#HOTDOCS: SPRING 2020 CURIOUS MINDS SERIES SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

HOT DOCS' CURIOUS MINDS Speaker Series brought to us by Hollywood Suite, goes digital this year and you will have the chance to hear about from some fascinating subject matter experts right from home. Selections this year include: Spring 2020 Curious Minds digital courses: THE AGE OF UPHEAVAL: THE 1920S AND 30S IN BERLIN, PARIS AND NEW YORK CITY The years between World War One and World War Two marked some of the most influential social, cultural and artistic developments in modern ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2019 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL PREVIEW

The 2019 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival kicks-off this Thursday, April 27 and runs through Sunday, May 5, 2019, giving Film lovers a chance to see over 200 Documentaries. It is expected that this year's audience will exceed 200,000 with an array of fascinating guests to visit the City including Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Mr. Toilet, John Cleese, Ai Weiwei, Gordon Lightfoot and more! Highlighting the Festival this year are AFTER PARKLAND which examines the lives of students who ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: 2018 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL PREVIEW

Running Thursday April 26 through Sunday, May 6, 2018, the 2018 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL is set to take over Toronto.  The annual Festival brings together lovers of Cinema with an extensive programming line-up cover Films from a wide array of topics.  Films about Bill Murray, Imagine Dragons Frontman Dan Reynolds, M.I.A., Alexander McQueen, Gilda Radner and Andy Irons are among the most high-profile of the 246 Films to screen at the Festival. Highlighting this ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: PROGRAMMING LINE-UP ANNOUNCED FOR 2018 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

Running April 26 through May 6, 2018 at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, the 25th edition of the HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL is about to kick off! Comprised of 246 Films from 56 countries and 14 programs, diversity is front and center with female Filmmakers accounting for 50% of the Films. Highlighting this year's Festival is a free World Premiere of THE TROLLEY at Ontario Place's Cinesphere. Hot Docs also will present special 25th anniversary screenings of THE WAR ROOM ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: BEST-OF 2017 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

Another Hot Docs has come and gone and we thank David Baldwin and Siobhán Rich who have given us some outstanding coverage of the Festival.  Even if you've missed a chance to screen some of the Films at Hot Docs, there still remains the hope you will get to see these at some point in the near future.  David and Siobhán give us some of their top picks from the Festival this year. DAVID BALDWIN'S BEST-OF 2017 HOT DOCS: Documentaries have always been a genre of interest, but never a primary ... Read more

#SPOTTED: ZAC POSEN AT HOT DOCS FOR “HOUSE OF Z”

Hot off his appearance at the Met Gala Monday night where he dazzled us with a custom dress for Katie Holmes, fashion icon Zac Posen is officially in Toronto! He is in town to present Sandy Chronopoulos' House of Z at the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival, which is a portrait of him as an artist, centering on his rise, fall and rise again in the world of fashion. This marks an ambitious feature debut for Chronopoulous, a producer at CITY (Rogers Media). The Film premiered at ... Read more

#SPOTTED: BILL NYE AT THE 2017 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

Television personality and science educator Bill Nye is in town for the 2017 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Appearing for his Documentary Bill Nye: Science Guy (premiering Wednesday, May 3, 2017) and also as part of the Scotiabank Big Ideas program, in which he spoke at tonight at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. Just released last week was his new 13-episode Netflix series, Bill Nye Saves the World. Our David Baldwin attended the talk which saw Nye really make a call to ... Read more

#INTERVIEW: GILBERT GOTTFRIED ON “GILBERT”

Gilbert Gottfried has built a brand around foul-mouthed insult comedy over the years as a stand-up comedian. On that same note, he also has become part of our cultural fabric, addressing boldly issues of race, religion and sex which can be heard on his podcast Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast!. His unforgettable performance in Disney's Aladdin as Iago the parrot and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Kraang Subprime have gifted generations with timeless memories and he's currently ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: HIGHLIGHTS AND PREVIEWS OF THE 2017 HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL

Running Thursday, April 27 through Sunday, May 7, 2017, the 24th annual HOT DOCS CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL takes over Toronto once again, bringing a world of wonder to our City, uniting upwards of 200k Film lovers. A vast array of Documentaries ranging from science to celebrity highlight the Festival this year and 200+ special guests are expected to be in attendance this year including the likes of comedian Gilbert Gottfried, fashion designer Zac Posen, activist Dolores ... Read more

#HOTDOCS: FIRST LOOK AT 2017 HOT DOCS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL LINEUP

By Siobhán Rich for Mr. Will Wong Anyone with a passing acquaintance to this writer could tell you that the opportunity to spend 11 days in a series of darkened theatres watching nonfiction programming is one the highlights of my year which is why Hot Docs remains one of my favourite Toronto Film Festivals. This year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival will feature 230 Films including 53 Canadian productions and co-productions. Filmmakers, 48% of whom are female, ... Read more