Current Releases

2024-04-17 - Hot Docs Announces Esteemed Jury Members for 2024 Festival

2024-04-16 - Hot Docs Unveils Exciting 2024 Festival Surprise Screenings and Adds Repeat Screenings for Sold-Out Films

2024-04-04 - New Curious Minds Speaker Series in May Dive Into the World of Great Contemporary Architecture, Beatlemania, Italy’s Picturesque Regions, and Culture-Shifting Cinema

2024-04-02 - An Exciting Lineup of Films and Events at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in April

2024-03-27 - Hot Docs Announces Call for Applications for Series 3 of Citizen Minutes

2024-03-27 - First Glimpse at New Experience for 2024 Hot Docs Conference and Market

2024-03-26 - Hot Docs Festival 2024 Unveils Lineup: 168 Films From 64 Countries to Screen at North America’s Largest Doc Fest

2024-03-20 - 40 Compelling Documentary Projects Set to Pitch to International Decision-Makers at Hot Docs Deal Maker 2024

2024-03-19 - New Festival Favourites Program: The Most Exhilarating Films from Fellow Global Festivals Come to Toronto

2024-03-19 - Visionary Filmmaker Raoul Peck to Receive Outstanding Achievement Award at Hot Docs Festival 2024

2024-03-19 - Hot Docs to Honour Canadian Cinematographer Iris Ng with Focus On Program at 2024 Festival

2024-03-13 - Hot Docs Forum Unveils Diverse Slate of Projects for 2024 Edition

2024-03-12 - Special Presentations: World Premieres of Highly Anticipated Documentaries Set To Ignite This Year’s Festival

2024-03-07 - Hot Docs and A24 Join Forces for Stop Making Sense Residency at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

2024-03-05 - Hot Docs Festival 2024 Made In Program to Showcase New Docs from Spain

2024-02-28 - Hot Docs and Netflix Unveil Second Iteration of Hot Docs Incubator, Providing $120,000 CAD in Funding for Six Canadian Documentary Filmmakers

2024-01-30 - Buzzy Premieres, New Series, Author Talks and Oscar®-Nominated Docs at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in February

2024-01-24 - Hot Docs Offers First Look at Reimagined Industry Program for 2024 Festival

2023-12-06 - Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund to Back Six Canadian Doc Projects with $85,000

2023-12-06 - Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund Allocates $127,500 Across Five Canadian Music Doc Projects in Latest Funding Round

2023-12-06 - CrossCurrents International Doc Fund Theatrical Strand Awards $30,000 to Two Doc Projects

2023-12-06 - Hot Docs and R&M Lang Award $15,000 to Two Projects in the Short/Experimental/Interactive Strand of Crosscurrents International Doc Fund

2023-11-29 - Unwrap the Magic of December at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema: The Hottest Docs of 2023, Festive Favourites, Celebrity Author Talks, a Celebration of Holiday Cooking, and Exclusive Special Events

2023-11-13 - Hot Docs Names Producer, Director & Film Programmer Hussain Currimbhoy Its New Artistic Director

2023-10-30 - Exciting November Lineup at Hot Docs Cinema: Must-See New Documentaries, Author Talks, 4k Film Restorations, and Audience-Favourite Series

2023-09-27 - Hot Docs Cinema Kicks Off Fall Season with Captivating Doc Premieres, Conversations with Bestselling Authors, and the Much-Anticipated Return of the Hot Docs Podcast Festival in October

2023-09-19 - Hot Docs Announces Fall Dates for the Second Series of Citizen Minutes

2023-09-05 - Hot Docs Podcast Festival Reveals All-Star Lineup for October 19-22

2023-08-31 - Hot Docs Cinema Unveils Fall Delights: Captivating Doc Premieres, Tribute Screenings, New Curious Minds Courses and Conversations with Iconic Authors

2023-08-23 - Hot Docs Unveils Diverse Slate of 2023 Podcast Development Lab Fellows

2023-08-15 - Hot Docs to Launch New Installment of Acclaimed Curious Minds Speaker Series in September and October

2023-08-02 - Muskoka Chautauqua and Hot Docs Partner for 2023 Muskoka Summer Screening Series

2023-08-01 - Hot Docs Podcast Festival Returns in October for its First Live In-Person Edition Since 2019

2023-07-27 - Exciting August Lineup Unveiled at Hot Docs Cinema

2023-06-22 - LOUDMOUTH, Co-Financed by Hot Docs Partners, Lands on Paramount+ and Showtime for Streaming Audiences

2023-06-14 - Artistic Director Shane Smith Departing Hot Docs After Eight Successful Years

2023-05-29 - The Buzziest Art and Music Docs, Plus Special Programming for Indigenous Peoples Month, Pride Month and World Refugee Day, at Hot Docs Cinema in June