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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.”
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest programming team criticises board following Cintia Gil departure
The programmers said they received no note of termination and were told they could “reapply for our jobs when the positions were advertised again.”
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NewsSheffield DocFest director Cintia Gil leaves over ‘artistic differences’
Gil will be replaced by interim director Sylvia Bednarz.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest crowns 2021 winners
Documentaries from Brazil, the UK and Colombia among those awarded.