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A collage of 10 headshots of our 10 Queer Realities Director's Lab cohort members. There are two rows of five images, each headshot has the head and shoulders of each person in shot.

Announcing our Queer Realities Director's Lab cohort

We are delighted to announce the cohort for our inaugural Queer Realities Director’s Lab! Ten UK-based documentary directors have been selected to take part in this new and in-depth development programme.
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Published on September 2
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Welsh Delegation | Sheffield DocFest 2021

Ffilm Cymru Wales is the development agency for Welsh film, dedicated to advancing and sustaining a strong film industry for Wales. Meet the team.
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Published on May 28
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Meet our 2021 Jurors

We’re proud to announce our team of jurors for our International Competition, UK Competition and Awards...
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News, Film
Published on May 28
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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
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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
(From top, left – right:We Are Parable, Campbell X,David Olusoga, George Amponsah, Judah Attille, Mark Sealy (Image courtesy of Steve Pyke).

Announcing our 2021 Retrospective

This year we will spotlight and celebrate the history of Black British screen culture - and we've asked a collection of talented curators to help us.
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Published on March 31
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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
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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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