Melanie Iredale was appointed Interim Director of Sheffield Doc/Fest in September 2018, having served as Deputy Director since 2014, and as Development Consultant since 2010.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is a world leading and the UK’s premier documentary festival and marketplace, celebrating the art and business of documentary and all non-fiction storytelling.
Melanie’s background is as a film curator and festival producer, having worked for venues and events across the North of England. From 2009 – 2014, Melanie was Director of Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival on the English-Scottish border, where she commissioned new moving image works and installations for heritage sites, which have since gone on to tour to festivals and galleries internationally.
Sheffield Doc/Fest is a world leading and the UK’s premier documentary festival and marketplace, celebrating the art and business of documentary and all non-fiction storytelling.
Melanie’s background is as a film curator and festival producer, having worked for venues and events across the North of England. From 2009 – 2014, Melanie was Director of Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival on the English-Scottish border, where she commissioned new moving image works and installations for heritage sites, which have since gone on to tour to festivals and galleries internationally.