Programme A-Z

Industry passholders are invited to attend a free 60- minute coaching session with Fiona O'Sullivan.

A beginner-friendly workshop for documentary makers exploring how AI tools can support projects at every stage – from idea development and research through to production and editing.

A talk for documentary makers on how their storytelling skills could transfer to audio and why now's a good time to try.

Watch the seven shortlisted films and meet the filmmakers who reinterpreted the Reuters archive to give us insightful new takes on global conflict, colonial legacies and migrant stories from fresh and original perspectives.

Start your festival morning the best way possible - moving, breathing and waking up from the inside out.

With 91% of deaf audiences preferring BSL-led content, this panel explores how placing sign language at the heart of storytelling can reshape mainstream programming.

A powerful live performance from poet Sam Browne leads into an insightful conversation on growing up, masculinity, and authentic storytelling for young audiences.

Join us for this special screening of this film, followed by a conversation with the protagonist Kristin Harila.

Join us for our educational screening of Wild East accompanied by a careers panel.

Join us for our educational screening of Shop Dada: The Cornershop That Built Us accompanied by a careers panel.

Come and meet the Scottish Delegation of producers, filmmakers and financiers present in Sheffield.

Harness the power of community dining, and join us for a festival dinner on Paternoster Row.

Film In Mind will host a sharing circle open to festival attendees, staff and volunteers who are seeking a moment of reflection, connection and togetherness at the end of their DocFest experience.