Sheffield DocFest today announced the full industry program for its 31st edition, a lineup of panel discussions, marketplace sessions, live pitch forums, the annual Filmmaker Challenge, marketplace rough cuts and more.
The industry program runs concurrently with the festival from June 12-17. DocFest last week revealed a slate of 109 films that will be showcased in the 2024 event, including 49 world premieres.
“The Industry program dives into the business of documentary in all its many forms,” a release noted, “complimenting the previously announced film program, exploring the skills and techniques behind many of this year’s films…” [Scroll for the full lineup].
‘Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice’
Among the intriguing panel discussions is one set for Thursday, June 13 titled “Women in the Frame: Representing Women in Crime Documentaries,” which will include the participation of Kirsty Cunningham, creative director of the documentary Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice. That BBC Studios film, which premiered in the U.
The industry program runs concurrently with the festival from June 12-17. DocFest last week revealed a slate of 109 films that will be showcased in the 2024 event, including 49 world premieres.
“The Industry program dives into the business of documentary in all its many forms,” a release noted, “complimenting the previously announced film program, exploring the skills and techniques behind many of this year’s films…” [Scroll for the full lineup].
‘Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice’
Among the intriguing panel discussions is one set for Thursday, June 13 titled “Women in the Frame: Representing Women in Crime Documentaries,” which will include the participation of Kirsty Cunningham, creative director of the documentary Sarah Everard: The Search for Justice. That BBC Studios film, which premiered in the U.
- 5/15/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam is putting the livelihood of documentary filmmakers at the heart of their industry program this year. On Monday, a panel of experts gathered to discuss the issues filmmakers face in making a living in the industry, from pay disparity, devaluation, lack of information and the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ushering in the conversation was specialist Rebecca Day from Film in Mind, an organization advocating for better mental health in the film industry. Day spoke about livelihood from the point of view of mental health and how rare it still is to have major events promoting such discussions. “Festivals prioritizing talks about mental health in filmmaking feels really new still and it’s essential,” said the specialist.
“We are people working in a profession of care, compassion, and activism,” Day continued. “We are change-makers, space-holders, community leaders, healers and storytellers. How do we attend...
Ushering in the conversation was specialist Rebecca Day from Film in Mind, an organization advocating for better mental health in the film industry. Day spoke about livelihood from the point of view of mental health and how rare it still is to have major events promoting such discussions. “Festivals prioritizing talks about mental health in filmmaking feels really new still and it’s essential,” said the specialist.
“We are people working in a profession of care, compassion, and activism,” Day continued. “We are change-makers, space-holders, community leaders, healers and storytellers. How do we attend...
- 11/14/2023
- by Rafa Sales Ross
- Variety Film + TV
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