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On May 7, the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary, which recognizes the top Canadian feature as determined by audience poll with a cash prize of CAD 50,000, was announced at a free encore screening at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. Someone Lives Here (D: Zack Russell | P: Matt King, Andrew Ferguson | Canada) received the prize, courtesy of Rogers Group of Funds.  

Someone Lives Here is available to stream until midnight on May 9. Watch now >>
 

Hot Docs Audience Awards
At the close of the Festival, it was determined that Lac-Mégantic – This Is Not an Accident placed first in the overall audience poll, winning the Hot Docs Audience Award. The top mid-length film in the audience poll was When Spring Came to Bucha and the top short film was Eco-Hack! 

Both When Spring Came to Bucha and Eco-Hack!, along with several of the top 20 audience favourites are available to stream until midnight on May 9.

1. Lac-Mégantic – This Is Not an Accident
2. Someone Lives Here - streaming until May 9
3. 20 Days in Mariupol - streaming until May 9
4. The American Gladiators Documentary - streaming until May 9
5. Silent House - streaming until May 9
6. Allihopa: The Dalkurd Story - streaming until May 9
7. Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels
8. The Stroll
9. Angel Applicant - streaming until May 9
10. Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?
11. Against the Tide
12. Seven Winters in Tehran
13. Eco-Hack! - streaming until May 9
14. Name Me Lawand
15. We Will Not Fade Away
16. The Deepest Breath
17. Hong Kong Mixtape - streaming until May 9
18. El Equipo - streaming until May 9
19. When Spring Came to Bucha - streaming until May 9
20. Invisible Beauty

Top Films by Program

• Artscapes: Non-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović Reels
• Canadian Spectrum: Someone Lives Here - streaming until May 9
• Deep Dive: Lac-Mégantic – This Is Not an Accident
• International Spectrum: Angel Applicant - streaming until May 9
• Human Kind: Because We Have Each Other
• Made In Ukraine: 20 Days in Mariupol - streaming until May 9
• Markers: Feet in Water, Head on Fire - streaming until May 9
• Nightvision: Anhell69 - streaming until May 9
• Persister: Seven Winters in Tehran
• Special Presentations: Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?
• The Changing Face of Europe: Vicky
• World Showcase: Silent House - streaming until May 9