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Hot Docs is thrilled to provide engaging opportunities to hundreds of volunteers each year.

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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

We are no longer recruiting volunteers for the 2026 Hot Docs Festival.

Thank you for your interest. We appreciate your support and hope to see you at the Festival.
Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Volunteer 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 2025 event have been sent. If you feel you should have received one but haven't, please email [email protected].

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