Patrizia Mancini | Head of Industry | Sheffield DocFest | UK Italian based in Paris with a master's in History and Critic of Cinema at the University of Rome and a background in theatre and dubbing, Patrizia arrived in France in 2010 working as a sales assistant at CHALET POINTU, a DVD distribution company specialising in short films.

With the same team, she participates in the second edition of the now well-known FESTIVAL EUROPEEN DES ARCS.

In October 2011 she joined WIDE HOUSE as Servicing and Marketing Manager and later as Head of Sales, working with the General Director Anais Clanet. At the end of 2016, after an experience as a selector for PARIS CO-PRODUCTION VILLAGE, an industry event part of the Champs Elysée Film Festival in Paris, she started collaborating with Manuela Buono’s Italian sales company SLINGSHOT FILMS as a consultant for the sales and the acquisitions.

From 2017 to 2021 she is International Development Executive and then Head of Talents & International Development at the French co-production market SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC in La Rochelle, one of the leading events in documentary co-production.

In 2022 she came back to distribution as a consultant for sales and acquisitions, working alongside Liselot Verbrugge and Hanne Bierman at Deckert Distribution GmbH.

Since January 2023 Patrizia has been working as a freelancer consultant assisting international producers and working as a jury member for markets such as CoPro, Sunny Side of the Doc, East Doc Platform/Ex Oriente Workshop, MIA Doc Rome, DMZ Docs, IDFA and others.

She is now Head of Industry at the leading UK Documentary Festival Sheffield DocFest.

Sheffield DocFest
Sheffield DocFest is the UK’s leading documentary festival and one of the world’s most influential markets for documentary projects. We champion and present the breadth of documentary form – film, television, immersive and art – in the vibrant city of Sheffield each June. We offer makers and audiences a place for inspiration, debate, development, learning and challenge.

Website:https://sheffdocfest.com/