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.

We celebrated our 30th edition festival from 14 - 19 June 2023. The festival saw 37 World Premieres, 20 International Premieres, 10 European Premieres, 47 UK Premieres and 8 retrospective films, from 52 countries of production. It was our most innovative documentary offering yet which, in addition to films, included an abridged theatre production, live podcast events, premieres of TV series and virtual reality exhibitions. More than 190 Industry Representatives from 93 companies and 19 countries took in-person meetings with selected projects and talents over the course of the festival market days.

The 2024 festival is set to run from Wednesday 12 June - Monday 17 June 2024. The MeetMarket will take place on Thursday 13 June and Friday 14 June, allowing Marketplace participants the opportunity to experience the opening night of the festival.