New study highlights challenges for documentary filmmakers
The findings of a survey carried out by Whicker’s World Foundation for Sheffield Doc/Fest and the European Documentary Network (EDN) highlight rising costs and low pay. A total of 191 documentary...
View ArticleMichael Moore to open Sheffield Doc/Fest 2016
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore will open this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest with his latest film Where To Invade Next. The filmmaker will attend the UK premiere on 10 June for a Q&A session after...
View ArticleDocumentary The Divide gets UK release date
After premiering at last year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest, the theatrical release of documentary The Divide in the UK is set for 22nd April. The film seeks to expose the effect of the ever growing increase in...
View ArticleFirst events announced for UK’s biggest documentary festival
Not only has Sheffield Doc/Fest bagged documentarian Michael Moore for its 23rd edition, the 2016 programme so far is already indicating that June’s event will be as exciting as last year’s, with...
View ArticleVice returns to Sheffield with Rule Britannia Pitch
VICE returns to Sheffield Doc/Fest to launch their Rule Britannia Pitch, offering filmmakers a chance to win a commission from the VICE UK documentary team. The Rule Britannia Pitch is a chance for...
View ArticleDeath by Design shows destroying effects of technology
Consumers love their smartphones, tablets and laptops – their whole lives are arranged around them, organised with them, dictated by them. By 2020, four billion people will have a personal computer....
View ArticleHungry for documentaries? Try these…
Eating out can be fun, an experience, delicious or even give you the chance to admire a work of art. And the latter is what some chefs aim for, an explosion of flavours, an intriguing experience of...
View ArticleVirtual Reality and Tech key ingredients for Doc/Fest ’16
Sheffield Doc/Fest is the place to be for anyone interested in where tech is taking, shaping or creating the story. At this year’s festival there will be a focus on Artificial Intelligence and virtual...
View ArticleAmbulance – A front seat view to the damage of war
Mohamed Jabaly is a young Palestinian filmmaker from Gaza City. Having been born during one war and grown up during another, he has started to regard fighting as a means to an end, a normality that is...
View ArticleARTE documentaries now available online in English
ARTE, the European culture channel, last week presented its new online offering in English at Sheffield Doc/Fest. ARTE, the European culture channel, last week presented its new online offering in...
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