Sheffield DocFest

This is your LAST CHANCE to have your say and vote for our Audience Award at this year's DocFest before voting closes at 12pm👇

If you have attended an eligible screening and had your ticket scanned, you'll have received a reminder email with a link to vote for your Audience Award winner 💚

You'll be able to watch the winner at a special audience award screening at 8.45pm today over at (tickets at sheffdocfest.com)

Following our very special awards ceremony at the Crucible Playhouse this evening, we are thrilled to present the full list of this year’s award winners:

International Competition (Grand Jury Award, supported by Apple Original Films) goes to:

⭐️ Winner: Filthy (Sucia – Per què no vas fer res?) - directed by Bàrbara Mestanza, Marc Pujolar (Spain, 2026)

⚡️ Special Mention: Time Machine Maidan - directed by Roman Liubyi, Volodymyr Tykhyy (Ukraine, Germany, 2026)

International First Feature Competition (supported by Netflix) goes to:

⭐️ Winner: Magma (Le Magma) - directed by Mia Bendrimia (France, Algeria, Qatar, 2026)

⚡️ Special Mention: A City In The Forest - directed by Lev Omelchenko, Nolan Huber (USA, 2026)

International Short Film Competition goes to:

⭐️ Winner: Maybe Tomorrow أغدا ً ألقاك - directed by Waad Al-Kateab, Wafa Mustafa (United Kingdom, Syria, Germany, 2026)

⚡️ Special Mention: Anatomy of a Portrait (Anatomía de un Retrato) - directed by Juan Felipe León (Colombia, 2026)

Youth Jury Award goes to:

⭐️ Winner: Crocodile - directed by The Critics, Pietra Brettkelly (New Zealand, Nigeria, 2026)

⚡️ Special Mention: All Rivers Spill Their Stories To The Sea - directed by Jeanie Finlay (United Kingdom, Germany, 2026)

Tim Hetherington Award goes to:

⭐️ Winner: The Long Cuban Night (Cuba y la Noche) - directed by Sergio Fernandez Borras (Spain, Colombia, Cuba, 2026)

⚡️ Special Mention: Birds of War - directed by Janay Boulos, Abd Alkader Habak (United Kingdom, Syria, 2026)

Read the full list of award winners here: https://www.sheffdocfest.com/news/announcing-our-2026-sheffield-docfest-award-winners 💚