‘Filthy’ Cleans Up At Sheffield DocFest: Full Winners List From UK’s Top Nonfiction Film Festival
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https://deadline.com/2026/06/sheffield-docfest-2026-awards-1236956182/

‘Filthy’ Cleans Up At Sheffield DocFest: Full Winners List From UK’s Top Nonfiction Film Festival

Sheffield DocFest's 2026 awards have gone to 'Filthy,' 'Magma,' 'Maybe Tomorrow' and more.

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‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jun/12/wafa-mustafa-maybe-tomorrow #Film #DocumentaryFilms #SheffieldDocfest #Culture #Festivals #Syria #MiddleEastAndNorthAfrica #WorldNews
‘I only had this father, and he’s gone’: Wafa Mustafa’s fight for truth and justice for Syria’s missing

With more than 177,000 people forcibly disappeared since 2011, short doc Maybe Tomorrow captures ‘the violence of waiting’ experienced by family

The Guardian
BBC Storyville Expands To Documentary Shorts

The BBC Storyville strand has expanded to documentary shorts, Nevine Mabro just revealed at Sheffield DocFest.

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Sundance Prizewinning Documentary ‘Birds of War’ Sells to Several Territories, Lines Up Oscar-Qualifying Run, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/film/global/birds-of-war-oscar-trailer-1236771401/

‘Try!’ Director on His Sports Doc That Is a “Trojan Horse for a Film About People and Their Abilities”

The film from Irish director Oisín Mistéil, premiering at Sheffield DocFest, follows four Irish teams on their journey to the Mixed Ability Rugby World Cup, where "inclusion isn't an aspiration but the starting point."

The Hollywood Reporter

Sundance Prizewinning Documentary ‘Birds of War’ Sells to Several Territories, Lines Up Oscar-Qualifying Run, Debuts Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Global #News #DocumentariestoWatch #Dogwoof #SheffieldDocFest #SundanceFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2026/film/global/birds-of-war-oscar-trailer-1236771401/

'Birds of War' Sells to Several Territories

Dogwoof has closed a raft of international deals on Sundance prizewinning documentary “Birds of War.”

Variety

‘Who’s The Daddy?’: Documentary Feature About British Wrestling Legend Shirley Crabtree In The Works With BUFF Studios & Rainbow Trout Films
#News #BUFFStudios #SheffieldDocFest #ShirleyCrabtree #WhosTheDaddy

https://deadline.com/2026/06/whos-the-daddy-shirley-crabtree-buff-studios-1236953498/

‘Who’s The Daddy?’: Documentary Feature About British Wrestling Legend Shirley Crabtree In The Works With BUFF Studios & Rainbow Trout Films

BUFF Studios is developing a documentary feature about Shirley Crabtree with Rainbow Trout Films.

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‘Lesbian Lines’ Doc Shines a Light on Irish History Not Taught in School – and the Power of Listening

The film from Cara Holmes, world premiering at Sheffield DocFest, tells stories of women who really needed an ear and phone volunteers who "paved the way": "These are women to be worshipped."

The Hollywood Reporter

Palestine Film Institute Returns To Sheffield DocFest With Slate Of Features &  Filmmaker Delegation
#News #Palestine #SheffieldDocFest

https://deadline.com/2026/06/palestine-film-institute-sheffield-docfest-2026-1236939671/

Palestine Film Institute Returns To Sheffield DocFest With Slate Of Features &  Filmmaker Delegation

The Palestine Film Institute has set the lineup of filmmakers and work-in-progress non-fiction projects that it will present at Sheffield DocFest

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‘Time Machine Maidan’: A First-Person Doc Bridges the Ukraine War and 2013 Revolution to Paint a Portrait of Resistance (Exclusive Trailer)
#MovieNews #Movies #International #SheffieldDocFest #Ukraine

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/time-machine-maidan-ukraine-doc-film-trailer-sheffield-2026-1236608594/

‘Time Machine Maidan’: A First-Person Doc Bridges the Ukraine War and 2013 Revolution to Paint a Portrait of Resistance (Exclusive Trailer)

The immersive film from Roman Liubyi and Volodymyr Tykhyy, debuting at the Sheffield DocFest on June 11, “time-travel” to show a generation "that once witnessed history" only to be called on "to defend the future it imagined."

The Hollywood Reporter