imagineNATIVE's Daniel Northway-Frank on the Doc Summit and On-Screen Protocols and Pathways
August 01, 2017 -For the last 18 years, imagineNATIVE has been a touchstone for the Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities when discussions about of representation or lack of proper engagement with Indigenous people in film and media art arises. Reflections on…
Publication: Budgeting For Emerging Filmmakers
June 22, 2017 -This new monthly series (Part 1 of 3) illuminates some of the mysteries associated with budgeting. This is not a step-by step guide, as each film and budget is unique and dependent on numerous variables, but rather, an overview that helps you…
It is with a pang of sadness that we say farewell for another year to all the delegates who joined us at Hot Docs 2017. It all went by too fast. Thank you for making this edition of Hot Docs our best ever!
BY THE NUMBERS 20 projects…
documentary Channel Doc Accelerator Alums on Being an Emerging Filmmaker in Canada
February 24, 2017 -Hot Docs Jots presents Emerging Voices, where our documentary Channel Doc Accelerator Program Alums from the last edition of Hot Docs contribute on issues salient to them regarding their filmmaking practice and the business of the industry as…
The Art of the Business - The Role of a Visual Researcher with Elizabeth Klinck
January 20, 2017 -In our new series The Art of the Business, Hot Docs speaks to prolific visual researcher Elizabeth Klinck. Elizabeth has over 36 years of experience and has worked on over 200 projects as a visual and editorial researcher, a visual archive and…
Industry Programs Manager Stephanie McArthur Attends CNEX Chinese Doc Forum
November 25, 2016 -This September, Hot Docs Industry Programs Manager Stephanie McArthur attended the CNEX Chinese Doc Forum (CCDF) in Taipei, Taiwan.
A Perfect Storm
Outside a Category 5 typhoon was raging, but inside a…
Producer Lisa Valencia-Svensson and Director Min Sook Lee talk about the exploitation of temporary foreign workers in Canada in their new film Migrant Dreams, sharing their perspectives on the affect that lack of diversity in documentary…
Funding Media for Social Change - Hot Docs Conference Series
June 16, 2016 -Today, social-issue storytellers are sharpening their craft, funders with finite resources are focusing on reach, and strategic innovators are creating more robust impact evaluation tools. Bringing together mission-aligned filmmakers, financiers and…
The Kickstart Sessions for Emerging Filmmakers - The Hot Docs Conference Series
June 10, 2016 -The Bell Media Kickstart sessions are a half-day long series of dynamic discussions that provide the essentials for emerging and mid-career doc makers.
My First Doc
So, you made your first documentary. Now what?…
VR on Trial - The Hot Docs Conference Series
June 06, 2016 -The first in a series highlighting our Industry Conference at Hot Docs this year from May 2 - May 6, 2016.
Virtual reality has been heralded as a game and consciousness-changing medium. But what are the tangible impacts within documentary? How…
It is with a pang of sadness that we say farewell for another year to all the delegates who joined us at Hot Docs 2016. It all went by too fast. Thank you for making this edition of Hot Docs our best…
Storytelling and Cinematography
April 08, 2016 -Iris Ng has developed a reputation as one of the most versatile cinematographers within documentary. For over a decade, Iris has collaborated with award-winning directors Min Sook Lee, Fredrik Gertten, Vikram Jayanti, Angad Bhalla, Liz Marshall,…
Spotlight on the 2016 Industry Conference
April 01, 2016 -This year the Hot Docs Industry Conference will focus on diversity when it comes to race and gender behind the camera, building career paths, accessing alternative funding and distribution models, and the ways we envision the future…
The Co-Production Dilemma: Co-Production From a Canadian Point of View
March 18, 2016 -This monthly series illuminates some of the mysteries associated with co-production. This is not a step-by step guide, as each co-production relationship is unique and dependent on numerous variables. Though there are often financial…
Canadian Broadcast Platforms 2016: Bell Media and HBO
March 04, 2016 -Hot Docs Jots’ New Canadian Platforms monthly series highlights new opportunities for Canadian filmmakers in the Canadian broadcast landscape. This month we welcome Corrie Coe, Senior Vice-President, Independent Production at Bell Media to…
The Co-Production Dilemma: Producer’s Tips and Tricks
February 19, 2016 -This monthly series illuminates some of the mysteries associated with co-production. This is not a step-by step guide, as each co-production relationship is unique and dependent on numerous variables. Though there are often financial…
New Canadian Platforms 2016: CBC Docs Shorts
February 12, 2016 -This week #hotdocsjots speaks to Lesley Birchard - Executive in Charge of Production with CBC Unscripted, where she develops and oversees production on a number of television and digital specials and series. Lesley is currently overseeing a…
The Co-Production Dilemma: Getting Your Head in the Game
January 22, 2016 -This monthly series will illuminate some of the mysteries associated with co-production. This is not a step-by step guide, as each co-production relationship is unique and dependent on numerous variables. Though there are often…
New Canadian Platforms 2016: VICELAND
January 08, 2016 -In the coming weeks VICE is set to launch VICELAND, a 24-hour Canadian channel and $100-million joint venture between Rogers and VICE Media. VICE is also currently in the process of launching a state-of-the-art multimedia production studio…
