Programme A-Z

DocedgeKolkata is the oldest incubation lab and pitching platform in Asia for nonfiction storytellers dedicated to developing creative and human interest stories from India and the Asian countries.

Alongside long-standing collaborator Simon Draper, Miriam Margolyes reflects on truth-telling and humour, exploring why bold storytelling matters in an increasingly polarised and fragile public sphere.

This year's opening film is an intimate portrait of Just Stop Oil protestors which asks what it really costs to take a stand in a supposedly democratic society.

Join us at the Cathedral for drinks and to celebrate the opening of the festival in collaboration with The Grierson Trust.

This year's opening film is an intimate portrait of Just Stop Oil protestors, asking what it really costs to take a stand in a supposedly democratic society.

In collaboration with Sheffield DocFest, through the Palestine Showcase, PFI presents four feature documentaries in progress.

A filmmaker and his physicist father turn energy, magnetism and matter into extraordinary cinema that reveals the universe like never before, all set to a stunning soundtrack.

Join us for a special tenth birthday screening of subtitled audio docs from the 1970s to 2025, introduced and curated by Radio Atlas's founder Eleanor McDowall.

SPLBERG

An Audible Original Presented by Charlie Webster with TellTale Productions. Join Emmy-nominated journalist Charlie Webster (Scamanda, Unicorn Girl) as she returns to where it all started - her hometown of Sheffield- to share an exclusive live launch of this explosive new Audible Original podcast series- with never-before-heard excerpts and commentary from the strangest story she has ever told: SPLBERG

Broadcaster and campaigner Chris Packham joins investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor to launch a new BBC podcast series, exposing organised crime in the British countryside.

The first ever live version of BBC Radio 4's Illuminated, featuring an exclusive listening session to the forthcoming programme Dear Gilbert, Dear Gordon.

Join Sheffield's own Cinema for the Ears at Sheffield Amphitheatre for a unique outdoor sonic adventure.

An innovative new podcast that asks the question: What if you could rewrite the story of your own life?

A first listen to The Whickers Podcast Pitch 2025 winner Redemption Man, with behind-the-scenes insight into the journey from idea to impactful audio documentary.

New for this year is DocFest's Production Hub - a dedicated platform at the heart of the festival designed to spotlight the companies, people, and providers powering factual film and TV, ranging from music production to archives to equipment providers.

Join us on Saturday 13th at 10:00am, where we will be hosting a Production Hub Craft Breakfast. This breakfast is open to all pass holders and is a great opportunity to hear from our Hub providers over a coffee at our relaxed morning social.

Maxine Peake and guests perform a live reading from her play on the 1993 Parkside Colliery occupation, revisiting working-class resistance and its relevance today.