Sheffield DocFest Information

Sheffield DocFest is the UK’s leading documentary festival and one of the world’s most influential markets for documentary projects. We champion and present the breadth of documentary form – film, television, immersive and art – in the vibrant city of Sheffield each June. We offer makers and audiences a place for inspiration, debate, development, learning and challenge. Our programming represents our core values – creativity, empathy, freedom, inclusivity and internationalism. The 32nd Edition of the festival will take place in Sheffield from 18-23 June 2025. The MeetMarket, our flagship pitching platform, will take place on Thursday 19 June and Friday 20 June 2025. Stay up to date with all things DocFest by signing up to our newsletter at: http://bit.ly/SDFNews Sheffield DocFest is run by International Documentary Festival Sheffield, an independent registered charity (no.1184849), whose purpose is to advance the art of film, education and training in documentary filmmaking. Our core values as a charity centre around empathy, inclusiveness, social engagement, freedom and internationalism.