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Hot Docs Wraps 26th Anniversary Edition With Record-Breaking Audiences of 228,000
2019-05-07
Hot Docs has wrapped its 26th edition with record-breaking audience numbers reaching an estimated 228,000. The 11-day event featured 451 public screenings of 234 films on 14 screens across Toronto,…
2019-05-07
The winner of the Hot Docs Audience Award is Maxima (D: Claudia Sparrow, USA), the story of Máxima Acuña, an Indigenous Peruvian farmer who refuses to cower to a multi-billion-dollar…
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Prey Wins $50,000 Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary
2019-05-05
On May 5, the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary was awarded to Prey. As part of the award, director Matt Gallagher received a $50,000 cash prize, courtesy of the Rogers Group of…
Hot Docs 2019 Award Winners Announced
2019-05-03
At the Hot Docs Awards Presentation, hosted by Garvia Bailey, co-founder and host/producer of jazzcast.ca, 14 awards and $75,000 in cash and prizes were presented to Canadian…
First Projects Co-Financed Through Hot Docs Partners Announced
2019-05-02
Hot Docs is pleased to announce the first two projects to receive co-financing through the Hot Docs Partners initiative. Launched at the 2018 Hot Docs…
