The Doc Shop Submission Guidelines
Submissions to Hot Docs 2012 are now closed, but Doc Shop submissions are still open. Submit your film before the March 30, 2012 deadline and your film will be available as part of The Doc Shop during the Festival.
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: Submissions to the Festival Doc Shop are now being accepted until March 30, 2012. Submissions to the Festival are now closed.
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 Networking & Market Pass)
Submitting Your Film
Submissions to Hot Docs 2012 are now closed, but The Doc Shop submissions are still open. Submit your film to The Doc Shop before the March 30, 2012 deadline.
Please note that the synopsis requested is mandatory and will be reproduced within our onsite digital viewing catalogue.
The confirmation page must be printed out and sent with the following:
- One DVD (All formats and regions) for digitizing and transcoding purposes
OR
- An MP4 file no larger than 3GB 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.
