All Sheffield Doc/Fest articles
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Features
14 films to watch from the summer festivals
Includes titles from Locarno, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Annecy, Karlovy Vary, Bifan, Karlovy Vary, New York Asian Film Festival, Galway and Fantasia.
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Reviews
‘Between The Rains’: Sheffield Review
Immersive prize-winning doc charts the impact of climate change on the Turkana community of Eastern Kenya
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Features
“It’s about two great friends who lived the dream,” says Ventureland’s John Battsek of Sheffield DocFest title ‘Wham!’
Oscar winning documentary producer is at Sheffield DocFest with Chris Smith’s ‘Wham’ and Sundance hit The Deepest Breath.
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Sheffield 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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Reviews
‘WHAM!’: Sheffield Review
George Michael and Andrew Ridgley recount their proto boy-band days in peppy Netflix doc
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‘The Gullspång Miracle’: Sheffield Review
Twisting Swedish documentary about a quirky family and their ever-evolving history
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IDFA 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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‘Your Fat Friend’: Sheffield Review
Blogger-turned-author Aubrey Gordon fights against fat shaming in Jeanie Finlay’s latest documentary
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Reviews
‘Tish’: Sheffield Review
Sheffield Doc/Fest opens with a portrait of the late British working class photographer Tish Murtha
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Together 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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Sundance 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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Reviews
‘In The Rearview’: Sheffield Review
Aid worker/filmmaker Maciek Hamela gives a voice to ordinary Ukranians as they flee war
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News
Sheffield 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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Kim 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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Kevin 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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Sheffield DocFest co-heads talk music, audiences and curation ahead of 30th anniversary edition
Annabel Grundy and Raul Nino Zambrano head the UK doc festival that opens on June 14.
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Sheffield 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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Rodrigo Reyes, Sean McAllister docs among 48 projects selected for Sheffield DocFest’s MeetMarket
Projects come from 34 different countries.
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Sheffield DocFest’s long-term council funding yet to be decided
Council approves one-year grant extension as interim measure.