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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!

We were excited to host free Docs For Schools in-person screenings for teachers and students as part of the 2025 Hot Docs Festival in Toronto. 

These films were eligible for the Scotiabank Docs For Schools Student Choice Award. The winning film, as voted by students, received $5,000, courtesy of Scotiabank.

2025 award winner: Writing Hawa (D: Najiba Noori, Rasul Noori (co-director) | P: Christian Popp, Hasse van Nunen, Renko Douze | France, Netherlands, Qatar, Afghanistan | 2024 | 85 min)
  • Like all Docs For Schools programming, these screenings are FREE to attend and are restricted to school groups only.
  • There are a limited number of seats for each event. When reserving your spaces, please be as accurate as possible with the number of seats you need, as these events are very popular and do fill up and have waitlists.
  • If you booked for your class to attend a screening and can no longer come or if the number of seats you require changes, please contact us at education@hotdocs.ca.
  • All screenings will take place at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema (506 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON).
  • Due to the nature of these events, teachers will not be able to preview films in advance.

Questions? CONTACT education@hotdocs.ca
 

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