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Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters review: experience an immersive celebration of Carnival with this rich cinematic essay.

Docmakers and industry professionals from Western Canada are hauling out a bumper crop of adventurous docs for audiences and buyers at Hot Docs.

“I of the Water,” one of 20 projects presented at Hot Docs’ marquee market event, the Forum, has won the First Look first prize of Can. $50,000 ($36,700), one…

'I of the Water,' one of 20 projects presented at Hot Docs’ marquee market event, the Forum, has won the First Look first prize.

Bonnie Thompson is the producer behind Cam Christiansen’s 'Echo of Everything,' a documentary exploring the power of music, which will have its world premiere at Hot Docs.

Toronto’s Hot Docs film festival has decided that Canadian media producer Bonnie Thompson will be the recipient of this year’s prestigious Don Haig Award.…

Marie Nelson most recently served as senior VP, integrated content strategy for ABC News. Previously, she was VP for news and independent film at PBS.

Featuring films about Stephen Curry, Michael J. Fox, the 2023 Hot Docs Festival hopes to draw attention to distribution challenges for nonfiction films.

Despite a dismal documentary distribution landscape, hundreds of nonfiction filmmakers are heading to Toronto for the 30th edition of Hot Docs Canadian Intl.…

Hot Docs keeps homeless films on buyers' radars, such as 'The Disappearance of Shere Hite,' 'Joan Baez I Am a Noise,' 'Praying for Armageddon' and 'Confessions of a Good Samaritan.'