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A collage showing the headshots of all the Queer Realities Director's Lab 2026-2027 cohort.

Announcing our 2026-2027 Queer Realities Director's Lab cohort

We are delighted to announce the cohort for the second edition of our Queer Realities Director’s Lab, supported by the BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund, awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.
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Film, Industry, News
Published on October 7
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Paula Gaitán retrospective on DAFilms

We're proud to present an online retrospective of Brazilian filmmaker Paula Gaitán, screening online at DAFilms.
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Film, News
Published on May 25
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The Schools Programme

The Schools Programme at Sheffield DocFest is a new, free mini festival especially for Schools and other educational providers for children and young people aged 5-19 in Sheffield.
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Community, Film, News
Published on May 24
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New Arts commissions: Alex Tyson’s The Registry and Right on Time Radio

We're pleased to announce new commissions as part of our Arts Programme.
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Arts, News
Published on May 6
A grand hall with a large chandelier hanging centrally. Painted portraits hang along the walls in gold frames. Groups of people are pictured beneath, sat around round tables.

2021 Marketplace Projects & Teams Announced

Today we announce 55 projects selected for the MeetMarket (for features and series) and 22 projects for the Arts Talent Market (for new media works).
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News, Industry, Film, Arts
Published on April 27
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In Conversation with Charlotte Jarvis

Our Arts Programme Curator Herb Shellenberger caught up with artist Charlotte Jarvis about her background, previous works and the development of In Posse.
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Arts, News
Published on March 25
Headshots of our fifteen marketplace assessors

Introducing our 2021 Marketplace Assessors

Meet the industry experts who took part in the MeetMarket & Arts Talent Market Assessment process.
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News, Industry
Published on March 18
A composite image of Sheffield DocFest's artistic team for the 2021 festival

Introducing our artistic team for 2021

We're proud to announce the curatorial teams behind our 2021 Film, Arts and Exchange Programmes for the upcoming 28th edition of the festival.
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Film, Arts, News, Press
Published on February 2

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