Sheffield DocFest

It's #Day3 of the Big Give! 🎨🫶🌟 Our Community Programme brings people from across South Yorkshire together, sparks creativity and helps our local community to thrive. Your generosity enables us to keep making an impact and every single donation makes a difference to the work we can do! 👇 We still have a way to go to match our target! Support us today by donating at the link below and help people across South Yorkshire engage with documentary film and art 🔗 👉https://lnkd.in/ekrZZs-E How will your generosity benefit our local community? 🤔 🎨Support our provision of free workshops for local audiences 🎟Fund free tickets for screenings at the festival for community groups 🫶Enable us to extend our marketing to help reach underrepresented local and regional audiences. How can you support? 🫶 You can make double the difference in this campaign by sharing this post and heading to our BigGive donation page to donate - https://lnkd.in/ekrZZs-E #ArtsforImpact

There's still time to join the team, work at the heart of the festival and meet our lovely audiences, guests and volunteers! 🎥❤️ We're currently hiring for: 🎬Venue Coordinators - to help deliver cinema screenings, talks, panel sessions, social events and box office services at various locations during Sheffield DocFest 2025. 🤩Industry Talent Coordinator - to assist our Industry team with the organisation and delivery of the festival’s marketplace events and talent schemes. Come and work behind the scenes of the UK's leading documentary festival! Find out more and apply now: https://lnkd.in/d4BgxptD

🚨There's still time to get your documentary in front of Channel 4! The Channel 4 First Cut Pitch returns to Sheffield DocFest in 2025 and you have just a few days left to apply.👇 Five shortlisted directors will have the chance to pitch their film at DocFest this June and one winner will walk away with a commission. Could it be you? Find out more and apply by Friday 21st March 2025 → https://lnkd.in/eN6eh52A

🫶Support the Sheffield DocFest Community Programme with #ArtsForImpact🫶 We’re delighted to be part of this year’s #ArtsForImpact campaign to help fund our 2025 Community Programme. Between midday today and midday 25th March, donate to us at the link below and they will double the amount – so you can make double the difference to DocFest. 👉Donate to us NOW at: https://lnkd.in/ekrZZs-E What is the DocFest Community Programme? ❤️👇 The Community Programme at Sheffield DocFest is all about expanding the festival experience for our local audiences, including free workshops curated by, for, and in collaboration with, people and communities across our city, as well as free tickets to festival screenings and events. Access to arts and culture is often not possible for people from marginalised groups, young people, and those who face barriers to participation, even though many of the films we show speak directly to marginalised experience and urgent issues. Our community programme is intended to target underrepresented groups and those who otherwise would not engage with our programme, to provide supported entry ways into our events and workshops, so that people of all ages and backgrounds can come to DocFest. What will your money be going towards? 🤔 The money you donate will: 🎨Support our provision of free workshops for local audiences 🎟Fund free tickets for screenings at the festival for community groups 🫶Enable us to extend our marketing to help reach underrepresented local and regional audiences. Please note only donations via BigGive.org will be doubled. Big Give can only match fund donations made through our Arts for Impact campaign page on the Big Give website using a valid debit or credit card from 12pm Tuesday 18th March to 12pm Tuesday 25th March.

Join us this month, in Sheffield and London, for exclusive screenings of State of Silence. Details and tickets below👇👇 State of Silence follows four Mexican journalists as they shine a light on the failings of the ‘War on Drugs’. At the same time, they highlight the dangers faced by journalists reporting from the frontline of their local communities. Hundreds have gone missing in recent years, many reported murdered. This urgent film is a reminder that the people who put their lives on the line, bringing us stories that matter, need protection. 📅In Sheffield? Join us on 24th March at Showroom Cinema for an exclusive screening - https://lnkd.in/eNh4mX52 📅In London? Join us on 31st March at Bertha DocHouse for an exclusive screening, followed by a Q&A with director Santiago Maza - https://lnkd.in/efnR7w3y Content Guidance: Film contains scenes of violence.

Want to get your new documentary in front of Channel 4? 🎬🚨 The Channel 4 First Cut Pitch at Sheffield DocFest is back and you have just over a WEEK LEFT to apply. Five shortlisted directors will vie to prove that they are ready to take on the challenge of an hour-long doc for Channel 4. The judging panel will consist of executive producers, established directors and Rita Daniels, Commissioning Editor for First Cut. Together they will decide – in front of the Sheffield audience - who they think is the most promising director and one winner will walk away with a commission. Could it be you? Find out more and apply by Friday 21st March 2025 → https://lnkd.in/eN6eh52A

📣 Hiring - Industry Talent Coordinator 🤩 We're looking for an Industry Talent Coordinator to assist our Industry team with the organisation and delivery of the festival’s marketplace events and talent schemes. They will be a direct point of contact for the selected talent and other key industry contacts to arrange meetings, assist in producing talent scheme events and maintain and ensure that the festival industry programme information is up to date. 📅Deadline for applications: 21st March Find out more and apply now at: https://lnkd.in/eZujjivC

Meet our 2025 Youth Jurors 👩⚖️🎉🎬 Say hello to 👋 Catherine Huckle, Conor Joseph Corey, Daisy Sanderson, Lucy Brown and Rennan Duan. These five young film enthusiasts will curate a selection of films for the festival, meet with industry experts and select the winner of our coveted Youth Jury Award! 🙌 Head to our website to hear more from our wonderful cohort & find out what they're most looking forward to at #SheffDocFest2025 🔗 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTnb3dJ8

📣 The Channel 4 First Cut Pitch is back! 📣 Want to get your new documentary in front of Channel 4? Five shortlisted directors will have the chance to pitch their film at the First Cut Pitch at #SheffDocFest2025 this June and one winner will walk away with a commission. Could it be you? Find out more and apply by Friday 21st March 2025 → https://lnkd.in/eN6eh52A . . . . 📸 1.Calla Cox 2.David Chang

It's that time of year again, volunteer applications are open for #SheffDocFest2025 🥳🫶🎬 https://bit.ly/3vqIWvT Join the team, see new work from filmmakers and artists around the world, and gain valuable experience behind the scenes of the UK's leading documentary festival! We love seeing new faces - and welcoming back familiar ones. There are plenty of ways to get involved, regardless of experience, so if you're looking to try something new, take a look at the roles available and help us bring our 32nd Edition to life! Find out more and apply now → https://bit.ly/3vqIWvT 📸 Kyle Patterson