Hot Docs Forum
“There’s no more valuable way for a documentary producer to navigate the turbulent waters of international financing than attending the Forum.”
- Doug Block, Lori Cheatle, Producers, 112 WEDDINGS
Regarded as the most effective international documentary market in North America, the Hot Docs Forum (formerly the Toronto Documentary Forum) is a dynamic pitching event that stimulates international co-production financing for projects at various levels of completion.
The Hot Docs Forum is a two-day, limited-seating event. Focused around a slate of pre-selected international project presentations showcased in front of a round table of commissioning editors, programming executives and delegates from around the globe, the Hot Docs Forum’s intimate and intense format has proven extremely successful in building international partnerships and raising additional financing for both presenting and observing producers.
Hot Docs Forum 2013
May 1 & 2, 2013
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Project Submissions
Submissions for the 2013 Hot Docs Forum are closed.
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- 2013 Submission Guidelines
- 2013 Submission FAQs
- Hot Docs Forum Format
- Hot Docs Forum Registration
- Pitch Prizes
The Hot Docs Forum is presented in partnership with presenting partner Rogers Group of Funds and founding partner Telefilm Canada. Additional support is provided by the Ontario Media Development Corporation, C21 Media, Blue Ice Group, Realscreen Magazine, Bell Broadcast & New Media Fund, Gardiner Roberts LLP, NHK, Indiewire, A&E, Entertainment One, Getty Images, CNN Films, Shutterstock and HBO.
