Former BAFTA chair Anne Morrison has been appointed the brand new chair of the Sheffield DocFest board of trustees, capping a search that started over the summer season. Her appointment got here after a unanimous vote of approval, DocFest notes.
Morrison, a veteran of BBC Tv and former CEO and artistic director of unbiased manufacturing firm Nevision, assumes her duties as DocFest board of trustees chair in June 2025, succeeding Alex Cooke. The thirty second version of Sheffield DocFest – the U.Okay.’s main documentary movie competition – is ready to happen June 18-23, 2025.
“As Chair of the Board of Trustees at Sheffield DocFest, Anne will lead the Trustees on all features of governance, guaranteeing the board has an inclusive environment and energetic contribution from all members,” a launch notes. “She’s going to develop, keep and nurture relationships with strategic companions and main stakeholders, appearing as a public advocate for the competition nationally and internationally, in addition to supporting the competition management crew within the improvement of organizational technique.”
Anne Morrison speaks on the Home of Fraser British Academy Tv Awards in 2016.
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Morrison mentioned in an announcement, “Having visited and took part in Sheffield DocFest for greater than 20 years, I’m delighted to be chosen to chair this excellent group, which is so near my coronary heart. Documentaries are extra essential than ever in illuminating our world and constructing empathy and understanding inside it. I’m honored to comply with on from Alex Cooke’s glorious chairmanship and sit up for working together with her and the remainder of the crew to convey the thirty second version to fruition.”
Mind Woods, deputy chair of the board of trustees, commented, “I’m delighted that Anne Morrison has joined the Board of Trustees as Chair Designate. Alex Cooke has agreed to remain on as Chair for an prolonged handover interval to make sure the transition is as easy as doable, whereas Anne completes a significant piece of labor reviewing the BBC’s output. The Board of Trustees is enormously grateful to Alex for the inspiring management she has given for the final 4 years.”
Sheffield Metropolis Corridor, venue for DocFest’s opening evening
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Raul Niño Zambrano serves as inventive director of Sheffield DocFest. Annabel Grundy is managing director of the festial.
“Our trustees are an important help to the competition and volunteer monumental experience, perception, connections and a listening ear to the crew and our documentary group year-round,” Grundy mentioned. “I’m thrilled that Anne is becoming a member of us to additional help and amplify everyone who makes certain DocFest continues to punch above its weight and stays joyfully progressive on the worldwide and UK movie & TV stage. I’m so happy to begin working with Anne and deeply and personally grateful to Alex Cooke for her dedication and kindness in help of our management crew throughout my first years on the competition.”
Sheffield DocFest is run by Worldwide Documentary Competition Sheffield, an unbiased registered charity (the equal of what within the U.S. can be referred to as a nonprofit 501c3), with a mission “to advance the artwork of movie, training and coaching in documentary filmmaking.”
Outgoing chair Alex Cooke mentioned, “I’m so happy handy the reins over to Anne, and to work alongside her within the coming months. The breadth of her expertise throughout technique, manufacturing, audiences, and her on-going dedication to creating new expertise, couldn’t be extra related to the objectives and ambitions of the charity. DocFest is poised for a improbable 2025, with report attendees and public engagement this 12 months, and thrilling plans already underway for our subsequent version.”
