Before joining the festival, he spent over a decade at IDFA, where he began his journey in 2008 and went on to serve as Senior Programmer. At Sheffield DocFest, Raul leads the festival’s artistic vision and programme curation across multiple formats, from shorts and feature documentaries to immersive and interactive works.

Company bio

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, podcast, 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. Our programming represents our core values – creativity, empathy, freedom, inclusivity and internationalism.