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2019 Festival Welcomes Special Guests
2019-04-08
Hot Docs is honoured to welcome a number of special guests to this year’s Festival. In addition to guest subjects, 208 directors will be in attendance at the Festival to introduce their films and…
Featured guests are listed below. In most cases, the guests will be present at one or more screenings.
**Brooke Harrison, Samuel Zeif, Victoria Gonzalez, Dillon McCooty, and Manuel and…
2019 Big Ideas Presented by Scotia Wealth Management
2019-03-18
This year’s edition of the Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management offers audiences the opportunity to experience five thought-provoking documentaries.
Following the screening hear,…
Hot Docs Alumni Nominated for 2019 Canadian Screen Awards
2019-03-06
Congratulations to the Hot Docs alumni nominated for Canadian Screen Awards:
- Hot Docs official selections Letter from Masanjia (D: Leon Lee) and *What…
Three-Time Oscar Nominee Julia Reichert Named 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award Recipient
2019-01-21
The Hot Docs Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has chosen three-time Academy Award nominee Julia Reichert as the recipient of its 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award. As part of the…
“Julia Reichert’s exceptional career has spanned almost 50 years, and we’re thrilled to be recognizing her with Hot Docs Outstanding Achievement Award this year,” says Shane Smith, director of…
Hot Docs 2019 to Honour Canadian Fimmaker Julia Ivanova in Focus On Program
2019-01-21
Hot Docs is pleased to announce that it will pay tribute to award-winning Canadian filmmaker Julia Ivanova with this year’s Focus On program, an annual showcase of the work of a significant…
“Julia Ivanova is a bright light in the Canadian documentary world,” says Shane Smith, director of programming at Hot Docs. “Her adventurousness and passion as a filmmaker, coupled with her acute…
