Programme A-Z
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Manhood
A Dallas businessman sets out to make penis enlargement as commonplace as Botox, pulling back the curtain on shame, sex and American masculinity.
  • Daniel Lombroso
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
Film
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Marketplace Café
Located in the heart of the Marketplace, the cafe offers a comfortable space where you can grab a coffee, a bite to eat, and set up meetings with fellow industry delegates and festival guests.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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Matininó
In Puerto Rico, a multi-generational group of women confront violence and abuse through a shared creative fantasy rich in colour, mythology and play.
  • Gabriela Arp
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
Film
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Maxine Peake in Conversation with Paul Sng
Actor Maxine Peake and filmmaker Paul Sng discuss how working class voices are represented in the media and on screen in the age of populism.
  • Talks Programme
Talk
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Maybe Tomorrow
When activist Wafa Mustafa's father disappears under Assad's regime, her search for answers becomes a story of memory, identity and resilience.
  • Waad Al-Kateab, Wafa Mustafa
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
Film
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Maybe Tomorrow + Careers Panel
Join us for our educational screening of Maybe Tomorrow accompanied by a careers panel.
  • Film Programme
Film
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Maybe Tomorrow: Memory, Art and Justice with Wafa Mustafa & Waad al-Kateab
Join us for a special public event marking the world premiere of Maybe Tomorrow at Sheffield DocFest.
  • Participation & Engagement Programme
Event
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Meet the Festivals Roundtable
Meet festival and market representatives to gain insight into their programming lines.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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Meet the Filmmakers Drinks
An industry reception with ESPN and the team behind Give Me The Ball!, celebrating documentary filmmakers across this year's festival.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Social
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Meet the Funds Roundtable
Meet international funders to discover how they can support your next project.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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Meet the International Delegates
Join the British Council in extending a warm Yorkshire welcome to the international delegates participating in this year's festival.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Social
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Meet the Podcasts Roundtable
Meet experts from the podcast industry at this intimate roundtable session.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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Meet the Sales Roundtable
Meet sales agents to learn how they build distribution strategies.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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MeetMarket
Selected projects have the opportunity to meet with international and UK industry representatives in one of the world's largest documentary markets.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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MeetMarket Closing Drinks and Awards Ceremony
Join us to celebrate the connections and collaborations made at the 2026 Marketplace!
Industry Social
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MeetMarket Rough Cut Presentations
Our Rough Cut Screenings are an opportunity for five selected MeetMarket teams to show part of their documentaries to a room of industry representatives and delegates, to discuss, receive feedback and find partners to move their projects forward. By invitation only.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity
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Mental Health Advice & Drop In
Mental Health Check Ins - available to anyone who needs support.
  • Participation & Engagement Programme
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Mini Doc: Something I Want You To Know Showcase
Join us for a showcase at Sheffield DocFest, celebrating films made by filmmakers with learning disabilities and/or autism as part of the ArtWorks Together partnership Mini Doc: Something I Want You To Know.
  • Film Programme
    Participation & Engagement Programme
Shorts Film Programme
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Mini Doc: Something I Want You To Know... Relaxed Networking Drinks
Following the Mini Doc, Something I Want You To Know showcase, audiences are invited to join the teams behind the films for a networking drinks.
  • Participation & Engagement Programme
Workshop
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MKO
Moshood Abiola wins Nigeria's freest election, only for the military to jail him. When U.S. diplomats arrive to negotiate his release, he is served tea, and dies.
  • Ose Oyamendan
  • 2026
  • Film Programme
Film
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The Mother of All Cons: From Podcast to Premium Documentary Series
The team behind the BBC Documentary series 'The Mother of All Cons' discuss how it evolved from the hit BBC Sounds Podcast 'Believe in Magic'.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Session
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Munya Chawawa: Wrestling with Trump
Munya Chawawa discusses his latest documentary, Wrestling with Trump, exploring the link between the American president and wrestling.
  • Talks Programme
Talk
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Neighbourhood Voices Choir Performance
Join us for a live performance from Neighbourhood Voices Choir
  • Participation & Engagement Programme
Event
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New Generation Europe Foundation & Documentary Showcase Reception
An industry reception celebrating bold documentary films championed by New Generation Europe Foundation and Documentary Showcase.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Social
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New Stories, Emerging Authors: Showcase of Work in Progress from Bangladesh
Dhaka DocLab is an Asian forum for documentary filmmakers in Bangladesh.
  • Industry Programme
Industry Marketplace Activity

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