
To celebrate International Women's Day, we present films by Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, Anne-Claire Poirier (with the National Film Board, Canada) and Věra Chytilová (with DA Films).
To celebrate International Women's Day, we present films by Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, Anne-Claire Poirier (with the National Film Board, Canada) and Věra Chytilová (with DA Films).
In collaboration with Second Run DVD, and to celebrate International Women's Day, we present 5 titles by Věra Chytilová.
We are excited to announce our artistic team for the 28th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Join us 4–13 June 2021 for the 28th edition of the festival
Thank yous to all involved in our 2020 Festival and some good news about our 2020 programmes
Our 2021 Film and Arts Programme entries are now closed
Announcing our new film programme strand focusing on filmmakers from the North!
Call for applications to the MeetMarket and Arts Talent Market is now open!
Sheffield Doc/Fest is proud to partner with Sheffield Hallam University and Ignite Imaginations for the Future Film Programmers project.
Read what some of our 2020 project participants had to say about their online experience at the MeetMarket and Arts Talent Market.
We launch the fourth and final of our series of Autumn programmes: Ghosts & Apparitions. Watch online 13 – 26 November.
'Ghosts & Apparitions' was an online series of audio, video and XR performative artworks by UK and international artists and collectives which explore current realities, a dramatised reality and an alternate reality.
Kirsten Johnson, director of Camera Person and Dick Johnson is Dead, in conversation.
Sheffield Doc/Fest and Creative England present a 4 part workshop series for artists working in both Virtual and Augmented Reality.
For this year’s BBC Interview we were delighted to welcome journalist and filmmaker Mobeen Azhar to Doc/Fest.
5 emerging filmmakers from the North will pitch their documentary idea for the price of a BBC Three commission!
Learn more about our autumn film programme, taking place in Sheffield and online
We launch the third of our Autumn Festival Weekenders, Rhyme & Rhythm 30 October - 1 November, in Sheffield and online
A panel of gatekeepers and filmmakers will explore how the industry can continue to identify, champion and nurture Northern based talent.
Screening as part of our Rhyme & Rhythm weekender: Faith and Branko plus a live online performance from Faith & Branko themselves
Screening as part of our Rhyme & Rhythm weekender: Sisters with Transistors plus a short pre-recorded performance from The Space Lady
Dance & Theatre documentaries premiering as part of our Rhyme & Rhythm Weekender, in Sheffield and online
Music documentaries premiering as part of our Rhyme & Rhythm Weekender, in Sheffield and online
For this years’ Channel 4 interview we are very pleased to welcome rising star and South London native, Yinka Bokinni: DJ, radio presenter and blogger.
Lindsey Dryden (FWD-Doc) talks to Nicole Newnham and James Lebrecht, about their new film, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution
A panel of filmmakers, producers and industry bodies discuss the effects that the film industry has on the planet, how film as art can create positive change, and explore the practicalities of reducing its carbon footprint.
Alongside our Exchange activity and open to all, we are also holding a series of documentaries from our 2020 programme to be screened at the Showroom Cinema, for just £1.
We welcome Marc Isaacs back to Sheffield for the World Premiere of his latest film, The Filmmaker's House
We welcome the hugely popular This Morning presenter Alison Hammond, for this years' ITV interview, to talk about her new documentary exploring overlooked figures from black British history.
Talented, emerging filmmakers and artists, working across the spectrum of film and television, and at varying stages in their careers, share their own experiences of starting out in the industry.
In this session, filmmakers and funding interrogate the systemic and creative colonization of documentary
Sheffield Doc/Fest announces new Autumn Film & Art festival weekenders- in Sheffield and online
The fourth and final edition in this series of insights into the work, research material, processes and theories that form the practices of the artists and collectives of our 'Ghosts & Apparitions' exhibition programme.
The third in a new series of insights into the work, research material, processes and theories that form the practices of the artists and collectives of our 'Ghosts & Apparitions' exhibition programme.
Retrospective of 12 films on Doc Alliance Films platform
The second in a new series of insights into the work, research material, processes and theories that form the practices of the artists and collectives of our 'Ghosts & Apparitions' exhibition programme.
Three artists residencies, featuring Farzana Khan of Healing Justice London and an international exchange between artists, Suzie Larke (UK) and Tsoku Maela (South Africa), developed in partnership with Jo Verrent at Unlimited.
ISRAAC is a Sheffield-based Charity running for over 30 years, providing a range of services and support, primarily for Somali and the wider Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BAMER) communities in the inner-city area.
Unite for Climate Action is an international platform of young people from Latin America and the Caribbean seeking to share their stories and raise the voices of young people affected by the climate crisis.
We stand in solidarity with Igor Stanojević, Head Programmer for Beldocs Film Festival.
Some mixtapes from us and other people
Watch film by Lynne Sachs on Selects and Doc/Player
The world looks different from the perspective of those who do not have the power as a natural gift.
...and then disappeared.
War and Peace
Stories of human impact on the planet
Playing with the theme of film, challenging audiences to consider the role of the filmmaker, the audience and the subject.
From spiritual gatherings to transgender revolutions, watch 5 films about 5000 forms of love.
Carefully selected from our Rhyme & Rhythm strand, here's 6 films that explore music and the lives of musicians.
Dance, sculpture, music, painting and performance on screen
Stories of ghosts of the dark past and impact of present opression
What is it and how to survive it
Stories of courage and vulnerability
Watch Bakoroman until 31 August on Selects
The first in a new series of insights into the work, research material, processes and theories that form the practices of the artists and collectives of our 'Ghosts & Apparitions' exhibition programme.
We're working with Naomi Mwasamabili to curate sessions and micro-commissions for young people. One commission is supported by Raising Films.
Our free programme is now available until the end of summer.
You can now watch our Official Selection on VOD.
Read about the Palestinian filmmakers who took part in Sheffield Doc/Fest 2020 online round-tables.
A community exchange programme; Free and open to all.
Curatorial introduction to the Rhyme & Rhythm film programme strand
Curatorial introduction to the Ghosts & Apparitions film programme strand
Curatorial introduction to the Rebellions film programme strand
Curatorial introduction to Into the World film programme strand
Festival Welcome from Festival Director Cíntia Gil
115 films of all lengths, spanning 50 countries around the world and representing 49 spoken languages. 22 UK productions included.
Festival Welcome from Chair of the Board of Trustees Alex Cooke
Learn more about this year's Official Selection.
We asked Cíntia some questions and she answered.
Statement from our Festival Director Cíntia Gil & the Doc/Fest team.
First 2020 programme announcement
Following an open call for applications, we have appointed Alex Cooke as Chair of our Board of Trustees.
UK producers who are Digital Industry Passholders will have access to a day-long programme of virtual round-table meetings with international industry representatives.
The (Egg)celerator Lab is a Chicken & Egg Pictures program focused on identifying and supporting nonfiction directors working on their first or second feature-length documentary.
2020 Marketplace selections of artists and projects spanning a wide range of topics, territories and creative approaches.
Updated 4 May, 2020
In the spirit of togetherness we have put together a list of Sheffield Doc/Fest films you can watch.
Announcing the first organisations confirmed for MeetMarket and Alternate Realities Talent Market 2020
Overview of our Pitch opportunities for the 2020 edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest.
Our Festival Director Cíntia Gil announces her vision and film programme strands for 2020 edition of Doc/Fest
As of 1 October 2019 Doc/Fest is an independent organisation and a charity in its own right.
Recordings of talks, masterclasses, Q&As and industry sessions from previous festivals are available to watch on our Youtube channel.
Talks with Asif Kapadia, Werner Herzog, Jenn Nkiru, Louis Threoux, Sir David Attenborough, Michael Moore, Munroe Bergdorf, Walter Murch, John Akomfrah, Stacey Dooley, Guy Martin, Mary Beard, Vicky McClure and more...
Sheffield Doc/Fest is delighted to share with you its virtual scan of the 2019 multi disciplinary group exhibition, 'Subconscious Sensibilities'.
Read our round-up of Doc/Fest 2019
The only way to access the whole festival is to purchase a full festival pass.
We are seeking tenders from web design and development organisations.
Curator and creator J'aimee Skippon-Volke attended our 2019 Alternate Realities Talent Market.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is pleased to announce today that Cíntia Gil has been appointed Festival Director.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is pleased to announce today that Cíntia Gil has been appointed Festival Director.
Following an incident of disrespectful behaviour by one audience member to another at one of our events, we remind all future audiences that Doc/Fest aims to create a safe space for debate, and our code of conduct requests that we look out for each other.
The 26th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest closed last night with the Awards Ceremony
The 26th edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest has closed with the Awards Ceremony where Jury and Audience awards and prizes, in Film and Alternate Realities categories, were announced.
Bringing in the old with the new
Paving the way to access contributors
Bitesize filmmaking, production and screenings
Fast track to the world of finance and funding
A guide for emerging filmmakers
Need some help deciding how to schedule your Festival? Check out our handy Road Maps
Full festival programme in a browsable, mobile-friendly format? Check!
Interested in the world of art? Our programme features talks, live events and projects by world-renowned artists of many different mediums.
Feel your documentary could benefit from a strategic approach to digital? Want your commissions to leap off viewers' social feeds? Want to unlock ways of engaging your audience through interactivity, and put it at the heart of your project? Tell us a bit about your idea, and we will help you.
Digital Art exhibitions, Events, and Performance and Film programmes at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest includes works created by artist-filmmakers, photographers, cinematographers, and creative multi-disciplinaires.
This year, Sheffield Doc/Fest presents an international ensemble of projects and makers focusing on LGBTQI+ communities and individuals.
Doc/Fest’s parties and receptions are the essential events in the industry calendar for bringing the documentary family together, with the chance to meet new collaborators over a drink and on the dance floor. You never know who you’ll meet...
Doc/Fest’s parties and receptions are the essential events in the industry calendar for bringing the documentary family together, with the chance to meet new collaborators over a drink and on the dance floor. You never know who you’ll meet...
Doc/Fest’s parties and receptions are the essential events in the industry calendar for bringing the documentary family together, with the chance to meet new collaborators over a drink and on the dance floor. You never know who you’ll meet...
Doc/Fest’s parties and receptions are the essential events in the industry calendar for bringing the documentary family together, with the chance to meet new collaborators over a drink and on the dance floor. You never know who you’ll meet...
Doc/Fest’s parties and receptions are the essential events in the industry calendar for bringing the documentary family together, with the chance to meet new collaborators over a drink and on the dance floor. You never know who you’ll meet...
Doc/Fest’s parties and receptions are the essential events in the industry calendar for bringing the documentary family together, with the chance to meet new collaborators over a drink and on the dance floor. You never know who you’ll meet...
See you on the dancefloor!
Sheffield Doc/Fest announces the line-up for its 26th edition.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is thrilled to announce the Opening Night Film for the 26th edition is the UK premiere of the much anticipated Diego Maradona, from the Academy Award and BAFTA-winning team behind Amy and Senna.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is delighted to announce that the Alternate Realities Commission, has been awarded to artists Barnaby Francis (aka Bill Posters) and Daniel Howe for Spectre.
Doc/Host re-opens for 2019!
Sheffield Doc/Fest today announces celebrated figures in the music and film worlds will attend the festival in June, as part of the Doc/Rhythm strand.
Looking for a cosy place to stay with lots of other Doc/Festers at a great price that includes a pass? Consider our Festival Passes + Accommodation offer.
Director Paul Greengrass joins journalist, broadcaster and curator Danny Leigh to discuss his work and the need to make the film industry accessible to talent from working class backgrounds.
Doc/Fest invites journalists and reporters to apply for official press accreditation to Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 (6-11 June).
Use our What's On When guide to start planning your week for Doc/Fest
Introducing the winning artwork from our 2019 Poster Competition
The Doc/Fest team is heading to the European Film Market and Berlinale
Your cheatsheet to an overview of sales agents and distributors in the documentary landscape.
Tips on how to make the most out of Doc/Fest whether your a filmmaker, industry member or documentary fan
Arts Talent Market 2021 overview
Enter our 2019 Poster Competition to be featured across the festival & win £500
Launching today, Sheffield Doc/Fest invites submissions for the Alternate Realities Commission, offering completion funding worth £20,000 for a new digital project focussed on non-fiction.
A new partnership between Sheffield Doc/Fest, Sheffield Library and the European-wide AVA Library Project is bringing world-class documentary films to local library members for the first time, available completely free, and on-demand.
Sheffield Doc/Fest, with National Lottery funding and support from the BFI, today announces Doc/Circuit.
IMMERSIVE, IMPACTFUL AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS JOIN THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST ALTERNATE REALITIES TOURING EXHIBITION 2018
Sheffield Doc/Fest Celebrates Increased Festival Attendance, Diversity and Representation in 2018
ALTERNATE REALITIES TOURING EXHIBITION 2018 HEADS TO UK AND INTERNATIONAL VENUES
DDD60 – a pan-European research project designed to develop and introduce cutting edge video compression and delivery technology to provide high-quality virtual reality content - today announces its final results.
Need some help deciding how to schedule your Festival? Check out our handy Road Maps
ALTERNATE REALITIES FIRST HIGHLIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST 25TH EDITION
SHEFFIELD DOC/FEST MARKETPLACE & TALENT PROGRAMME ANNOUNCES
Limited numbers of discounted Doc/Fest 2018 Festival Passes available now
Congratulations to Doc/Fest's MeetMarket alumni
The evening before our 2019 festival programme is revealed, we caught up with Interim Director Melanie Iredale.
This year, Sheffield Doc/Fest presents an international ensemble of projects and makers focusing on LGBTQI+ communities and individuals
We believe everyone should have the opportunity to experience our Festival regardless of background or income
What’s a sales agent? What’s a distributor? How do I get my film sold and seen by audiences worldwide?
We are proud to announce the line-up for our 26th edition.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is proud of our 25 and Under initiatives and opportunities.