Partners and Sponsors

BFI

The British Film Institute is the lead body for film in the UK with the ambition to create a flourishing film environment in which innovation, opportunity and creativity can thrive.

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield City Council is the elected governing body for Sheffield.

Marketing Sheffield

Marketing Sheffield is the UK's first ever city development company, charged with delivering Sheffield's economic transformation.

Arts Council England

Arts Council England champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives.

BBC

The largest broadcasting corporation in the world. The BBC produces programmes that inform, educate and entertain.

Channel 4

Britain's most cutting edge, controversial and creative broadcaster of the last two decades.

ITV

ITV Studios is a creator, producer and distributor of world-leading programmes that people can’t get enough of. We connect millions of people every day and shape and reflect the world they live in, we are More Than TV.

British Council

The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities.

The Bertha Foundation

The Bertha Foundation works with inspiring leaders who are catalysts for social and economic change.

Prime Video

Thousands of popular movies and TV shows, award-winning Amazon Originals.

Netflix

Netflix is the world's leading internet entertainment service offering original series, documentaries and feature films. Members can watch as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, on nearly any internet-connected screen. Netflix is proud to support Sheffield Doc/Fest and artists’ voices around the world.

BBC Studios

Delivering unrivalled breadth and depth of award-winning content, with a global reputation for creativity, innovation and cutting-edge storytelling.

Warner Chappell Production Music

Warner Chappell Production Music - part of the Warner Music Group family - is a global leader in music production and creative supervision.

Sky Documentaries

Uncover the story behind the story with Sky Documentaries - from headline-grabbing scandals and celebrity biographies to sporting moments and the real, fascinating stories of everyday people.

The UK/UA Creative Partnerships

Sheffield Hallam University

Sheffield Hallam University is one of the UK’s largest and most diverse universities: a community of more than 30,000 students, 4,000 staff and more than 280,000 alumni around the globe.

Molinare

Molinare is an award-winning Film and Broadcast Post Production Facility in the heart of Soho, London.

Channel 5

Channel 5 is a British free-to-air television network launched in 1997.

The Whickers

The Whickers were established in 2015 to fund and recognise original and innovative documentary.

Al Jazeera Documentary

National Geographic

A world leader in adventure, science, photography, environment, history and space exploration.

Warner Bros. Discovery

A premier global media and entertainment company offering audiences the world's most differentiated portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming.

The University of Sheffield

Delivering life-enhancing research, innovation and education that not only transforms the lives of our graduate, but shapes the world we live in.

Getty Images

Getty Images can help you tell your stories. Choose from over 480 million videos, photos and music tracks including a vast archive and footage partner content from BBC, NBC, ITN, AFP and Sky News.

The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts

In accordance with Andy Warhol’s will, the mission of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts is the advancement of the visual arts.

ESPN

Screen Scotland

Screen Scotland is the dedicated partnership for screen in Scotland, delivering enhanced support for all aspects of Scotland's screen sector.

Scottish Documentary Institute

Chiledoc

Founded in 2010, Chiledoc work to promote the Chilean documentary scene and strengthen its commercialisation, inside and outside the country.

Site Gallery

Site Gallery is Sheffield's international contemporary art space, specialising in moving image, new media and performance.

Dogwoof

Dogwoof is the leading documentary sales agent and UK theatrical distributor. The company is regarded as the foremost documentary specialist brand in the world, and is a stamp of the highest quality content.

Doc Society

Doc Society are a non-profit founded in 2005 committed to enabling great documentary films and connecting them to audiences globally. Based in London and New York they work with filmmakers and partners all over the world.

Grierson Trust

The Grierson Trust commemorates the pioneering Scottish documentary maker John Grierson: the man widely regarded as the father of the documentary.

Kingston School of Art

Kingston School of Art is No. 1 in London for Art & Design and has long been recognised as one of the best creative schools in the UK across subject rankings, research, performance, industry and student awards.

IGNITE-DOCS

Women in Film and TV

Women in Film and TV is the Leading Membership Organisation for Women Working in Media.

Together Films

ITN

Sue Terry Voices

Leading voice-over agency with offices in London's Soho representing the cream of British actors, comedians and broadcasters and top International voice talent.
 

Ffilm Cymru

Ffilm Cymru provides a range of programmes to develop & sustain a strong Welsh film industry.

PASSION PICTURES

The Documentary Film Council

The Documentary Film Council is a new sector-wide organisation for the UK's independent documentary film industry.

BAFTA

An independent British charity that supports, develops & promotes the art forms of the moving image.

IDA

For 40 years, IDA has supported nonfiction filmmaking and filmmakers through our major program areas.

London Sync

London Sync works with some of the best composers and artists from around the world, to produce contemporary and cutting edge music, tailor-made for documentaries, film and drama.

Screen Yorkshire

Based in Leeds, UK, Screen Yorkshire is the engine that drives the film and TV industries in Yorkshire and Humber.

Bradford UK City of Culture 2025

Palestine Film Institute

EURODOC

OTOXO

OTOXO Productions is an award winning documentary production company, founded in 2008 and based in Barcelona. We create character focused, narrative driven documentaries about contemporary social issues. Through our films we hope to raise the sound of unheard voices and shed a light on unseen faces.
 

GZDOC

Northern Heart Films

Northern Heart are award-winning storytellers and documentary filmmakers, championing inspirational stories and authentic voices.
 

Aesthetica

Aesthetica Magazine is a destination for art and culture.

AIDC

AIDC is Australia's premier event for nonfiction content.

Eventive

Eventive is designed to create better experiences at every touchpoint. Online or in-person.

Fiona Festival

Fiona helps large, high-volume film festivals to manage their work better, organize faster and improve their events.

Cinebox

Cinebox specialises in handling technical delivery for film festivals.

Sticks and Glass

Sticks and Glass is a fresh new post production space located in central Leeds.

Showroom

The Showroom is one of Europe's largest independent cinemas with a fully licensed café bar, paired with the longest-running creative business centre in the city.

Showroom Workstation

The Light

With cinema, dining, and events all under the one roof, The Light takes you from morning to night.

Curzon Sheffield

A conversion of Sheffield’s 19th-century bank – whose original vaults remain in place beneath the cinema – Curzon Sheffield’s characterful, Grade-II listed building reflects the venue’s lively atmosphere.

Bertha DocHouse

Bertha Dochouse is the UK’s very first dedicated documentary centre, aiming to celebrate the depth and breadth of the documentary form as well as nurturing and educating new filmmaking talent.