Cíntia Gil


Sheffield Doc/Fest chair steps down as festival becomes registered charity

Sheffield Doc/Fest’s long-time chair Alex Graham is stepping down from the board after more than 10 years. Graham, the founding CEO of Wall to Wall, came to the end of his term last year and has decided to step down. According to Doc/Fest, the exec’s tenure as chair – which began in 2008 – has […]

Doc/Fest’s Luke Moody exits, calling out lack of global vision for fest

Sheffield Doc/Fest’s director of programming Luke Moody has quit the UK documentary festival, calling on the organisation to become more international in scope. Moody, the former head of film at Britdoc (now Doc Society), joined Doc/Fest in November 2016 under former director Elizabeth McIntyre, who stepped down last summer. He resigned last month, following the […]

Sheffield Doc/Fest appoints DocLisboa’s Cíntia Gil as director

Sheffield Doc/Fest has appointed former DocLisboa director Cíntia Gil (pictured) to head up the UK-based factual event. Gil had been festival director at the Portuguese event since 2012 and will now take up her new role at Doc/Fest in November, following the October edition of DocLisboa. She replaces former Discovery Networks International exec Elizabeth McIntyre, […]