Sheffield Doc/Fest turns to the crowd

October 4, 2012 by Adam Benzine

Sheffield Doc/Fest

Sheffield Doc/Fest has launched a crowdfunding campaign ahead of its 20th anniversary next year, calling on doc lovers to support the UK festival amid a “climate of funding cuts.”

The Sheffield Doc/Fest SuperConnector Fund, launched on crowdfunding site IndieGoGo, is aiming to raise US$25,000 by November 15.

In a statement issued today, the organization said: “We are asking everyone who has ever come to Sheffield Doc/Fest and loved it or got something great out of it to please consider helping us in our mammoth fundraising job for next year’s Festival. In this climate of funding cuts, we need a little bit of your support to help us to keep making a difference in documentary.”

All donors are named and thanked in the fundraising campaign and on the festival’s website (unless they request to remain anonymous), and the festival is offering a range of incentives – including hoodies, t-shirts, badges and mugs – for those who donate.

Check out the campaign video below, and visit the campaign on IndieGoGo here.