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By Jenna Zucker TORONTO - The new documentary "The Sharp Edge of Peace" begins with a harrowing scene: Fawzia Koofi, a former member of Afghanistan’s parliament and a women's rights activist, recovering in a hospital bed after surviving an assassin...

Curtis Ferrara, who serves as Scotiabank’s senior vice-president and chief marketing officer, and Avrich, an award-winning Canadian filmmaker, were both listed as board members on Hot Docs’ website as recently as this past Tuesday

The Changing Face of Europe, a section in Hot Docs Film Festival, explores the cultural, economic and political forces shaping contemporary Europe.

What makes the Montreal-born Fichman the producer that directors are so desperate to work with? The answer lies in the name of her company, Intuitive Pictures

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

In 'The Strike,' directors Joebill Munoz and Lucas Guilkey chronicle a 2013 prison hunger strike that changed imprisonment policies across the U.S.

Indigenous documentary 'Yintah' showcases the fight for land rights.

A first clip has been unveiled from Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau's Nat Geo documentary 'Fly,' which will screen at Hot Docs on Sunday.

At 2024's Hot Docs Festival, Middle Eastern filmmakers are getting the spotlight with projects about Afghan women and the Israel-Hamas war.