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Five Hot Docs Alumni Win Emmys
2020-09-30
Hot Docs alumnus American Factory (D: Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert) won the Outstanding Director for a Nonfiction/Documentary Emmy.
In the News & Documentary Emmys, CrossCurrents…

2020-09-23
Congratulations to Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund grantee Inconvenient Indian (D: Michelle Latimer, Canada) winning the TIFF 2020 People’s Choice Documentary award!
We also congratulate Hot Docs-Blue…

Herzog's Fireball & Other Hot Docs Alumni at TIFF
2020-07-27
Legendary filmmaker Werner Herzog and professor Clive Oppenheimer have partnered with Apple on an original feature documentary set to explore the mysteries of our galaxy. ***Fireball: Visitors from…

Top 20 & Rogers Audience Award Winners
2020-05-28
We are thrilled to announce the top five Canadian features in this year’s audience polled will share the $50,000 CAD Rogers Audience Award, courtesy of Rogers Group of Funds, as well as the overall…

Hot Docs 2020 Online Industry Market Wraps with Over $190,000 in Cash Prizes
2020-05-14
Hot Docs’ online market has wrapped its first two weeks of successful pitching, deal-making, learning and networking. **Over $190,000 CAD in prize money was awarded to projects participating in the…

Hot Docs 2020 Award Winners Announced
2020-05-14
Hot Docs is pleased to announce the winning films in this year’s official competition and the recipients of additional awards honouring Canadian filmmakers. Juries deliberated during the opening…

More Films Added to Hot Docs Festival Online
2020-05-11
We’ve just announced more films that will screen as part of Hot Docs Festival Online. Starting May 28, Ontario audiences will be able to watch doc premieres, enjoy pre-recorded filmmaker Q&As, and…

New Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund Supports Canadian Music Docs
2020-05-06
Hot Docs, in partnership with The Slaight Family Foundation, is pleased to announce the creation of the Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund. Through a gift of $450,000 from The Slaight Family…