How It Works
Selected projects will participate in a series of 20-minute pitch meetings with the decision makers with whom they have matched.
Selected participants will request meetings with participating decision makers. Decision makers will review requests and accept those that are appropriate for their mandates. The Hot Docs industry team will also provide some curated matchmaking.
History
During the 2024 edition of Hot Docs Deal Maker, 40 projects representing 31 countries pitched in 900+ pre-arranged meetings with over 100 decision makers. Of the 58 projects, 22 directors were BIPOC and 28 projects were helmed or co-helmed by women. Thirteen projects were directed by first-time filmmakers.
Since its inception, 699 projects and 640+ filmmakers have pitched in almost 5000 Deal Maker meetings.