📣 Deadline extended! Applications for our Marketplace & Talent Programmes Producer role now close Friday 4 September (09:00 BST) Join Sheffield DocFest, one of the world's leading documentary festivals, and help shape the future of filmmaking. You'll produce our talent development programmes, coordinate the renowned MeetMarket, and connect filmmakers with commissioners, distributors and industry pros worldwide 🎬 Based in Sheffield, you'll play a key role in delivering impactful year-round and festival initiatives with a team that champions creativity, diversity and innovation. If you’re an organised, collaborative producer with film/arts/creative industries experience and a passion for supporting emerging talent, we'd love to hear from you! ⏰ New application deadline: 4 September 2026 (9AM BST) 👉 More information and details on how to apply: https://www.sheffdocfest.com/about/opportunities #SheffieldDocFest #NowHiring #Marketplacejobs #Industryjobs #FilmJobs #ArtsJobs #JoinTheTeam #FestivalJobs #SheffieldJobs #CreativeCareers

Hendos... for Owls and for Blades! Henderson's Relish - Pick up a bottle in the Millennium Gallery shop! If you're calling in to see The Football Art Prize why not visit the Millennium Gallery shop and score a treat from our top range of football-inspired homewares, books and gifts. Like a bottle of iconic Henderson's Relish – available in red and in blue! 😉 And when you choose to shop with us, remember every purchase directly supports our work to send visitors of all ages on journeys of discovery that last a lifetime. Artwork pictured: Stephen Hill - Points of View: Wednesday United (2026) - see it in the Football Art Prize at the Millennium Gallery.

Introducing the amazing Selection Committee for the second edition of our Queer Realities Director’s Lab - which closes for applications on Tuesday next week! 🏳️‍🌈 ⭐️ Kani Lapuerta (trans filmmaker and researcher, known for 2025 film Niñxs) ⭐️ Gerrit Woltemath (film curator, cultural worker, activist, and Teddy Foundation Board of Directors member) ⭐️ Raul Niño Zambrano (Creative Director, Sheffield DocFest) The Committee will select 10 LGBTQIA+ directors for the Lab, which will provide them with a space to learn, share and explore the form of documentary through masterclasses, workshops and individual mentoring, plus a bursary, and will culminate in a presentation showcase and networking session at Sheffield DocFest. 🔗 Read more about our committee and apply now for the Lab: https://www.sheffdocfest.com/news/announcing-our-queer-realities-directors-lab-selection-committee ⏰ Application Deadline: 25 August (13:00 BST) The Queer Realities Director’s Lab is supported by the BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund, awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding. #BecauseOfYou

Last two weeks to visit the magical Bobeam Tree in the Millennium Gallery, Sheffield! 🌳Join us in this magical world of interactive discovery for 0–5-year-olds and their grown-ups. It's brilliant fun - rain or shine, until Sun 30 Aug! ☔☀️ The Bobeam Tree is a magical tree, which – as the story goes – grows when surrounded by children’s curiosity, play, thoughts and feelings. So pop along for toys, stories, dressing-up, smells and sounds! Immerse yourselves in a world of wonder as you play, learn and explore together through stories and activities inspired by Sheffield’s museum collections. The Bobeam Tree comes to Sheffield in partnership with The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood and the National Portrait Gallery. The Bobeam Tree comes to Sheffield in partnership with The Royal Foundation for Early Childhood and the National Portrait Gallery Exhibition details: The Bobeam Tree until Sun 30 Aug Millennium Gallery, Sheffield Free entry, please donate £5 to help send imaginations soaring! #whatsonsheff #ukcityofculture29

We’re thrilled that no less than 5 films screened at Sheffield DocFest 2026 have been nominated for this year’s Jackson Wild Media Awards! 💚🏆 The selected films (and the categories they have been nominated for) are as follows: 🌎 Time and Water (Planet In Crisis; Narration; Writing) 🌎 We, The Hated (Planet In Crisis; Feature) 🌎 Wild East (Documentary Short) 🌎 Sentient (Investigative) 🌎 Derek vs Derek (Feature; Jackson Wild X Earth Alliance Impact Pitch) The Jackson Wild awards are nature film’s equivalent to the Oscars, celebrating excellence and innovation in nature, science, and conservation storytelling. A massive congratulations to all the films who have been nominated - wishing you all the very best of luck at the awards ceremony come 10 November! 🔗 Read more: https://www.jacksonwild.org/2026-media-awards

Art is good for you! Research recently published by @ucl shows that engaging with the arts can improve your health, and John Ruskin also believed this, over 100 years ago!💫 @ruskintoday Here, curator Ashley explains how these paintings of Venice lagoon by John Wharlton Bunney remind us of the beauty in this world of ours. See them in The Ruskin Collection: Storm-Cloud - the Look of the Sky at the Millennium Gallery until 26 Nov. If you like this, please donate £5 to help care for Sheffield’s collection and celebrate the stories within it! #johnruskin #whatsonsheff #letscreate #ukcityofculture29

“I left feeling emboldened to contribute to the queer cinematic landscape and proud of my place as a queer filmmaker in this industry…” 🏳️‍🌈 💛 👉 LGBTQIA+ filmmakers - you have just under a week to apply for the second edition of our Queer Realities Director’s Lab, before the deadline on 25 August (13:00 BST)! We caught up with programme alumni Carina NicHaouchine, who shared her thoughts on her experience, and why you should apply! 🔗 Find out more and send in your application today: https://www.sheffdocfest.com/news/applications-open-queer-realities-directors-lab-2026-2027 🌟 Open to LGBTQIA+ directors currently developing a documentary project, our Queer Realities Director’s Lab programme will provide 10 directors a space to learn, share and explore the form of documentary through masterclasses, workshops and individual mentoring, plus a bursary. It will culminate in a presentation showcase and networking session at Sheffield DocFest. Queer Realities Director’s Lab is supported by the BFI National Lottery Creative Challenge Fund, awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding. #BecauseOfYou

“Sheffield DocFest is a sanctuary of dissent…and dissent is what will save us!” Legendary investigative journalist Amy Goodman was in town for DocFest this year - and wasted no time in telling us her feelings on the power of the festival! Fancy seeing more from Amy? There’s now just under two weeks left to grab your tickets for our year-round screening of Steal This Story, Please! - the compelling new documentary that follows her career taking on soldiers, politicians and corporate media in pursuit of truth. 📍Showroom Cinema 📅 31 August (18:00 BST). 🎟️ Tickets: https://showroomcinema.org.uk/film/docnights-steal-this-story-please

Would you like a key role at one of the world’s leading documentary festivals - and help to shape the future of filmmaking? 🌍💥 We’re currently hiring a Marketplace & Talent Programmes Producer 🌟 In this role at Sheffield DocFest, you’ll produce industry-leading talent development programmes, coordinate the renowned MeetMarket, and connect filmmakers with commissioners, distributors and industry professionals from around the world. 🎬 Based in Sheffield, you'll play a vital role in delivering impactful year-round initiatives and festival events, working with a passionate team to champion creativity, diversity and innovation. If you're an organised, collaborative project producer with experience in the film, arts or creative industries and a passion for supporting emerging talent, we'd love to hear from you. ⏰ Application deadline: 1 September 2026 (10AM BST) 👉 More information and details on how to apply: https://www.sheffdocfest.com/about/opportunities #SheffieldDocFest #NowHiring #Marketplacejobs #Industryjobs #FilmJobs #ArtsJobs #JoinTheTeam #FestivalJobs #SheffieldJobs #CreativeCareers