Sheffield City Centre, United Kingdom

Sheffield DocFest 2022

Celebrate documentary form – film, television, immersive and art – in Sheffield this June.

Sheffield DocFest 2022 Immersive Event - Main Image

The 29th edition of Sheffield DocFest will take place in-person, bringing the documentary community and audiences back to Sheffield between 23 – 28 June 2022. Information about festival plans will be released over the coming months, and the full programme will be announced in May 2022. In 2021 Sheffield DocFest hosted a hybrid edition, with over 45,000 virtual and in-person attendances and 2056 industry delegates from over 70 countries.

Audience Role

Our events will take place in cinema, i.e. film screenings, and in an exhibition setting where audiences can interact with pieces of artwork.

Ages: All ages

Content Advisories

No content advisories

Interaction Advisories

No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

Event is wheelchair accessible
Walking

Tags

Documentary
Expanded Cinema
Festival
Film
Moving Image
Virtual Reality

About Sheffield DocFest

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. Alternate Realities is our showcase exhibition and programme for immersive documentary and non-fiction forms including virtual (VR), augmented (AR) and mixed reality (MR), Artists’ moving image, interactive performance and sound installation from around the world. Also in curatorial scope are formats such as 360° video, artificial intelligence, games, motion comic and video or expanded cinema. Supported by Arts Council England.