Sheffield DocFest is on the rebound. The 30th edition of the prestigious all-documentary film festival in the North of England just wrapped, witnessing a 17 percent increase in attendance by i…
edition of the prestigious all-documentary film festival in the North of England just wrapped, witnessing a 17 percent increase in attendance by international and U.K. delegates over last year . DocFest is under new leadership, withappointed managing director in November 2022 and Raul Niño Zambrano joining as interim creative director last year. Shortly before the start of this year’s event, Niño Zambrano was appointed to the creative director role on a permanent basis.
“I think the response had been really good. You never know how things will land, but really good feedback,” he noted. “One word I like is that people are saying it’s a ‘calm’ festival, so that means that people are really taking the time but are not in a rush.
He highlighted the MeetMarket, held at Cutler’s Hall, described as “one of the world’s largest documentary and factual markets and pitching forums” where selected projects get the opportunity to “meet with international industry representatives among 200+ international funders, broadcasters, distributors, festival programmers and exhibitors.
“The anxiety is real,” Niño Zambrano said. “Broadcasters are not having the same money they had before. Streamers are also cutting things. I think everybody’s feeling that. In the U.K. for example, also after Brexit… [filmmakers] have to find their own way as well in terms of finding money in different ways, also within the policies within the U.K.”DocFest, he said, plays “a very, very important role” in that environment, because it brings together filmmakers from around the world.
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