#HOTDOCS: HOT DOCS ANNOUNCE UPCOMING 2025 UPDATES

Hot Docs is pleased to announce dates for its 2025 Festival, the gradual resumption of programming at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, and the organization’s plan forward. After an intensive period of cost-cutting measures and stabilization efforts, program assessments and internal restructuring, Hot Docs will resume operations. Over the past four months, the Hot Docs team has worked tirelessly to address the organization’s financial challenges and governance issues, and significant progress ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: HOT DOCS ANNOUNCE JUNE 2024 PROGRAM AND TEMPORARY SUMMER CINEMA CLOSURE

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema’s June program includes new documentary premieres, specially curated Pride Month programming, and exciting special events. The Cinema will undergo a temporary summer closure starting June 12 as the organization regroups and recalibrates. The Cinema will return in September, offering its renowned captivating cultural programming, supported by a sustainable and strategic operating plan. To view the June 2024 calendar, please visit ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: HOT DOCS 2024 PREVIEW

Running in Toronto April 25 to May 5, 2024 the 2024 HOT DOCS Festival is back, now in its 31st edition. The Festival not only is one of the World's premiere Documentary Film Festivals, it is also highlighted by an array of events including a dynamic series of knowledge sessions, networking opportunities and market programs for documentary practitioners and industry delegates, including the renowned Hot Docs Forum and Hot Docs Deal Maker. This year, 168 ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2024 HOT DOCS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCE SPECIAL GUESTS

Hot Docs is thrilled to welcome acclaimed doc filmmakers and intriguing subjects to its 2024 Festival, taking place in Toronto April 25 to May 5, 2024. Special guests include legendary Academy Award-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker, celebrated actress Emmanuelle Béart, iconic Canadian electroclash musician Peaches, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee’s Amy Hoggart, decorated Estonian Olympic freestyle skier Kelly Sildaru, founder of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Martine Rothblatt, Canadian Chef ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2024 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED

The highly anticipated Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival returns to Toronto from April 25 to May 5, 2024, promising an unparalleled celebration of non-fiction storytelling on a global scale. From 2800 film submissions, this year’s slate will present 168 documentaries representing 64 countries across 16 diverse programs and will feature 51 world and 32 international premieres. Hot Docs continues its commitment to gender parity with 54% female directors represented in the ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: HOT DOCS ANNOUNCE NEW FESTIVAL FAVOURITES PROGRAM IN 2024

Hot Docs is excited to introduce a fun and captivating addition to this year’s Festival lineup, taking place from April 25 to May 5, 2024 in Toronto. The new program, Festival Favourites, is a specially curated selection of feature-length documentaries that have made their mark on the festival circuit, proving their mettle with festival audiences and critics alike. It will spotlight some of the most timely, topical and well-crafted docs from fellow global documentary film festivals. In ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2024 HOT DOCS FESTIVAL SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS LINEUP ANNOUNCED

Hot Docs is excited to announce the full lineup of new documentary features that will screen in this year’s Festival’s Special Presentations program, a stellar lineup of films that promise to inspire, inform, and entertain Festival audiences. Titles in this program feature visionary filmmakers, intriguing subjects, and riveting storytelling. The 2024 Hot Docs Festival will take place April 25 to May 5, 2024 in cinemas across Toronto. The 2024 Special Presentations program will delve ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: “BORN HUNGRY” TO PREMIERE AT HOT DOCS 2024

Barry Avrich's BORN HUNGRY is poised for a Canadian debut at this year's HOT DOCS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL April 26, 2024. SYNOPSIS:He went looking for his family … and found himself. An inspiring true story brought to life, BORN HUNGRY is a gritty yet life-affirming human drama about a young Indian boy who finds himself abandoned by his family, lost on trains and thousands of miles from home. Now, Sash, a celebrity chef who once survived alone on the streets of Chennai eating from ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2023 HOT DOCS ROGERS AUDIENCE AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Hot Docs Festival 2023 came to its close last night, bringing 214 films from 72 countries to audiences in Toronto cinemas. The 11-day festival featured 308 live screenings on nine screens at four venues across the city, with 235 live filmmaker Q&As, and five special extended discussions with filmmakers and special guests as part of the Big Ideas Series, presented by Scotia Wealth Management. In celebration of its 30th anniversary, Hot Docs presented the Podcast Festival Showcase, featuring ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2023 HOT DOCS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Hot Docs announced this morning the winning documentaries in this year’s official competition and the recipients of additional awards honouring Canadian and international filmmakers. The awards were revealed at the Hot Docs 2023 Awards Presentation at TIFF Bell Lightbox, hosted by arts journalist and co-founder of Media Girlfriends, Garvia Bailey. 15 awards in total were given out, including 11 awards for Festival films in competition – of which four were won by female filmmakers –and ... Read more