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Central Officer posted: "Doc/Fest’s 25th edition kicks off on Thursday 7
June, and the organisers are putting the city of Sheffield at the heart
of its success. Now, with the city in the running for a creative hub for
Channel 4, Doc/Fest organisers will be welcoming the broadcas"
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Doc/Fest’s 25th edition kicks off on Thursday 7 June, and the organisers
are putting the city of Sheffield at the heart of its success.
Now, with the city in the running for a creative hub for Channel 4,
Doc/Fest organisers will be welcoming the broadcaster which has
involvement in several of this year’s documentaries and events.
Doc/Fest CEO and Festival Director Liz McIntyre said: “Sheffield is city
of makers, always innovating and disrupting the status quo. Sheffield is
also a city of glorious festivals, including Doc/Fest – a magnet for
both emerging talent and media industry greats. Through our celebration
of diversity and inclusiveness, both our city and Doc/Fest are at the
heart of creating opportunity and inspiring new ways to see the world.”
Last year, Sheffield City Council signed a new three-year funding
agreement with Doc/Fest, an event which brings in more than £1.85m to
the city each year.
Doc/Fest is a world leading and the UK’s premier documentary festival
for the art and business of all factual programme making, taking place
across 25 venues and attracting around 3,300 delegates each year from
more than 55 countries.
In 2017 more than 36,000 members of the public also enjoyed the eclectic
range of films, talks and other events on offer at Doc/Fest, viewing
more than 180 documentaries over six days.
The 25^th edition will open at City Hall with the world premiere of Sean
McAllister’s new film /A Northern Soul/ made for BBC Two with support
from BFI and Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
During the festival audiences will have a chance of a sneak peek at two
highly anticipated Channel 4 films /Three Identical Strangers/ and /The/
/Ballymurphy Precedent, /while at the Alternate Realities Exhibition in
Trafalgar Warehouse, audiences can look at Channel 4’s first ever
virtual reality project, /Grenfell: Our Home/.
On the streets of Sheffield, artist Richard DeDominici will be filming a
‘Redux’ remake of scenes from the acclaimed Sheffield drama /Threads/,
taking place in the original locations across the city, with local
people invited to take part. This year’s Doc/Fest once again features a
huge line-up of 200 documentaries and big-name talent, both home-grown
and from around the world, including a record number of 37 world premieres.
Channel 4 will be participating throughout the festival, which has its
opening night on June 7.
Councillor Mazher Iqbal, cabinet member for business and investment at
Sheffield City Council, said: “The success of Doc/Fest is a great
example of Sheffield’s cultural offer.
“It is one of the best and longest-established film festivals in the
world, nurturing new talent and relationships, and a festival that we
are proud to say is Made In Sheffield.
“We can’t wait for Doc/Fest to arrive in our city once again.”
In addition to financial support, Marketing Sheffield’s Convention
Bureau team has worked closely with the festival organisers over the
last 25 years supporting with event co-ordination and overseeing
relationships with other key partners in the city, such as hotels.
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2017 Sheffield International Documentary Festival
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