4-8 November 2009, Sheffield, United Kingdom

www.sheffdocfest.com/view/meetmarket

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Doc/Fest is the UK's leading documentary festival and a must-attend event on the industry calendar. It is where the international documentary industry gets together under one roof for a week of intense deal-making, doc watching and debate.

MeetMarket is Sheffield's international marketplace designed to match independent producers' most innovate project ideas with UK and international commissioners and other financiers through 20 minute one-on-one meetings.

Films can also be entered for the Videotheque - used by the festival industry delegates, television programme buyers, distributors, sales agents and festival programmers.

Around forty discussions, masterclasses, workshops and presentations take place in close co-operation with the industry. Part of the sessions programme is DigiDocs 360 a unique strand of sessions addressing the challenges of embracing the cross platform world.

Doc/Fest not only screens and awards films, it has an extensive industry sessions programme, an international marketplace and is a frontrunner in the new media landscape.  It is also renowned as a launching pad for film students looking for an entrance into the film industry.