Sheffield International Documentary Festival (Doc/Fest) is now open to receive online film submissions for the official programme and Videotheque 2009. The festival, to be held this year between 4-8 November, welcomes documentary films of any style, duration or subject produced for cinema, television, as part of film school coursework or for cross-platform. Established and debut filmmakers are encouraged to apply. In 2008 Doc/Fest was attended by over 1300 UK and international filmmakers, comm...

Sheffield International Documentary Festival (Doc/Fest) is calling for ideas for sessions to run at this year’s festival which takes place from 4 to 8 November.   Each year, the Session Programme at Sheffield Doc/Fest includes keynote addresses and interviews, sessions, panels and master-classes with some of the world's leading documentary filmmakers and broadcasters. There is also a major cross-platform strand of sessions presented.   Tam Nguyen, Festival Producer, said: “Doc/Fest has...

Doc/Fest gives young people documentary industry insight Sheffield International Documentary Festival (Sheffield Doc/Fest) and 4Talent are once again giving young people the opportunity to gain a fantastic insight into the documentary industry. The Sheffield Doc/Fest Youth Jury 2009 is open to entries from young people age 16-21 via the 4Talent website. Heather Croall, Director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, said: “We are looking for people with the confidence to stand up and make themselves heard,...

Sheffield International Documentary Festival (Sheffield Doc/Fest) and 4Talent are once again giving young people the opportunity to gain a fantastic insight into the documentary industry. The Sheffield Doc/Fest Youth Jury 2009 is open to entries from young people age 16-21 via the 4Talent website. Heather Croall, Director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, said: “We are looking for people with the confidence to stand up and make themselves heard, and who aren’t afraid to shout about what they think. A...

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Sheffield International Documentary Festival, the UK’s premier event for international documentary professionals, has today started its search for films to showcase at this year’s festival.Sheffield Doc/Fest is considering documentaries of any style or subject from established or debut filmmakers, television or film school productions for this year’s official programme. Last year Doc/Fest showcased 100 of the finest examples of documentary film from across the globe, attracting over 1,200 ...

Sheffield International Documentary Festival is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Director. Heather Croall, formerly Director of the Australian International Documentary Conference, will start in post early April. Heather’s career in the Australian screen industry has included working as a company director, independent documentary producer, festival director and consultant. Heather has also worked for government film funding agency the South Australian Film Corporation, has ga...

The Sheffield International Documentary Festival is delighted to announce the launch of its UK Tour at the NATIONAL FILM THEATRE from the 2nd – 5th February 2006. Returning for the seventh year, it features the ‘best of the fest’ from the Festival which took place in October 2005. The four day event marks the beginning of a three month UK tour visiting numerous towns and cities including Belfast, Bradford, Bristol, Brixton, Chichester, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hammersmith, Hereford, Lee...

Once again the Sheffield International Documentary Festival has enjoyed a resounding success. Between the 10th and 16th October 2005, an international crowd descended on the Showroom Cinema to be involved in the UK’s premiere event for documentary film. There were nearly 9,000 admissions and delegate pass sales were up over 13% on 2004. The festival also welcomed over 45 filmmakers from around the globe who came to support their films.This year saw one new competition, the Sky One Development ...

SHEFFIELD INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL: 8-14 NOVEMBER 2004Bringing together confessions in Jesus and the freezing of Grandpa in Colorado, the Sheffield International Documentary Festival presents a colourful collection of the most thought provoking, entertaining and influential documentaries from around the world. Now in its 10th year, the Sheffield International Documentary Festival, which runs 8–14 November 2004, is the UK’s premier festival dedicated to the documentary genre and its...