Entire Programming Team at U.K.’s Sheffield Doc/Fest Is Ousted, as Commercial and Artistic Values Clash
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variety.comManori Ravindran International EditorSheffield Doc/Fest, one of the world’s top gatherings for the documentary industry, is in turmoil as its entire programming team appears to have been quietly terminated following the exit of artistic director Cintia Gil last week.On Friday, in an emotional statement, the festival’s group of seven programmers — Juliano Gomes, Qila Gill, Carlos Pereira, Christopher Small, Rabz Lansiquot, Soukaina Aboulaoula and Herb Shellenberger — spoke out about an ugly clash between the festival’s board of trustees and its outlook for the event, and the artistic team and their curatorial vision.Noting that the entire group has been with the festival since 2019, under former DocsLisboa chief Gil, they claim they were.
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