Buy a Festival Pass

Final chance to buy your Festival Pass!

Buy now

DocLover Ticket Bundles

Do you love documentaries as much as we do? Become a DocLover at this year’s Sheffield DocFest, and see the best of the fest, for less!

Buy now

Explore the Industry Programme

Click here to dive into our 2025 Industry Programme!

Explore now

Explore the Public Programme

Click here to dive into our 2025 Public Programme!

Explore now

Sheffield DocFest is the UK's leading documentary festival

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 a place for inspiration, debate, development, learning and challenge. Our programming represents our core values – creativity, empathy, freedom, inclusivity and internationalism.

Festival begins
18 - 23 Jun 2025
Five days to go

Read the 2024 Festival Report

Read our 2024 Festival Report and reflect on the achievements of this year's edition with us!

Read more
2024 festival report

Latest News

Read all news

Announcing the Climate Spring Documentary Pitch Finalists

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the Climate Spring Pitch.
Published on June 12

Filmmaker Challenge Cohort

We are thrilled to announce the cohort for this year’s Filmmaker Challenge, supported by Principal Sponsor Prime Video.
Published on June 6

Announcing the Juries for our 32nd Edition

We are excited to announce our Jury Members for this years’ International Competition, International First Feature Competition, International Short Film Competition, the Tim Hetherington Award, the International Alternate Realities Competition, alongside our previously announced members of the Youth Jury
Published on June 3

Meet our Local Advisory Group

Published on May 29

Is it for me?

"All year round you work and try to find inspiration. Sheffield DocFest is 100% about inspiration. I come here to be reminded why I do what I do."

Industry Delegate

"The character of the festival extends further than the programme of films and talks, it’s imbued in the staff, volunteers and attendees, and through this community, soaked up into the city itself. I walked home every day buzzing with insight and brimming with new documentary recommendations for anyone who would listen."

Alaina Briggs, Sheffield DocFest Local Advisory Group

"DocFest is the best documentary festival in the UK. It offers access to film makers, fosters community and collaboration and showcases the best of the industry’s work. It is irreplaceable."

Industry Delegate

Our Partners