the film:
15.00 - Grey Gardens
Dir. Albert Maysles, David Maysles , Muffie Meyer, Ellen Hovde / United States / 1976
17.00 - Short Film Collection:
Radiostan - Dir. Tomas Sheridan / Russia / 2010
The Day We Danced on the Moon - Dir. Tristan Daws / Germany / 2010
Humanoids - Mariana Oliva / United Kingdom / 2010
Jimmy - Martin Smith / United Kingdom / 2011
Born in USSR - Simona Zemaityte / Lithuania, Turkey / 2010
The Art of Remembrance - Raul Paz Pastrana / United States / 2010
Messenger of the Great River - Noble Fox / Mali / 2011
19.00 - Cave of Forgotten Dreams Dir. Werner Herzog / United Kingdom, Germany, United States, Canada, France / 2011
The films will also be screened simultaneously inside at The Forum so still come along if it rains!
PLAN YOUR DOC/FEST ON YOUR PHONE: NEW MOBILE WEBSITE
This year the Festival schedule is also available in a mobile web version, where you will be able to add your favourite sessions, events and films to your own personal schedule. Use your My Doc/Fest log in to add events and view your schedule. Select your favourite events and add to your personal schedule by using the star function. Accessible on a selection of mobile devices. Most suitable for Smart Phones / the Android Blackberry
Go to m.sheffdocfest.com.
Thank you to: Crossover, Commissioning the Future and Documentary Campus
Supported: by MEDIA
BLAST THEORY AT DOC/FEST - FREE INTERACTIVE PROJECT
This year at Sheffield Doc/Fest we are proud to announce the attendance of Blast Theory and their interactive project – Ulrike and Eamon Compliant.
Blast Theory is renowned internationally as one of the most adventurous artists' groups using interactive media, creating groundbreaking new forms of performance and interactive art that mixes audiences across the internet, live performance and digital broadcasting.
This project is funded by Art Council England and Supported by Sheffield Theatres.
Ulrike and Eamon Compliant
Thursday 9 – Saturday 11 June / 12.00 - 18.00 / Winter Garden
Step inside the mind of a terrorist. Ulrike and Eamon Compliant is a solo walk where you receive and make phone calls. Combining documentary elements with interactive narrative, it is based on the lives of Ulrike Meinhof (Red Army Faction) and Eamon Collins (Irish Republican Army).
For more information, please visit www.blasttheory.co.uk
DOC/FEST 2011 MERCHANDISE ON SALE NOW!
The Doc/Fest Shop is open!
Designed exclusively by the award-winning design agency The Designers Republic, these stylish, limited edition Doc/Fest Sex & Docs & Roc 'n' Roll t-shirts are very much in demand and a bargain at only £12 each! Choose from black or white (with pink detail). Buy your t-shirts online today here whilst stocks last! T-shirts and other exclusive Doc/Fest merchandise will be available from the Doc/Fest Merchandise Stall in The Showroom Cinema and the Sheffield Train Station during the Festival.
DOC/FEST BEER NOW AVAILABLE IN SHEFFIELD PUBS!
This year Sheffield Doc/Fest is proud to be collaborating with local brewers Thornbridge Brewery, for a second year, to produce a special festival beer, and give you an authentic taste of Sheffield; an English pale ale, (4.3% ABV) medium bodied with grassy, fruity hop flavours, pours golden orange. For a list of the Doc/Fest Beer Stockists, please visit Doc/Fest Beer
Also look out for the special souvenir beer mats.
MORGAN SPURLOCK to open SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST plus European premiers for five Sundance titles
Click on the above title to open press release.
04 May 2011
OPENING NIGHT - MORGAN SPURLOCK THE GREATEST MOVIE EVER SOLD
This year, Sheffield Doc/Fest is proud to announce that Morgan Spurlock will be opening the Festival on Wednesday 08 June. Academy Award-nominated documentary director, who made the international hit film Super Size Me is here for the European Premiere of his latest feature;
Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold + live Q&A with Morgan Spurlock
Tickets include entry to the Opening Night Party
Wed 08 June / 19:15 / The Showroom Cinema
Public tickets for this event are £15 / £12 concessions. There is a limited allocation of tickets for this event so book from The Showroom as soon as possible.
On Saturday 11 June, there is another chance to see Spurlock in an exclusive live interview - The Greatest Masterclass Ever Sold. Listen to the voice of one of the most successful documentary filmmakers of the last decade as he talks about his successes, his failures, and what it takes to make it in the documentary world.
Tickets for Opening Night and all other Doc/Fest events go on sale on Monday 09 May at The Showroom Box Office.
The full film and session programme will also be announced on Monday, check on the website and pick up your FREE Festival Magazine on 21 May in the Saturday Guardian or from venues around Sheffield.
REGISTER NOW FOR DOC/FEST 2011 - DELEGATE LIST IS LIVE
Don't miss out on the UK’s must-attend documentary event of the year. 2010 attracted a record number of delegates, so get in quick and secure your place at Sheffield Doc/Fest and your VIP invitation to Opening Night with Morgan Spurlock
Standard Pass: £250 + VAT (This is a full Doc/Fest Delegate pass which includes access to the full festival as well as the Crossover Summit).
(Concession Pass: £95 + VAT).
Crossover Summit Day Pass: £160 + VAT (This pass will get you in to the Crossover Summit on Wednesday 08 June 2011 ONLY).
You can see who has already registered - THE 2011 DOC/FEST DELEGATE LIST GOES LIVE TODAY! Go to DELEGATES.
To register now go to www.sheffdocfest.com/registration
NEW TALENT OPPORTUNITIES AT SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST
There are still places available for DocDay and DFG Day. For more information about our Festival and year round opportunities, please visit new talent.
DocDay
Wednesday 09 June / 09:30 - 18:00 / The HUBS
DocDay is an inspiring, intensive and entertaining day of hands-on sessions and workshops for young filmmakers produced by The Documentary Filmmakers Group (DFG). It’s an amazing chance to hear first hand from the professionals, and learn about how they approach documentary filmmaking.
Tickets cost 17.50 per person. The event is free for teaching staff accompanying a group of students.
To book, please email chris@sidf.co.uk.
DFG Day
Thursday 09 June / 09:30 - 17:30 / The Chapel
DFG Day is a great opportunity to move ahead in the documentary world. Across four exciting and informative sessions you'll hear from the execs who are hiring, commissioners who are buying and the directors who are inspiring the next generation of doc filmmakers. DFG Day is produced by The Documentary Filmmakers Group (DFG).
DFG Day is followed by a drinks reception open to all DFG DAY attendees.
Tickets cost £40 per person.
Book via the Showroom Box Office: By Tel: 0114 275 7727 or online at http://www.showroomworkstation.org.uk.
If you have any queries about DFG Day or DocDay please email info@sidf.co.uk.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH INDIEGOGO FOR CROWDFUNDING
We're delighted to launch a pioneering new crowdfunding partnership with IndieGoGo - check out our channel of Doc/Fest Crowdfunding Fellows.
This is a new frontier for crowdfunding in the UK and as people who get very excited about what crowdfunding can do, this is a thrill for us.
We're announcing a multi-year partnership that aims to significantly open up and promote crowdfunding projects and opportunities to European investors and filmmakers. The partnership will create Crowdfunding Fellows, selected by Doc/Fest from pre-existing IndieGoGo projects and actively promoted throughout the international documentary community.
The first Crowdfunding Fellows Doc/Fest we've selected are being hosted on our IndieGoGo page which will be updated frequently as more noteworthy projects arise.
The first five projects are:
Anyone Can Play Guitar - Goal: $30,000, raised $32,569.
You've Been Trumped - Goal: $19,000, raised $19,633.
Kettling of the Voices - Goal: $16,000, Ending 14 June.
Victor, Victorioso - Goal: $9.000, Ending 11 June.
Up in Smoke - Goal: $6,000, Ending 01 July.
The Real Social Network - Goal: $2443, Ending 29 May.
Just Do It - Goal $8000, Ending 07 August.
Heath Life - Goal: $5000, Ending 02 August.
We would like to congratulate the creators of Anyone Can Play Guitar and You’ve Been Trumped for successfully exceeding their original goals.
If you'd like to join the revolution, set up your own crowdfunding project, and be considered as one of our Crowdfunding Fellows, then email charlie@sidf.co.uk.
DFG PITCH CALL FOR ENTRIES
DFG are calling for entries to The DFG Pitch. Deadline: 5pm on 18 May.
Are you an emerging documentary filmmaker who’s looking to take their idea to the next stage with development funding?
The DFG Pitch, supported by The Grierson Trust is a fantastic opportunity for six emerging filmmakers to get the chance to pitch their ideas for development funding in front of an industry panel during DFG Day at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011.
DFG is now offering the chance for filmmakers to receive a development package of up to £10k (including cash) to make a taster.
What DFG are looking for:
Diverse, original and engaging single story documentary ideas that could be realised into a film up to 90 minutes in length. This development package is aimed at films for the UK documentary market and all ideas must be UK based. Finalists will pitch their ideas live on stage at Doc/Fest to a panel of industry professionals including top commissioners, exec producers, as well as to DFG and The Grierson Trust.
To apply submit a ONE page proposal and supporting CV to DFG by email to submissions@thedfg.org by Wednesday 18 May, 5pm.
REMINDERS, REMINDERS, REMINDERS
Pitch Deadlines Reminders
Channel 4 First Cut Pitch - Win a 10-12 week placement to direct a half-hour film with a £50,000 budget. For non-London UK filmmakers. Deadline: Friday 06 May 2011.
Mini Meet Market - a unique opportunity for new and emerging documentary filmmakers to meet executive producers in an informal setting, to get feedback on how you pitched it as well as pointers on how it needs developing, where to go next, and how to improve your chances of getting funding. Deadline: 5pm on Wednesday 11 May 2011.
Aspiring presenters from a variety of academic disciplines can enter the Specialist Factual Presenting Pitch. To apply or for more information please contact Lucy Baxter on Lucy@mandrakefilms.co.uk Deadline: 6pm on Friday 20 May 2011.
If you have any general queries about our pitch competitions, please email charlie@sidf.co.uk.
Reminders
Book your accommodation and travel for Doc/Fest 2011 today!
For great discount and offers see the website.
CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR THE GOOD PITCH EUROPE 2011
The Good Pitch Europe is now open until Friday May 27 2011. For more information and how to apply, please visit here.
The Channel 4 Britdoc Foundation and Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program are delighted to announce that the Good Pitch is staging its first Europe‐wide call out for the autumn event, to take place at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London on Tuesday 25 October 2011.
The Good Pitch Europe 2011 is looking to find social justice documentary film projects that both corporate and non-profit partners can collaborate on; films which tell great stories that, directly or indirectly, raise important contemporary global and national subjects and enhance our understanding of the world.
The eight selected European filmmaking teams will then pitch their project and its associated outreach campaign with the aim of creating a unique coalition around each film to accelerate its impact and influence.
For more information contact Elise McCave at the Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation: elise@britdoc.org or +44 (0)20 7534 9622
CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR THE GRIERSONS 2011
The Grierson Trust announces three new awards as it launches its annual call for entries to the UK’s most prestigious awards in documentary film making: Grierson 2011 – The British Documentary Awards.
The 11 award categories include Best Arts Documentary, Best Science Documentary, Best Documentary Series and Best Newcomer Award which also carries a cash prize of £3,000.
Grierson 2011 is open to documentaries from anywhere in the world, although they must have had their first UK screening within the qualifying period 01 May 2010 to 30 April 2011. Entry forms can be found here. The closing date for entries is 6pm on Wednesday 01 June 2011. The winners will be announced at the Grierson 2011 Award Ceremony which will take place at BFI Southbank, London on the evening of Tuesday 01 November 2011.
The Grierson Trust is generously supported by Shell International, ENVY, British Council, BFI, and Sopher + Co.
Wednesday 6th April 2011
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW TALENT AT SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST - GET INVOLVED!
This year at Sheffield Doc/Fest there will be many opportunities for New Talent, emerging film makers or people who want to be involved in the industry but want to find out more.
DFG Day
Thursday 9 June / The Chapel / 9.30 - 17.30
DFG Day is a great opportunity to move ahead in the documentary world. Across four exciting and informative sessions you'll hear from the execs who are hiring, commissioners who are buying and the directors who are inspiring the next generation of doc filmmakers.
£40.00 per person (inc VAT). To book: Call or visit the Showroom Box Office T: 0114 275 7727 If you have any queries about DFG Day E: info@sidf.co.uk
DocDay for 16-21 year olds
Wednesday 8 June / The HUBS / 9.30 – 18.00 (includes a DocDay film screening)
Doc Day tickets are now on sale £17.50 per person (inc VAT)
Doc Day is a unique day just for students who are making, or want to make, documentaries and could use a little help from the experts.
To Book: contact Doc/Fest’s Festival Administrator Chris Black via E: chris@sidf.co.uk or T: 0114 276 5141
Mini-MeetMarket
Friday 10 June / Channing Hall / 10.30 - 13.30
The Mini-MeetMarket is a unique opportunity for new and emerging documentary filmmakers to meet executive producers in an informal setting at the Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Filmmakers are invited to submit a short proposal – no more than 250 words in length – together with a brief biography and full contact details to grace@thedfg.org by 5pm on Wednesday 11th May 2010. The application must fit on one side of A4.
More information can be found here.
Today’s Headlines, Tomorrow’s Docs
Friday 10 June / The HUBS / 16.00
Choose a real-life story from a newspaper headline and pitch it to our panel of experts who will mentor and finally vote for the pitch ‘most likely to succeed’!
The session is free so to get involved contact the Doc/Fest team on
E: info@sidf.co.uk T: 0114 276 5141
DOC/FEST PRESENTS AT THE SHOWROOM TONIGHT
Wednesday 6 April / The Showroom Cinema / 19.00
Nenette
Dir. Nicholas Philibert / 2010 / France
Nenette is a 40 year old orang-utan who has been kept in Jardin des Plantes Exotiques zoo for nearly all her life. Nicolas Philibert follows Nenette and some of her fellow companions in a somewhat melancholic existence, he does not include humans in his film, instead it is a portrayal of an almost human life; she has outlived three husbands, given birth to four children and now, convalescing from major surgery, she sits, looking directly to the camera and goes through her daily routine. Focusing on Nenette, Philibert intimately films her personality traits as human voices speculate on her thoughts, her trials and her introspective ways. Nenette is a poignant film that documents the human qualities and every day life of an animal behind bars.
"If the tea-drinking Nénette remains an enigmatic figure, Philibert makes fascinatingly clear how we humans project our own feelings and thoughts onto her" Tom Dawson, Total Film.
For screening times and to book tickets, visit the Showroom website or call the Box Office on T: 0114 275 727
478 MEETMARKET SUBMISSIONS FOR DOC/FEST 2011!
We are delighted to announce that we have received 478 projects from 45 countries as submissions to MeetMarket, Doc/Fest's pitching initiative designed to match documentary, factual and cross-platform makers' most innovative project ideas with UK and international decision makers.
From the submissions, approximately 65 projects will be selected and offered the opportunity to request meetings with, and pitch to, a choice of over 200 decision makers.
These include representatives from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Five, Arte France, ARTE ZDF, Irish Film Board, RTE, VPRO, YouTube, IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, NHK, TRT, Tribeca Film Funds, Ford Foundation, PBS, Sundance Institute, Submarine, ETV, DR TV, YLE, HBO, Ceska Televize, YouTube, TG4, Oscilloscope Laboratories, ICA Films, Dogwoof, Soda Pictures, AVRO, KBS, Cinetic FilmBuff, Indieflix, SBS, SABC.
To see the full list of key decision makers who are attending Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011, go to
CHANNEL 4 PITCH WORKSHOPS
Channel 4 are offering an opportunity for five contenders to compete in front of a panel of executive producers and Aysha Rafaele, Channel 4 commissioning editor for First Cut. The prize is a chance to make a 24 minute film for Channel 4’s critically-acclaimed documentary new talent strand, First Cut. The winner will receive a 10 week freelance placement at a production company to direct a half hour, on a budget of £50k. For the first time there will also be a runner’s up prize of £5k development funding from the new Channel4 Alpha Fund which supports Creative Diversity. The pitch is open to regionally based, experienced AP's and up-and-coming directors, who have not yet received a Director credit on a network primetime documentary film. This is not an entry level pitch .
For more information and the application form, please visit sheffdocfest.com/view/channel4pitch or Channel 4
Please complete the application form and e-mail it to sheffieldpitch@channel4.co.uk by Friday 26 May 2011.
PITCH FOR WELLCOME TRUST FUNDING
The Wellcome Trust Broadcast Development Awards Pitch is confirmed to return to Sheffield Doc/Fest for a fourth year. Applicants are invited to apply for the chance to pitch a programme idea (in any genre) to a judging panel. The ideas need to engage the audience with contemporary or historical biomedical science, in an innovative and accessible way.
Awards of up to £10,000 are available and may be given to more than one project. The prize will enable the pitched ideas to be developed into high impact, well-researched proposals to help secure a UK broadcast platform and production funding.
The pitch and the announcement of the awards will take place on Friday 10 June as part of Science at Sheffield.
For more information and to download an application form please visit here. To discuss your project idea before applying please email t.ziessen@wellcome.ac.uk or s.cropley@wellcome.ac.uk
Closing date is 28 April
SPECIALIST FACTUAL NEW TALENT PITCH
The Specialist Factual New Talent Pitch gives new talent presenters from a range of academic disciplines the chance to show a panel of commissioning editors, specialist factual producers, agents and funders what they can do.
The winner will make a development film with Discovery Channel Europe!
Deadline for applications is 18.00 on 20 May 2011
To apply or for more information visit here or please contact Lucy Baxter, with a one page outline of your idea/research, biography and example of media/presentation work (DVDs can be posted if necessary)
VOLUNTEER FOR SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST
Every year we rely on the support of over 180 volunteers to make the festival a success. If you are hard-working and enthusiastic, interested in the wonderful world of film and TV, and want to work behind-the-scenes of a world-class international festival, then we want to hear from you!
REMINDERS, REMINDERS, REMINDERS!
REGISTER AS A DOC/FEST DELEGATE FOR 2011 here - Standard pass £250 + VAT / Concessionary pass £95 + VAT
BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION & TRAVEL FOR DOC/FEST 2011 ASAP to get the best rates.
STRAIGHT 8 2011 DEADLINE EXTENDED / CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AND SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST SCREENING CONFIRMED
The deadline for delivering your straight 8 2011 entry has been extended to Midnight 18 April.
Enter at straight8.net, make a film on a single cartridge of super 8 film, you send it back - exposed but un-developed - to straight 8 in London and upload an original soundtrack by April 26.
The best entries will be premiered at straight 8’s legendary Cannes film festival event on 18 may. In June, straight 8 return to the Sheffield international documentary festival to premiere the best documentary entries of the year. Anyone, anywhere can enter now, make a great film, and be there or at other amazing Straight 8 screenings worldwide in 2011.
For more information and to register, visit www.straight8.net or E: will@straight8.net
DVD COMPETITION - IN THE LAND OF THE FREE
Powerful and important documentary In The Land Of The Free came to DVD on 28 March 2011, and to mark its release we have 5 copies to give away. In the Land of the Free is a powerful documentary that examines the story of Herman Wallace, Albert Woodfox and Robert King. They are known as the Angola 3 and have spent almost a century between them in solitary confinement in Angola, the Louisiana state penitentiary. Herman and Albert are still held in solitary confinement after thirty seven years. How could this be? In America. Today. The film is directed by Vadim Jean (Leon The Pig Farmer, Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather) and narrated by Samuel L Jackson.
To be in with a chance of winning, just answer this simple question: In which film did In The Land Of The Free narrator Samuel L Jackson play a father on death row?
a) Pulp Fiction
b) Coach Carter
c) A Time To Kill
In The Land Of The Free is out on DVD on 28 March 2011.
Thursday 24 March 2011
FINAL CALL FOR 2011 MEETMARKET APPLICATIONS: DEADLINE 1 APRIL
SUBMIT YOUR PROJECTS TO MEETMARKET BY FRIDAY 1 APRIL
MeetMarket* is Doc/Fest's pitching initiative designed to match documentary, factual and cross-platform makers' most innovative project ideas with UK and international decision makers. The personalised, matchmaking format allows you to discuss your project creatively in detail and is extremely effective. In 2010, MeetMarket generated over £20 million worth of deals, confirmed or in negotiation.
This year, we will select approximately 65 projects to pitch, all of whom will have one-to-one meeting with key funders and decision-makers match-made and scheduled. Projects can be at any stage from early development to post-production, and don't need to have financing secured. Producers can be from anywhere in the world and we welcome international submissions.
Projects can be in any genre of documentary/factual, from factual entertainment through to art/installation documentaries. We also welcome cross-platform/interactive projects and those projects looking to raise finance and distribute/exhibit their projects through alternative strategies including via crowd funding and third sector.
If you are selected you are offered the opportunity to request meetings with, and pitch to, a high number of decision makers. 196 key industry decision makers have now confirmed their attendance at Doc/Fest 2011. These include representatives from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Five, Arte France, ARTE ZDF, Irish Film Board, RTE, VPRO, YouTube, IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, NHK, TRT, Tribeca Film Funds, Ford Foundation, PBS, Sundance Institute, Submarine, ETV, DR TV, YLE, HBO, Ceska Televize, YouTube, TG4, Oscilloscope Laboratories, ICA Films, Dogwoof, Soda Pictures, AVRO, KBS, Cinetic FilmBuff, Indieflix, SBS, SABC and many more. See the full list of who is attending at sheffdocfest.com/buyers
The application process requires a synopsis, one-minute teaser, headline budget figures, and biographical information on participants.
For full details about MeetMarket and advice and tips on how to make your application the very best see sheffdocfest.com/view/meetmarket
Submissions for the the 2011 MeetMarket are subject to an administration fee of £15 plus VAT per project.
For more information and to SUBMIT YOUR 2011 MEETMARKET APPLICATION ONLINE NOW go to sheffdocfest.com/meetmarket
For more info on MeetMarket, and to enquire about applying and whether your projects are suitable, contact Doc/Fest's Marketplace Director Charlie Phillips, charlie@sidf.co.uk
MeetMarket is kindly supported by the MEDIA programme of the European Union.
FREE MUSIC DOWNLOADS FOR MEETMARKET APPLICANTS WITH AUDIO NETWORK
Audio Network, the international music company, is delighted to support Doc/Fest’s MeetMarket again this June. As part of this partnership, we’re offering all MeetMarket applicants the opportunity to download up to 50 tracks for free for use in their pitches and presentations.
Cleared for multi-platform, worldwide – forever, Audio Network’s catalogue of over 34,000 tracks is the perfect resource for documentary filmmakers. Audio Network provide a catalogue of high quality, original music created by over 250 world-class composers to the TV, advertising, film and new media industries. Search, listen and download at www.audionetwork.com
To download up to 50 free tracks, simply email Katie at k.motion@audionetwork.com quoting DocFest 2011 with your name and contact details and you’ll get you set up straight away.
USE GETTY IMAGES FOOTAGE AND STILLS IN YOUR MEETMARKET APPLICATION
Getty Images, in co-operation with Sheffield Doc Fest, are very pleased to offer MeetMarket applicants the use of content from the world’s largest collection of still and moving images in their MeetMarket submissions. All MeetMarket applicants are eligible to download up to 500 hi res footage clips and stills. Go to www.gettyimages.co.uk/footage to search over 700,000 creative, editorial and archival clips.
Getty Images offers HD creative footage including content from house collections and over 200 independent film-makers. Coverage includes news and entertainment, top-quality nature, aerials and historical material, documentaries and educational films. The archive collection has over 200,000 fully-digitised clips, dating from the 1900s to the modern day.
To take advantage of this offer email sheffdocfest@gettyimages.com or call +44 0203 227 2204 or +44 0203 227 2217. We’ll then set up your complimentary account allowing you to download high quality stills and footage. NB: some footage and imagery collections are not available for this offer.
Thursday 10 March 2011
BOOK NOW FOR CROSSOVER WORKSHOPS IN WALES DURING MARCH
Crossover are delighted to announce two innovative workshops in Wales during March:
USER EXPERIENCE IN CROSS MEDIA DEVELOPMENT
24 March 2011 - 27 March 2011
University of Wales, Newport, City Campus
Cost: £75
The programme is for participants who wish to learn about the elements of user experience and content structure/design. The course establish the importance of placing the user central to cross-media development and will explore a number of methods vital to producing interactive and convergent media projects
The course will be delivered by Frank Boyd from Crossoverand Andre Ktori from Newport School of Art Media and Design.
For more information and to book click here.
MEDIA INNOVATION AND IDEA GENERATION
19 - 20 March
University of Wales, Newport, City Campus
Cost: £50
This programme is for practitioners involved or interested in developing cross media projects and is designed to engage participants in the processes of ideation and brainstorming techniques. The programme will establish the importance in assessing creative readiness and developing ideas with a strong economic and social foundation that is both sustainable and commercially viable for development.
The course will be delivered by Frank Boyd from Crossover and Andre Ktori from Newport School of Art Media and Design.
For more information and to book click here.
WIN TICKETS TO SEE 'THE FIRST MOVIE' AT SHOWROOM, SHEFFIELD: 15 MARCH
Don't miss the 'Doc/Fest Presents' March screening of:
THE FIRST MOVIE
Tuesday 15 March / Showroom Cinema / Sheffield
Dir. Mark Cousins / 2009 / UK, CANADA
The village of Goptapa is one of beauty and has high hopes for the future, but it has a tragic past. Influenced a little by 1001 Nights, The First Movie is a “magic realist” documentary, one of the first of its kind, which shows how the suffering in Goptapa co-habits with wonder and imaginative development. One little boy in the village says he’d like to fly slowly over Goptapa. In The First Movie, that might just be possible.
WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS to the screening - be the first to e-mail marketing@sidf.co.uk with your name, e-mail address and contact number. Subject: THE FIRST MOVIE TICKET GIVEAWAY.
For screening times and to book tickets, visit the Showroom website or call the Box Office on T: 0114 275 727
FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM THE WELLCOME TRUST: PITCH A PROGRAMME IDEA
For the first time, Programme makers will be given the opportunity to pitch for a Wellcome Trust People Award at the 2011 Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Applicants are invited to apply for the chance to pitch a programme idea (in any genre) to a judging panel. The ideas need to engage the audience with contemporary or historical biomedical science, in an innovative and accessible way.
Awards of up to £30,000 are available and may be given to more than one project. People Awards enable you to explore the impact of biomedical science on society; its historical roots; effects on different cultures; or the ethical questions that it brings.
The prize can be used to fund production costs or outreach around projects that will be broadcast in the UK or Republic of Ireland. Projects that have already secured a commission or other funding are welcome, but applicants will need to justify the impact of the Wellcome Trust funding.
The pitch and the announcement of the awards will take place on 10 June as part of Science at Sheffield.
For more information and to download an application form please visit www.wellcome.ac.uk.
To discuss your project idea before applying please contact Tom Ziessen or T: 020 7611 7346.
Closing date for applications is 28 April 2011.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: DOC/FEST CROWD FUNDING PITCH
ENTER THE DOC/FEST CROWD FUNDING PITCH 2011
Get your documentary or interactive project funded by the best financiers out there - EVERYONE.
For our June 2011 festival Sheffield Doc/Fest will again be holding a crowd funding pitch, where 5 top international projects will compete to win a pot of money crowd funded from Doc/Fest's delegates and community.
We want to hear from anyone anywhere in the world making a documentary or interactive media project who is interested in crowd funding some of their finance. You can be at any stage of development, production or post-production, from anywhere in the world, and your project can be of any length or format or on any platform as long as it has a factual basis. We're looking for films and projects that understand how to build and maintain fans, followers and communities.
In 2010, we raised £1500, won in the pitch by Stephen Burton's This is Me. This year, we hope to raise even more on IndieGoGo, where the Doc/Fest crowdfunding project will again be hosted.
For full guidelines see http://sheffdocfest.com/view/crowdfundpitch. Any queries email Charlie.
FREE FUNDING TRAINING FOR YORKSHIRE FILMMAKERS: 18 MARCH - BOOK BY FRIDAY
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR YORKSHIRE BUSINESSES IN INTERNATIONAL FUNDING OF DOCUMENTARIES & FACTUAL MEDIA
Friday 18 March / 10am-5pm / The Workstation, Sheffield
FREE for Yorkshire filmmakers, producers and directors with the support of Screen Yorkshire.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is offering a 6-hour practical guide for Yorkshire businesses in the international funding of documentaries and factual media across all platforms. This training will train factual producers, filmmakers and creatives from all media in:
- Accessing international funding opportunities across
- Television, Film, and Interactive Media.
- How to develop businesses within the international market for factual content.
- Who’s commissioning and funding right now, in detail, and where to meet them.
- How to setup successful co-productions.
- IP and Copyright in the international factual market.
- Developing business opportunities for cross-platform media.
- New and emerging opportunities beyond Television for the funding, distribution and exhibition of Factual and Documentary (crowd funding, foundation funding, 3rd sector funding, and voluntary donation)
All attendees will be prepared for applications to MeetMarket and other pitching and marketplace opportunities at Sheffield Doc/Fest, and attendees will be offered a discounted delegate pass to the 2011 Doc/Fest market.
For full details see sheffdocfest.com/view/yorkshire_market
To book a place, email Floury Crum by Friday 11 March.
REMINDERS, REMINDERS, REMINDERS
SEIZE THE FUTURE WORKSHOP: EDINBURGH: 23 & 24 MARCH 2011 - apply by 18 March - more details here (help with costs for those travelling from outside of Scotland).
REGISTER AS A DOC/FEST DELEGATE FOR 2011 here - Standard pass £250 + VAT / Concessionary pass £95 + VAT
BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION & TRAVEL FOR DOC/FEST 2011 ASAP to get the best rates.
ADVERTISE WITH SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST: For advertising and sponsorship opportunities contact Annabel Bennett - annabel@sidf.co.uk
SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST AT HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL - 23 MARCH-1 APRIL
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to London from 24 March - 1 April with a programme packed full of documentaries and dramas set to inspire, inform and trigger debate. This year, in association Sheffield Doc/Fest, HRWFF are pleased to present two thrilling documentaries:
The Oath (dir: Laura Poitras / 2010 / USA) shows the interlocking drama of two brothers-in-law, whose associations with al-Qaeda in the 1990s propelled them on to two divergent paths.
Saturday 26 March 6.00pm - ICA, The Mall, London (with director Q&A)
Monday 28 March 6.30pm – Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue, London (with director Q&A)
The Green Wave (dir: Ali Samadi Ahadi / 2010 / Germany) offers a remarkable portrait of the 2009 Iran elections and the subsequent crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
Friday 25 March 6.30pm - Curzon Soho, 99 Shaftesbury Avenue, London (with director Q&A)
Saturday 26 March 9.15pm – Ritzy Cinema, Brixton, London
Sunday 27 March 3.30pm – ICA, The Mall, London (with director Q&A)
The filmmakers will be present at their screenings for what are sure to be vibrant Q&As. For full details visit http://www.hrw.org/
Wednesday 2 March 2011
REGISTER NOW FOR SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 2011 - EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT
Following an exciting programme announcement, we are extending our Early Bird registration for Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011 until MIDNIGHT.
We are delighted to confirm that this year The European Broadcasting Union(EBU) - the leading association of national media organisations in the world - will be holding their bi-annual plenary meeting at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June. They will be bringing many new commissioners from throughout Europe to the Festival for the first time.
We will also be welcoming over 150 decision makers, including representatives of ITVS, Ford Foundation, Knowledge Network, Sundance Institute, SBS, Tribeca Film Institiute, PBS, NHK, KBS, IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, Distribber, The Film Collaborative, and representatives of most major European public broadcasters.
The list of Decision Makers attending Doc/Fest 2011 is now live on the Doc/Fest website - http://sheffdocfest.com/buyers Keep an eye on the list for updates.
REGISTER AS A DELEGATE NOW to secure your place at Sheffield Doc/Fest and do so by midnight on Wednesday to save over a quarter of the price on your pass. The Early Bird rate of £185 + VAT (same rate as 2010) / £95 + VAT for concessions is available until 12am on Wednesday. From Thursday a standard delegate pass will be £250 + VAT.
Get your all-access delegate pass to world class films, sessions, workshops, masterclasses, interviews, the marketplace, videotheque, networking events, Doc/Fest's celebrated parties... and more http://sheffdocfest.com/registration TODAY!
We look forward to seeing you in June.
Thursday 24 February 2011
LAST CHANCE TO SAVE £65 ON YOUR DOC/FEST 2011 DELEGATE PASS - OFFER ENDS MONDAY
Want to come to Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011, the UK's most important documentary and digital media festival of the year?
Want an all-access delegate pass to world class films, sessions, workshops, masterclasses, interviews, the marketplace, videotheque, networking events, Doc/Fest's celebrated parties... and more?
Want to save £65 on your pass?
If yes, get in quick - register as a delegate before midnight on MONDAY to save over a quarter of the price on your pass.
We are currently offering the standard delegate pass at the Early Bird rate of £185 + VAT (same rate as 2010) / £95 + VAT for concessions. The full price standard delegate pass is £250 + VAT. Save a whopping £65!
THIS OFFER CLOSES ON MONDAY 28 FEBRUARY AT MIDNIGHT.
SO DON'T DELAY, CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE TODAY & join us in sunny Sheffield for Doc/Fest 2011from 8-12 June.
PLACES STILL AVAILABLE ON SEIZE THE FUTURE PITCH WORKSHOP: BRISTOL: 15-16 MARCH
Sheffield Doc/Fest and Wide Eye Pictures, in partnership with Encounters Short Film Festival and the Creative Industries iNet, invite you to the Engine Room Pitch workshop, taking place in Bristol on 15/16 March 2011.
You can attend either as a pitcher with project, or as an observer. This workshop is open to any factual filmmakers and cross-platform creatives from the South West only.
See Engine Room Pitch Workshops for full information.
SEIZE THE FUTURE WORKSHOP: EDINBURGH: 23-24 MARCH: HELP FOR THOSE TRAVELLING FROM OUTSIDE SCOTLAND
Seize the Future Workshop - Edinburgh - Wednesday 23 & Thursday 24 March 2011
After the workshop sold out in London in 2011, Sheffield Doc/Fest and the Scottish Documentary Institute are bringing the two-day Master Workshop on Funding, Marketing and Distribution of Independent Films to Edinburgh on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 March 2011.
For those travelling from outside of Scotland, we are now able to offer £35 towards costs of travel. For more information and help in finding cheap accommodation in Edinburgh please see www.sheffdocfest.com/view/seizethefuture or email floury@sidf.co.uk for further details.
The full workshop fee includes lunch and drinks and costs £150.
Deadline for applications is Friday 4 March.
This course is designed for independent filmmakers and artists determined to get their work seen widely, create social impact, and earn a living in the digital age. Leading distribution strategist and President of Paradigm Consulting Peter Broderick and Sandi DuBowski of Trembling Before G-d, A Jihad for Love, and Budrus and Outreach Director for The Good Pitch, will co-present this workshop.
YORKSHIRE PRODUCERS - GET YOUR DOCUMENTARIES AND FACTUAL MEDIA FUNDED
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR YORKSHIRE BUSINESSES IN INTERNATIONAL FUNDING OF DOCUMENTARIES & FACTUAL MEDIA
Friday 18 March / 10am-5pm / The Workstation, Sheffield
FREE for Yorkshire filmmakers with the support of Screen Yorkshire.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is offering a 6-hour practical guide for Yorkshire businesses in the international funding of documentaries and factual media across all platforms. This training will train factual producers, filmmakers and creatives from all media in:
Accessing international funding opportunities across Television, Film, and Interactive Media;
How to develop businesses within the international market for factual content;
Who’s commissioning and funding right now, in detail, and where to meet them;
How to setup successful co-productions;
IP and Copyright in the international factual market;
Developing business opportunities for cross-platform media;
New and emerging opportunities beyond Television for the funding, distribution and exhibition of Factual and Documentary (crowd funding, foundation funding, 3rd sector funding, and voluntary donation).
All attendees will be prepared for applications to MeetMarket and other pitching and marketplace opportunities at Sheffield Doc/Fest, and attendees will be offered a discounted delegate pass to the 2011 Doc/Fest market.
Each attendee will be personally mentored by the workshop leaders on an ongoing basis post-workshop, developing the business strategies for their current slate.
For full details see sheffdocfest.com/view/yorkshire_market
To book a place, email floury@sidf.co.uk by Friday 11 March. This event is FREE for Yorkshire producers and directors with the support of Screen Yorkshire.
ENTER THE DOC/FEST CROWD FUNDING PITCH 2011
Get your documentary or interactive project funded by the best financiers out there - EVERYONE
For our June 2011 festival Sheffield Doc/Fest will again be holding a crowd funding pitch, where 5 top international projects will compete to win a pot of money crowd funded from Doc/Fest's delegates and community.
We want to hear from anyone anywhere in the world making a documentary or interactive media project who is interested in crowd funding some of their finance. You can be at any stage of development, production or post-production, from anywhere in the world, and your project can be of any length or format or on any platform as long as it has a factual basis. We're looking for films and projects that understand how to build and maintain fans, followers and communities.
In 2010, we raised £1500, won in the pitch by Stephen Burton's This is Me. This year, we hope to raise even more on IndieGoGo, where the Doc/Fest crowdfunding project will again be hosted.
For full guidelines see http://sheffdocfest.com/view/crowdfundpitch. Any queries email charlie@sidf.co.uk
ADVERTISE WITH SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST
If you're interested in targeting over 300,000 Saturday Guardian readers or 2000+ festival delegates, as well as being directly associated with the UK's most important documentary and digital event...
ADVERTISE WITH SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST
We have various advertising opportunities for Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011, including printed advertising in Doc/Fest's key publications, bag inserts and event branding.
For more information and the rates, contact Annabel Bennett annabel@sidf.co.uk TODAY!
CALL FOR ENTRIES: STRAIGHT 8 - DEADLINE 31 MARCH
Straight 8 invites anyone anywhere to make a short film on one cartridge of super 8 — without editing. The first time filmmakers see their film is at one of Straight 8's awesome worldwide premieres, such as their infamous Cannes Film Festival screening.
Straight 8 2011 is open for entries now. For more information and to apply today see the straight8 website: www.straight8.net
Deadline: 31 March 2011
Thursday 10 February 2011
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION CLOSES 28 FEBRUARY - REGISTER TODAY TO SAVE OVER £50!
Join us in the sunshine for Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011 (8-12 June 2011), the most important documentary and digital media festival of the year ... at a discounted rate! Register online before 28 February to get your all-access delegate pass to Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011 at the 2010 Early Bird rate of £185 + VAT (full price pass) / £95 + VAT concessions. Save over £50!
We are also offering organisational discounts again. Please check the website for information and updates.
A Doc/Fest delegate pass gives you access to world class films, sessions, workshops, masterclasses, interviews, the marketplace, networking events, Doc/Fest's celebrated parties...and more! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE TODAY!
APPLICATIONS FOR SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 2011 YOUTH JURY OPEN UNTIL 18 FEBRUARY
Interested in documentary making and watching?
Do you have an opinion about film and its place in the world?
IF YES, SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Sheffield Doc/Fest is looking for new voices for the world of documentary and you could be one of them. Five talented 16-21 year olds from around the UK will be chosen to make up this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest Youth Jury.
The successful applicants will form the judging panel that award one documentary the Sheffield Youth Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June, 2011. Prior to the Festival, the Youth Jurors will also participate in an exclusive Hothouse project in March. This will include viewing short-listed films, speaking to industry experts and learning more about what makes a good documentary. Past speakers include Michael Palin and Andrew Lang.
Now in its fifth year, the Sheffield Doc/Fest Youth Jury can be an accelerator into the industry, an insight into the world of the documentary industry as well as a fantastic and unique festival experience.
If you are interested and wish to apply, go to sheffdocfest.com/view/youthjury for more information and an application form.
The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 18 February 2011.
The 2011 Sheffield Doc/Fest Youth Jury Programme is funded by The University of Sheffield.
Join our Youth Jury facebook group - Youth Jury Facebook Group
'DOC/FEST PRESENTS' AT THE SHOWROOM, SHEFFIELD - FEBRUARY & MARCH
Following the 'Doc/Fest Presents' screening of Inside Job showing from 18 February at the Showroom Cinema, we are delighted to announce that Mark Cousins is bringing his award-winning documentary The First Movie to Sheffield in March. Following the film screening on Tuesday 15 March, Mark Cousins will be interviewed by our film programmer Hussain Currimbhoy.
From Friday 18 February 2011
INSIDE JOB
Dir. Charles Ferguson / 2010 / USA
An intriguing documentary analysing the global banking crisis of 2008, which caused millions to lose their jobs and cost the world over $20 trillion. Matt Damon narrates the story, through exhaustive research and probing interviews with key financial insiders, politicians and journalists. A new insight in to what was the worst recession since the great depression of the 1930s.
Tuesday 15 March, 6pm
THE FIRST MOVIE
+ live Q&A with director, Mark Cousins
Dir. Mark Cousins / 2009 / UK, CANADA
The village of Goptapa is one of beauty and has high hopes for the future, but it has a tragic past. Influenced a little by 1001 Nights, The First Movie is a “magic realist” documentary, one of the first of its kind, which shows how the suffering in Goptapa co-habits with wonder and imaginative development. One little boy in the village says he’d like to fly slowly over Goptapa. In The First Movie, that might just be possible.
WIN TICKETS FOR THE FIRST MOVIE - look out for our March e-News in your inbox on Wednesday 9 March for competition details.
For screening times and to book tickets, visit the Showroom website call the Box Office on T: 0114 275 727
PLACES STILL AVAILABLE FOR SEIZE THE FUTURE WORKSHOP - 23-24 MARCH, EDINBURGH
There are still a number of places available on the following Seize the Future workshop but book soon as they’re booking up fast!
Sheffield Doc/Fest and the Scottish Documentary Institute present
Two-day Master Workshop on Funding, Marketing and Distribution of Independent Films
Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 March 2011, Edinburgh
This course is designed for independent filmmakers and artists determined to get their work seen widely, create social impact, and earn a living in the digital age. Leading distribution strategist and President of Paradigm Consulting Peter Broderick, and Sandi DuBowski of Trembling Before G-d, A Jihad for Love, and Budrus and Outreach Director for The Good Pitch, will co-present this workshop.
For more information and details of how to apply please see sheffdocfest.com/view/seizethefuture
BOOK YOUR HOTEL EARLY FOR DOC/FEST 2011 & GET A DISCOUNTED RATE
For Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011 (8-12 June) we are once again offering discounted hotel rooms through Yorkshire South Tourism. Each year hotels in Sheffield are completely sold out and discounted room rates are limited so get in quick to get your chosen accommodation at a great rate! - book your room today!
Vist theYorkshire South Tourism website today!
REMINDERS, REMINDERS, REMINDERS! ...FILM SUBMISSIONS CLOSE ON MONDAY!
FINAL CALL FOR SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 2011 FILM PROGRAMME SUBMISSIONS: FINAL DEADLINE MONDAY 14 FEBRUARY
There's only a few days left to submit your film for consideration for the Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011 film programme – final deadline for submissions is 9pm GMT on Monday 14 February. So to be in the running for the summer documentary event of the year, submit your film TODAY! Complete the entry form here and send us your DVD or online submission! We look forward to watching your films!
ENGINE ROOM PITCH WORKSHOPS – BRIGHTON (24-25 FEB) AND BRISTOL (15-16 MARCH)
An intensive 2 day proposal development and pitching event with leading international trainer Christina Burnett, of Wide Eye Pictures, enabling you to prepare your factual documentary or cross media project for UK and international funding. Apply today sheffdocfest.com/view/pitchworkshops
SUBMIT YOUR PROJECTS TO MEETMARKET BY FRIDAY 1 APRIL - sheffdocfest.com/meetmarket
MEET THE DOC/FEST TEAM ON THE FESTIVAL CIRCUIT
Over the next few months members of the Doc/Fest team will be attended festivals including Glasgow Short Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival and Miami International Film Festival. Click here for details.
Friday 28 January 2011
Applications for Sheffield Doc/Fest Youth Jury 2011 Now Open!
Interested in documentary making and watching?
Do you have an opinion about film and its place in the world? IF YES, SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST WANTS TO HEAR FROM YOU!
Sheffield Doc/Fest is looking for new voices for the world of documentary and you could be one of them. Five talented 16-21 year olds from around the UK will be chosen to make up this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest Youth Jury.
The successful applicants will form the judging panel that award one documentary the Sheffield Youth Jury Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest in June, 2011. Prior to the Festival, the Youth Jurors will also participate in an exclusive Hothouse project in March. This will include viewing short-listed films, speaking to industry experts and learning more about what makes a good documentary. Past speakers include Michael Palin and Andrew Lang.
Now in its fifth year, the Doc/Fest Youth Jury can be an accelerator into the industry, an insight into the world of the documentary industry as well as a fantastic and unique festival experience.
If you are interested and wish to apply, go to Sheffield Doc/Fest website: sheffdocfest.com/view/youthjury for more information and an application form.
The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 18 February 2011.
Successful applicants will be invited to an interview on Thursday 24 February 2011.The Hothouse will take place in Sheffield from 28-30 March 2011.
We look forward to hearing from you!
The 2011 Sheffield Doc/Fest Youth Jury Programme is funded by The University of Sheffield