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Overview: Hot Docs Festival Returns Live in Toronto and Online Across Canada, April 28 to May 8

Hot Docs 2022 Features 226 Documentaries from 63 Countries

World Premiere of Jennifer Baichwal's Into the Weeds to Opening Hot Docs 2022 Festival

Special Presentations Program Features World Premieres of Anticipated High-Profile Films

Big Ideas Speaker Series, Presented by Scotia Wealth Management, to Feature Conversations with Chef José Andrés, Abigail Disney, the Kids in the Hall, and More

Canadian Spectrum Program Features Riveting Documentaries from Across Canada

International Spectrum Competitive Program Highlights Stories of Courage and Tackles Urgent Issues

2022 Made In Program to Spotlight Docs from Chile

Focus On Program to Spotlight the Work of Canadian Filmmaker Raymonde Provencher

World Showcase Program Features Impressive Range of Revelatory Stories from 29 Countries

Artscapes Program Reveals Untold Stories, Offers Candid Looks at Private Subjects, and Explores Lore Behind Legendary Artists

Nightvision Program Introduce Six Future Cult Classics

Persister Program Embraces Timely Stories of Female Struggle, Motherhood, and the Fight for Equality

Markers Program Celebrates Boundary-Pushing and Genre-Defying Works

Hidden Histories Program Brings Buried Stories to Light

Deep Dive Program Presents Long-Form Episodic Series Featuring Complex and Layered Stories

Redux Program Brings Seminal Canadian Docs Back to the Big Screen

The Changing Face of Europe Offers Engaging Stories and New Perspectives on a Europe in Flux

Hot Docs 2022 to Feature a Selection of Docs from the Nordic Region

Hot Docs to Honour Master Indian Documentarian Anand Patwardhan with the 2022 Outstanding Achievement Award

Hot Docs 2022 Takes Over Toronto Screens for In-Person Festival

$125,000 in Cash and Prizes to Be Awarded at Hot Docs 2022

Spotlight on Toronto Filmmakers

14 Hot Docs Film Fund and Market Program Alumni to Screen at 2022 Festival

Hot Docs Forum Announces Lineup of 2022 Project Selections

Acclaimed Docs For Schools Program Offers Free Online Screenings to Middle and High School Students Across Canada

Hot Docs Acknowledges 2022 Festival Programming Team

Hot Docs by the Numbers

Films by Subject

Hot Docs and Medcan Plan for Safe Return to Cinemas for 2022 Festival
 

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