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$50,000 Rogers Audience Award to Be Presented at Hot Docs Festival Online
2020-05-11
Hot Docs is pleased to announce that the Rogers Audience Award and accompanying cash prizes totaling $50,000 CDN, courtesy of Rogers Group of Funds, will be presented at this year’s Hot Docs…
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…
EyeSteelFilm's Bob Moore Named Don Haig Award Recipient
2020-05-04
Hot Docs is pleased to announce that Bob Moore, co-president and creative producer of Montreal’s EyeSteelFilm, has been named this year’s Don Haig Award recipient. Now in its 15th year, the Don…
Hot Docs at the Canadian War Museum 2020 Screenings
2020-02-27
The Canadian War Museum has partnered with Hot Docs to present cutting-edge films from across Canada and around the world. Each screening will be followed by a moderated discussion and Q&A with a…
16 Hot Docs Alumni Nominated for Canadian Screen Awards
2020-02-18
Hot Docs 2019 opening night film and Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund alumnus nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (D: Tasha Hubbard), If You Could Read My Mind (D: Joan Tosoni, Martha Kehoe) and…
Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund Awards $115,000 to 10 African Doc Projects
2020-02-05
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Blue Ice Docs are pleased to announce that 10 African film projects have been chosen to receive a total of $115,000 CAD in development and…
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund Awards Four Projects
2020-02-05
Hot Docs is pleased to announce that four additional 2019 projects will receive funding from the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund. These four join previously announced projects Blue Box, *Love, The Last…
