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| Opening film | Tish (2023) |
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| Location | Sheffield, England |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Awards | Sheffield DocFest Awards |
| Directors | Annabel Grundy, Managing Director & Raul Niño Zambrano, Creative Director |
| No. of films | 122 (2023) (86 features) (36 shorts) |
| Festival date | 14 June 2023 to 19 June 2023 |
| Website | sheffdocfest |
Sheffield DocFest (formerly styled Sheffield Doc/Fest; abbr.Sheffield International Documentary Festival or SIDF) is an international documentary festival and industry marketplace held annually in Sheffield, England.
The festival revolves around film screenings, interactive and virtual reality exhibitions, talks & sessions, marketplace and talent for the funding and distribution of documentaries and development of filmmakers, live events, and its own awards.
Since its beginning in 1994,[1] DocFest has become the UK's biggest documentary festival and the third largest in the world.[2][3] Public service broadcaster BBC have described it as "one of the leading showcases of documentary films".[4]
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- ^ "Truth or Dare? A Golden Age for Documentary Film". HuffPost. 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Martin Scorsese premiere for Sheffield DocFest". BBC News. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.