In-Cinema Screenings
Festival 20 & 12-Packs
Get the most out of the 2025 Festival with a 12- or a 20-pack. Packages can be used for all regular screenings, Special Presentations and special events, including Big Ideas Series and opening night.
Plus, package holders:
- Pick films first with a week-long exclusive early access window
- Can share tickets with friends and family
- Save up to 30% compared to regular ticket prices – Hot Docs members save an additional 10%!
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MEMBER: EARLY BIRD
(Until Jan 17) |
EARLY BIRD
(Until Jan 17) |
MEMBER: REGULAR |
REGULAR |
| 12-Pack |
$170 |
$189 |
$188 |
$209 |
| 20-Pack |
$251 |
$279 |
$269 |
$299 |
BUY 12-PACKBUY 20-PACK
Festival 6-Ticket Bundle
You get six tickets that can be used to for regular or Special Presentation in-cinema screenings.
Please note: Cannot be used for Big Ideas or Opening Night.
BUY 6-TICKET BUNDLE
Gift Certificates
Gift certificates are the best way to give a Festival package or membership. This gift option includes a PDF gift certificate that can be printed at home.
BUY CERTIFICATE
Ticket Prices
Single tickets are on sale to the public starting April 1.
Hot Docs Members and ticket package holders may obtain single tickets in an advance window, March 25–31.
Hot Docs Members save 10% on tickets, packages and passes for all programming. Join now at
hotdocs.ca/join.
SCREENINGS: $20–$23 ($18–$20 FOR MEMBERS)
6-TICKET BUNDLE: $99 ($89 FOR MEMBERS)
* Big Ideas or Opening Night not included
SPECIAL EVENTS: FREE–$27 ($24 FOR MEMBERS)
FREE Daytime Screenings
Students and patrons 60+ with valid ID can take advantage of free admission to regular Festival screenings that start
before 4pm.
Free student and senior tickets are only available on the day of the screening and must be picked up at the venue where the film is showing. Tickets may only be claimed for non-concurrent screenings. Subject to availability.
Free screenings for students courtesy of the J.P. Bickell Foundation.
RUSH Tickets
If advanced tickets for a screening are sold out, a limited number of rush tickets may be available at the screening venue’s box office approximately 15 minutes before the start time. Line-ups for rush tickets begin roughly one hour before the film’s start time.
SAME-DAY Tickets
Same-day tickets for all screenings are available online and at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Box Office until one hour before the start time, subject to availability.
Same-day tickets are also available at each venue’s box office for screenings scheduled at that venue. Venue box offices open 60 minutes before the first screening of the day.
Box Office Hours of Operation:
- The Box Office at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema is open Wednesday - Saturday, 12 PM - 6 PM. On days with screenings and events, we open 30 minutes before the first show until 30 minutes after the last begins unless otherwise indicated. FESTIVAL (April 24–May 4) Daily, 9am–9pm;
- The Cinema is open for regular programming on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, along with frequent special and third-party events, as well as our Doc Soup subscription series on the first Wednesday of the month;
- Our Customer Service team is available Tuesday - Sunday, 11AM - 7 PM, with extended hours for certain events. For fastest assistance, please email us at [email protected].