Every year during the Hot Docs Festival, Docs For Schools offers free screenings of Festival films, just for Docs For Schools audiences. This is an exciting program, with opportunities to talk to filmmakers and subjects, and catch some of the most talked-about docs from the fest!There will be five Docs For Schools screenings during the 2026 Hot Docs Festival, April 23 to May 3.
About Docs For Schools Festival screenings:
- All screenings are FREE to attend and are restricted to school groups only.
- There are a limited number for seats for each screening. When booking, please be as accurate as possible with the number of seats you need.
- If you booked a screening and can no longer attend or if the number of attendees changes, please contact [email protected].
- All screenings take place at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (506 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON)
At the 2025 Festival,
Writing Hawa (D: Najiba Noori, Rasul Noori (co-director) | P: Christian Popp, Hasse van Nunen, Renko Douze | France, Netherlands, Qatar, Afghanistan | 2024 | 85 min) won the Scotiabank Docs For Schools Student Choice Award, as voted by students, and received a $5,000 prize courtesy of Scotiabank.
Questions?
CONTACT [email protected]