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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.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest 2021 programme includes world premiere of Steve McQueen’s ‘Uprising’
The festival will take place in Sheffield, across the UK, and online.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest MeetMarket titles tackle corruption, diversity and Beirut explosion
The 55 projects selected for the pitching forum have been revealed.
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NewsQuestlove’s ‘Summer Of Soul’ to open Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021
World premiere of Mark Cousins’ ‘The Story Of Looking’ will close the UK documentary festival.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest 2021 to spotlight black British cinema
Retrospective to be curated by filmmakers including George Amponsah and David Olusoga.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest sets 2021 artistic team including two new programmers
Festival director Cíntia Gil leads the team.
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NewsReport calls for UK film tax relief of 50% for documentaries
Study suggests BFI should ringfence 25% of Lottery funding for documentaries.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest unveils virtual line-up, supports Black Lives Matter
Festival reveals virtual plans due to Covid-19 and takes a stand for the Black Lives Matter movement.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest MeetMarket line-up includes Extinction Rebellion, Saudi women’s football team projects
Forty eight projects have been chosen for the online edition,
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest's industry activities to move online for later in 2020
Industry platforms including MeetMarket will take place virtually.