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Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest), short for Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF), is an international documentary festival and Marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. The Festival includes film screenings, interactive and virtual reality exhibitions, talks & sessions, Marketplace & Talent for the funding and distribution of documentaries and development of filmmakers, unmissable live events, and its own awards.

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  • Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest), short for Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF), is an international documentary festival and Marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. The Festival includes film screenings, interactive and virtual reality exhibitions, talks & sessions, Marketplace & Talent for the funding and distribution of documentaries and development of filmmakers, unmissable live events, and its own awards. Since beginning in 1994, DocFest has become the UK's biggest documentary festival and the third largest in the world. The BBC have called it "one of the leading showcases of documentary films". Sheffield DocFest is now widely recognised as one of the top three documentary festivals in the world, and "the most significant documentary festival in Britain". The Festival has been voted one of the Top Five Coolest Documentary Film Festivals in the World by MovieMaker magazine. (en)
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  • 2022-06-23 (xsd:date)
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  • Sheffield DocFest Awards (en)
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  • 2022-06-23 (xsd:date)
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  • 1994 (xsd:integer)
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  • Sheffield, England (en)
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  • Sheffield DocFest (en)
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  • Liz McIntyre (en)
  • Clare Stewart, Interim CEO (en)
  • Alex Cooke, Chair of the Sheffield DocFest Board of Trustees (en)
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  • I'm a realist. I want these things to happen for the good of the festival, but they are also the way to make the best of the industry – they get the best ideas to the table and empower the best talent (en)
  • Sheffield DocFest plays an essential role in the global documentary eco-system and we couldn’t ask for a better home than Sheffield: a city bursting with character, creativity and a strong sense of community. (en)
  • Sheffield DocFest is renowned as a potent, innovative and fun festival that brings together works of great urgency and creativity. It is a privilege to have the opportunity to build on the legacy of past leadership and to work with the Board of Trustees and the dedicated Sheffield DocFest team at a time when the landscape for festivals, documentary makers and audiences is shifting so radically. (en)
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  • Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest), short for Sheffield International Documentary Festival (SIDF), is an international documentary festival and Marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England. The Festival includes film screenings, interactive and virtual reality exhibitions, talks & sessions, Marketplace & Talent for the funding and distribution of documentaries and development of filmmakers, unmissable live events, and its own awards. (en)
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  • Sheffield DocFest (en)
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