The 2026 Sheffield DocFest announced the award winners with Filthy (Sucia – Per què no vas fer res?) directed by Bàrbara Mestanza and Marc Pujolar winning the Academy Award-accredited Grand Jury Award for the International Competition.
Sheffield DocFest
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.
Sheffield Doc/Fest started in 1994 and takes place in Sheffield, UK
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Sheffield DocFest Award Winners – ‘Filthy’ Wins Grand Jury Award
Filthy (Sucia – Per què no vas fer res?) by Bàrbara Mestanza and Marc Pujolar
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‘At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking’ Wins Grand Jury Award at 31st Sheffield DocFest
At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking directed by Maja Novaković, the Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina documentary film following an elderly man living in isolation, won the Grand Jury Award for the International Competition at the 31st edition of Sheffield DocFest.
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Chilean Documentary ‘Pirópolis’ World Premiere at Tribeca, Followed by Sheffield DocFest
Pirópolis directed by Nicolás Molina Pirópolis, the fourth film from the Chilean director Nicolás Molina (Gaucho Americano) world premieres in the Documentary Competition at the 23rd edition of the Tribeca Festival, followed by its European premiere at the 31st edition of the Sheffield DocFest, running June 12-17, 2024 in the United Kingdom.
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31st Sheffield DocFest Unveils Lineup, Opens with Kevin Macdonald’s ‘Klitschko: More than a Fight’
Klitschko: More than a Fight (courtesy Sheffield DocFest) The 31st edition of Sheffield DocFest set for June 12-17, 2024 unveiled the full program of 109 films including the World premieres of Tilda Swinton’s feature directorial debut alongside filmmaker Bartek Dziadosz The Hexagonal Hive and a Mouse in a Maze and the latest film from Croatian director Goran Devic, Pavilion 6.
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WHAM! Trailer. Netflix Documentary Charts George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley Journey to Pop Superstars
WHAM! directed by Chris Smith (Netflix) Netflix revealed the official trailer for Wham!, the documentary charting George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s four year journey from teenage school friends to global superstars with Wham!.
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Watch First Clip for THE GULLSPÅNG MIRACLE Maria Fredriksson’s Documentary on Bizarre Family Story
Olaug Bakkevold Østby in The Gullspång Miracle, directed by Maria Fredriksson. Courtesy of Ballad Film. Check out the first clip from The Gullspång Miracle, Maria Fredriksson’s fascinating documentary, that begins as an eerie story of family reunification but transforms into a stranger-than-fiction drama about identity and family secrets.
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Documentary Films on Wham!, TLC, Cyndi Lauper Among Sheffield DocFest 2023 Lineup
WHAM! directed by Chris Smith (Netflix) Sheffield DocFest rolled out the full film program, Alternate Realities exhibitions, and public Talks for the 30th edition of the festival taking place June 14-19, 2023.
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Paul Sng’s TISH to Open 2023 Sheffield DocFest
Tish directed by Paul Sng Paul Sng’s Tish, an intimate portrait of British documentary photographer Tish Murtha, and her daughter’s fight to preserve her legacy will open this year’s 2023 Sheffield DocFest.
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David Bowie Film MOONAGE DAYDREAM to Open Sheffield DocFest
Moonage Daydream directed by Brett Morgen Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream will open Sheffield DocFest 2022 on June 23, 2022. Written, directed, edited and produced by Morgen (The Kid Stays in the Picture, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane) the film which premiered in the Midnight Screenings’ section of the 75th Cannes Film Festival, presents a genre-defying immersion into the art and sounds of David Bowie.
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Sheffield DocFest 2021 Winners – ‘This Land Is Our Land!’, ‘Charm Circle’, ‘Ali and His Miracle Sheep’ Win Top Prizes
Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: This Land Is Our Land! (Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: Essa Terra É Nossa) The Brazilian film Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: This Land Is Our Land! (Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: Essa Terra É Nossa) won the Best Film in International Competition at the 28th edition of Sheffield DocFest. Filmed on their own land, This Land is our Land! is a unique and multilayered visual cartography made by Brazilian Indigenous filmmakers Isael and Sueli Maxakali and their collaborators Carolina Canguçu and Roberto Romero.
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RIP SENI Trailer. Powerful Documentary Premieres at Sheffield Doc/Fest
RIP SENI directed by Daisy Ifama Ahead of the world premiere at Sheffield Doc/Fest, the new trailer debuted for the powerful documentary short film RIP SENI directed by Daisy Ifama. The film is a reaction to the ‘RIP SENI’ signs that appeared outside Bethlem Royal Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in South London following the death of a black man who died at the hands of police officers.
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Sheffield DocFest 2021 Unveils Lineup + World Premiere of Steve McQueen’s Uprising
Uprising by Steve McQueen and James Rogan Sheffield DocFest announced their 2021 full program including the World Premiere of Uprising, by Steve McQueen and James Rogan. Uprising is a vivid and visceral three-part series which examines three events from 1981: in January, the New Cross Fire which killed 13 black teenagers; in March, Black People’s Action Day, which saw more than 20,000 people join the first organized mass protest by black British people; and then the Brixton riots in April.