Announcing the first programme highlights for Sheffield DocFest 2026, running from 10-15 June under this year’s programme title ‘Realities in Motion’. Maxine Peake is our Guest of Honour, curating her own strand and leading a vital conversation on working class representation and concepts of ‘Britishness’ – Buy tickets Miriam Margolyes makes her DocFest debut, reflecting on truth-telling across […]
CMC 2026 – Tickets on Sale and Keynote Announced
Tickets are on sale now for The Children’s Media Conference 2026 as award-winning journalist and podcaster Catherine Carr is announced as the Opening Keynote Speaker in Sheffield City Hall on 7 July. Best known for her work exploring the lives and voices of young people in her radio series and podcasts, Catherine brings a deep understanding of how children are navigating the […]
SOIFF ‘Emerging Spirit’ Winner
Emerging Spirit Script to Screen The winner of the Emerging Spirit Script to Screen competition at Showroom Shorts last month. This year we had so many great scripts to work through but our ultimate winner was Jonas Alexander with ‘I’m Getting Something on You’. We’ll keep details of the film under wraps for the moment, […]


