Film Transit International’s Jan Rofekamp Named 2010 Doc Mogul

Hot Docs will present Jan Rofekamp with the 2010 Doc Mogul Award, recognizing an individual who, over the course of her or his career, has made an essential contribution to the creative vitality of the documentary industry, both at home and abroad. Rofekamp will be presented the Doc Mogul Award at a luncheon in his honour during the Festival. Jan Rofekamp is president and owner of Films Transit International, one of the world's leading international distributors of high-profile theatrical feature documentaries. After studying film production at the Dutch Film Academy, Rofekamp co-founded and co-operated film distribution company Fugitive Cinema Holland until 1982, when he founded Films Transit International Inc. He has produced and executive produced dozens of films throughout his career.

Applications to Doc U and Astral Media Scholarship Program Now Being Accepted

Hot Docs is currently accepting applications for its Doc U program, which provides recently graduated Canadian film school students and those in their final year of study an introduction to the behind-the-scenes workings of a large festival and market, and for the Astral Media Emerging Documentary Filmmakers Scholarship Program, which is intended for emerging directors from Quebec or British Columbia who are pursuing documentary film making as a long-term career.

The application deadline for the Astral Media Scholarship Program is February 5.

The application deadline for Doc U 2010 is February 12.

Canwest-Hot Docs Funds Recipients Announced

Hot Docs and Canwest are pleased to announce that 11 projects have been chosen to receive a total of $279,500 in grants and no-interest loans from the Canwest-Hot Docs Funds in its fourth disbursement.