Sheffield Doc/Fest

About

Sheffield Doc/Fest combines a non-competetive festival which is open to the public with a conference restricted to professionals. About half the event is dedicated to sessions, pitch competitions and master classes. Topics range from new trends in television content to opportunities for theatrical release.

In 2006 the “Meetmarket” was established, a new pitching initiative, designed to match documentary makers’ most innovative project ideas with international and UK buyers. Due to its small size, Doc/Fest offers very good networking opportunities and increasingly attracts major international buyers.

Program

• SESSION IDEA,
• INTERACTIVE PROJECT,
• MEETMARKET AND CROSSOVER MARKET.

Awards

• Grand Jury Award
• Environmental Award
• Interactive Award
• Tim Hetherington Award presented by Dogwoof,
• Youth Jury Award
• Short Doc Award
• Student Doc Award
• Audience Award (Feature)
• Audience Award (Short)
• Audience Award (Interactive Project)

Rules

• Films premiered at a film festival or cinema before 1 April 2025 are not eligible for submission.
• Films previously submitted to Doc/Fest are not eligible, even if the film has changed significantly since the last time it has been submitted; 
• For competition nomination, the Festival gives priority to World Premieres and, secondarily, International and European Premieres. To be selected for the main programme strands, a UK premiere is required at minimum. 
• There is no limit to the number of films that can be submitted by any one individual/organisation, though one form must be completed per entry.
• We do not accept rough cuts/prototypes. Films should be presented in picture lock or fine cut. If you would like to submit a rough cut for consideration but intend to update the link, please contact Doc/Fest (films@sidf.co.uk) for permission to do so.
• Film and media schools and tertiary institutions entering more than 1 film are eligible for discounted entry. A representative of the educational institution must contact films@sidf.co.uk to request a group discount. Students cannot negotiate submission discounts individually.

Documents and Other Requisite Items

• Fill out entry form;
• Download work via Vimeo;
• Pay registration fees.

Screening Media Type: DCP, Blu-ray, 35mm and 16mm film 

Audio language: original / English

Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements

National premiere required.

Jury and Organizers

• Director: Elizabeth McIntyre
• Program Director: Luke Moody