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The most relevant Canadian festival focuses on Chilean cinema. • Seven works will be part of Hot Docs’ Made in Chile, dedicated to exhibiting Chilean pr...

The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Blue Ice Docs announced on Wednesday (April 6) the nine African film projects from eight countries that will receive CDN$150,000 in development ...

Eleven more films were added on Tuesday (March 22) to Hot Docs’ Special Presentations screenings as part of its 2022 festival, including several acclaimed docs that premiered at Sundance and ...

Hot Docs awards funding to Canadian music doc projects Five Canadian music documentary projects will receive a total of CA$145,000 in funding from the Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund. The production and development ...

After launching on Hot Docs at Home, were thrilled to bring our free For Viola screening series to the Cinema with this Hot Docs 2021 award-winner and ...

Canadian documentary festival and conference organization Hot Docs has named Heather Conway as its new executive director and co-president, its board of directors announced on Wednesday (Oct. 13). Conway, a former ...

The Hot Docs Forum awards go to projects from Canada, the USA and the UK 11/05/2021 - Three projects in the first look programme received a total of CAD 110,000, and an additional CAD 12,000 went to two projects in the Canadian Forum Pitch The pitch for the UK production Mother Vera by Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson The Hot Docs Forum, the backbone of Canadian festival Hot Docs’ industry programme, announced its awards on Monday afternoon. With an array of prizes funded by participants...

In the second installment of Realscreen‘s report on the Hot Docs Forum, we take a look at what happened in the second part of the two-day event, which was held May 4 and 5. Part one of Realscreen‘s report on the forum can be found here. The digital edition of the 22nd annual Hot Docs Forum concluded last week with eight of 20 projects searching for international funding presented to a panel of experts. Pitched projects included in part two of the forum included The Age of Loneliness, abo...

Posted: Apr 18, 2021 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: April 18 comments Shawn Bath removes car tires from the harbour where they were dumped. (Submitted by Chris Crockwell) Shawn Bath had been a professional diver in the bays and inlets around Newfoundland for more than 21 years when he made a drastic career change. His original job? Harvesting sea urchins off the ocean floor, a career not without its risks. Those divers contend with dark, murky waters, sharp spines protruding from the bodies of thi...

Hot Docs As part of Hot Docs’ commitment to accessibility and welcoming new voices, the online industry conference is available free from April 29 to May 9. To access the Hot Docs Forum, Close Up With… sessions and socials, you need an All-Access Online Pass (indicated by All-Access Pass Required). This paid pass also includes access to the Guide to Decision Makers, The Doc Shop viewing library, virtual networking and more, as well as exclusive extended access to the event platform and c...