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NewsSheffield DocFest reveals 2023 film, pitch winners; records delegate attendance increase
A 17% increase in the number of delegates compared to 2022.
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NewsIDFA award-winner ‘Much Ado About Dying’ scooped up for UK and Ireland (exclusive)
The documentary has as its UK premiere at Sheffield DocFest today (June 15)
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NewsTogether Films boards Sheffield DocFest opener ‘Tish’, unveils UK-Ireland deal (exclusive)
A UK-Ireland deal with distributor Modern Films has already been signed.
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NewsSundance award-winner ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ scores UK-Ireland deal ahead of DocFest premiere (exclusive)
Anna Hints’ film won the World Cinema – Documentary directing prize.
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NewsSheffield DocFest appoints Raul Niño Zambrano as creative director following interim stint
Zambrano has served as acting creative director over the past year.
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NewsKim Longinotto, Anna Higgs among Sheffield DocFest jurors (exclusive)
The documentary festival also announced the ‘Filmmaker Challenge’ participants and key guest speakers
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NewsKevin Macdonald to mentor six filmmakers as part of Sheffield DocFest industry programme
The new industry-wide body, Open Assembly of the Documentary Film Council (DFC), will launch at the festival
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NewsSheffield DocFest 2023 line-up includes world premiere of Chris Smith’s ‘Wham!’ (exclusive)
The UK documentary festival runs June 14-19.
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NewsRodrigo Reyes, Sean McAllister docs among 48 projects selected for Sheffield DocFest’s MeetMarket
Projects come from 34 different countries.
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NewsSheffield DocFest’s long-term council funding yet to be decided
Council approves one-year grant extension as interim measure.
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NewsUK’s Sheffield DocFest appoints new managing director
Annabel Grundy currently project-manages the BFI’s UK Global Screen Fund.
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NewsSheffield DocFest reveals 2022 film and pitch winners
Festival reveals award winning docs, and the winners of its pitching sessions.
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NewsAlistair McGowan to voice Alfred Hitchcock in Mark Cousins’ ‘My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock’ (exclusive)
’My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock’ is being sold by Dogwoof Film Sales.
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NewsSheffield DocFest 2022 unveils nine films for International Competition
Five docs making their world premiere at the fesitival
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NewsDavid Bowie film ‘Moonage Daydream’ to open Sheffield DocFest
UK premiere will be held in 2,000 seat Sheffield City Hall.
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NewsMark Cousins, Kat Mansoor projects in 2022 Sheffield DocFest MeetMarket (exclusive)
35 international documentary projects include 11 first-time feature directors.
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NewsSheffield DocFest bolsters senior leadership team with key IDFA appointment (exclusive)
A new head of programmes, alternative realities curator and marketing and audience leads have been appointed.
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NewsClare Stewart joins Sheffield Doc/Fest as interim CEO; Asif Kapadia to be guest curator (exclusive)
Former BFI London Film Festival director Stewart takes over for the 29th edition.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest board of trustees apologises to programming team
“We apologise to the signatories for not communicating better.”