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Group of volunteers in Hot Docs Festival shirts
Photo by Joseph Michael Howarth
Hot Docs is thrilled to provide engaging opportunities to hundreds of volunteers each year. Here are just a few of the benefits of volunteering with Hot Docs: 
  • Gain valuable festival experience and knowledge
  • Contribute to Toronto’s vibrant cultural community
  • Join a growing network of filmmakers, students, film lovers and engaged community leaders
  • Access to Hot Docs, Doc Soup and Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema screenings and events
  • Acknowledgement as a valuable team member

Volunteer applications for the 2025 Hot Docs Festival, April 24 to May 4, are closed.
Thank you for your interest! We appreciate your support and hope to see you at the festival!

Please email volunteers@hotdocs.ca if you have any questions.

Volunteer at Hot DocsVolunteer Award for Arts & Culture

The Volunteer Award for Arts and Culture in Toronto (VAACT) recognizes volunteers who contribute to multiple organizations throughout the year. The awards ceremony takes place on International Volunteer Day. 

Invitations for the December 2024 event have been sent. If you feel you should have received one but haven't, please email volunteers@hotdocs.ca.

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