Doc/Fest - Sheffield

Science is international – so in theory it lends itself to international co-production. But one person’s treasure may be another person’s trash: audience expectations vary enormously from channel to channel and territory to territory and the commissioning briefs vary accordingly. What are the current trends in science and natural history program formats and storytelling and do they travel acros...

With the recent US successes of History’s Hatfield and McCoys and Nat Geo’s Killing Lincoln to name just a couple, has the trend for factual-based drama series hit Europe? Looking ahead, where is innovation in form and content coming from. Key executives and producers from both fields will be exchanging their experiences and points of view.

How do you make viewers of filmed magic believe what they’re watching? The UK’s premier TV magic producer and creative reveals (some of) his secrets.

A dissection of the whole production of the digital side of The Spirit of ’45, this session will bring together the project’s film and online producers, with the project’s funders. Together, they will delve into how all elements of the production worked together, who did what and when and ultimately what they learnt from the project.

As Sky continues with its mission to invest more in original UK content, there are more opportunities than ever for Factual content at the broadcaster. Here, Sky gathers a selection of on and off-screen talent to discuss Factual programming on Sky 1, Sky Living, Sky Atlantic and Sky Arts. The panelists will explore the different flavours of factual at Sky, and the process of working with the ...

PAX is an idea - so far funded by Google. Its purpose is to work out how citizen uploads in places where violence is spreading can be used to prevent that violence escalating into war or genocide.

The kernel of the idea is in two parts:

1. Each group that is perpetrating substantial violence is subject to the influence of a powerful government somewhere. PAX needs to get that government ...

Recovering heroin addict and film director Garry Fraser is a unique and authentic voice from one of the poorest communities in Britain, Muirhouse in Edinburgh, the same town that inspired Trainspotting. In his film My Lives and Times, aired by BBC Scotland last year, Garry faced up to the damage done by his life of crime and drugs. In spite of having no previous broadcast experience and no form...

The Specialist Factual New Talent Pitch gives new talent presenters from a range of expert backgrounds the chance to show a panel of specialist factual commissioning editors, funders and producers what they can do. Aspiring expert presenters pitch cutting edge research they think would make a great documentary in front of a live audience and a panel of leading expert talent, producers and funde...

This intreractive session will give the audience the opportunity to have a guided trip through My '45, the online element of Spirit of '45. It will continue as the project's producers and collaborators look at how Spirit of '45 became more than just a film, with it's themes and intentions reaching a larger more diverse audience in a more engaging and sustained way. This session will also offer ...

Can a single story be made from documentary footage, fiction, games and social media? This presentation will illuminate the Cloud Chamber project’s concept, development process and result.

Ben will be telling the story of what it’s like to make physical stuff in a digital agency. From web connected smelly robots to crowdfunding mini Instagram projectors, and all of the fails and partial wins in between.

The Syrian conflict is in its third year, and it is largely freelancers who assume the great risks in covering the events. The Frontline Club has recently launched a Safety White Paper to consider how these risks can be mitigated. Independent filmmakers, Olly Lambert and Mani, both made award winning films in Syria receiving wide acclaim for their powerful storytelling and unprecedented access....