The Doc Shop Submission Guidelines
Submissions to The Doc Shop Online are now being accepted and uploaded until the fall submissions deadline of October 1, 2010.
Submissions to The Doc Shop at Hot Docs 2011 will be accepted beginning in September 2010.
Please review submission guidelines before completing the online submission form.
Eligibility
Hot Docs accepts submissions of documentaries of all lengths and subject matters (including series) for inclusion in The Doc Shop.
To be eligible, documentaries must be English language, subtitled in English or English-versioned.
Unlike submissions to the Festival, productions do not have to be Toronto premieres to be included in The Doc Shop.
You can submit rough/fine cuts but you may want to make note of the status of your film at the beginning of your synopsis. This will ensure that viewers watching your submission via the digital viewing stations know the status of your film.
Important Note to applicants who who will be submitting their films to Hot Docs 2011: If you opt into The Doc Shop on your film's original submission form to the Festival, your film will already be included - it is NOT necessary to fill out the Doc Shop entry form.
Entry Fees
The fee for each film submission to The Doc Shop is $67.80 CDN ($60 + $7.80 HST). Films will be available online for a 12-month period.
If you have a large portfolio of films to submit, please contact us for more information on multiple film submissions.
- 5 Submissions: $275.00 (includes free membership)
- 10 Submissions: $475.00 (includes free membership and branded playlist)
- 15 Submissions: $625.00 (includes free membership, branded playlist and Hot Docs Industry Pass)
Submitting Your Film
To submit your film please complete the online submission form Please note that the synopsis requested is mandatory and will be reproduced within our onsite digital viewing catalogue.
Please also note that the entry form must be submitted to Hot Docs on or before the deadline outlined above if you would like your film to be available in the Doc Shop during Hot Docs 2011. The confirmation page must be printed out and sent with the following:
- One DVD (All formats and regions) for digitizing and transcoding purposes
OR
- A flash video file of your film ready to upload – this can be sent digitally or on a DVD
Submission packages postmarked by the deadline date will be accepted.
DVDs will not be returned. Do not send film prints, master tapes or other originals.
All submissions must be sent prepaid. The Festival will not accept collect or C.O.D. shipments. Hot Docs will not assume responsibility for, nor will it accept, shipments incurring expenses for terminal charges, duties, taxes or customs brokerage. Note that Hot Docs does not accept international shipments via United Parcel Services (UPS) since this courier does not deliver international duty-free shipments to Toronto.
MAILING ADDRESS
Hot Docs
Doc Shop Submissions
110 Spadina Avenue, Suite 333
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 2K4
Telephone: 416-203-2155
Fax: 416-203-0446
E-mail: docshop@hotdocs.ca
Hot Docs reserves the right to rule on all issues not expressly covered in these guidelines.
Withoutabox Submissions
You may also choose to submit your film to The Doc Shop by using the Withoutabox service.
