Press Releases, 2021-22

2022-05-09 - Hot Docs Wraps 2022 Festival; Eternal Spring Wins Both Rogers & Hot Docs Audience Awards

2022-05-07 - Hot Docs Awards $65,000 to Canadian and International Filmmakers

2022-05-05 - Hot Docs 2022 Industry Program Wraps with $50,000 in Pitch Prizes Awarded to Forum Projects

2022-04-26 - Special Guests and Notable Filmmakers Gather for Hot Docs Festival

2022-04-20 - Doc Accelerator Lab to Welcome 14 Filmmaking Fellows at 2022 Hot Docs Festival

2022-04-14 - Heather Conway to Transition to New Advisory Role; Erin Lau & Paul Lewis Named Interim Co-Executive Directors

2022-04-13 - 35 Doc Projects to Pitch at 2022 Edition of Hot Docs Deal Maker

2022-04-06 - Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund Invests $150,000 in Nine African Doc Projects

2022-03-23 - TIFF & Hot Docs Welcome Youth Audiences Back to Cinemas with Free Passes & Memberships for Under-25s

2022-03-22 - Hot Docs Announces More 2022 Special Presentations

2022-03-16 - Hot Docs Reveals 20 Projects Selected for 2022 Hot Docs Forum

2022-03-15 - Hot Docs Unveils First 15 Special Presentations Titles to Play at 2022 Festival

2022-02-09 - Hot Docs & Netflix Revel the Recipients of the It's Funny Because It's True Short Non-Fiction Initiative

2022-01-26 - Hot Docs Podcast Accelerator Lab for BIPOC Creators Renewed for Second Year

2022-01-04 - Full Lineup Announced for Hot Docs Podcast Festival, available online January 25-28

2021-11-23 - Hot Docs Podcast Festival Returns for Sixth Year, January 25-28

2021-11-03 - Hot Docs’ Citizen Minutes Shorts Compilation is Available for Streaming Now on Crave

2021-11-03 - Five Canadian Doc Projects to Receive a Total of $145,000 CDN in Second Round of Disbursements from Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund

2021-10-20 - Hot Docs and R&M Lang Foundation Announce 2021 Crosscurrents International Doc Fund Recipients--$15,000 CDN Granted to The Third Season and Isagani

2021-10-20 - Les Bénéficiaires du Fonds CrossCurrents Canada Doc, Soutenu Par Netflix, Sont Annoncés 245 000 $ CDN Accordés À Dix Projets Canadiens

2021-10-20 - Recipients of CrossCurrents Canada Doc Fund, Supported by Netflix, Announced--$245,000 CDN Awarded to Ten Canadian Projects

2021-10-20 - Recipients of Crosscurrents International Doc Fund Theatrical Strand Announced--$80,000 CDN Awarded to Four Doc Projects

2021-10-13 - Hot Docs Names Heather Conway Its New Executive Director and Co-President

2021-09-22 - Hot Docs and Netflix Team Up for New Short Doc Initiative, It’s Funny Because It’s True

2021-09-14 - Doc Soup Returns to Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema this October with Sundance Award-Winner Sabaya

2021-08-31 - Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema to Reopen Its Doors September 10

2021-08-04 - Hot Docs Launches Podcast Development Lab for BIPOC Creators in Canada with Inspirit Foundation

2021-07-27 - Hot Docs Partners with Muskoka Chautauqua for Muskoka Summer Screening Series

2021-07-20 - Hot Docs Series For Viola to Present Exclusive Preview of Don’t Go Tellin Your Momma This July

2021-07-13 - Hot Docs Partners with DriveInTO on Free Screening of FANNY: The Right to Rock at Ontario Place on July 23

2021-06-17 - Hot Docs Announces Drive-In Screenings at Ontario Place this Summer

2021-06-14 - Hot Docs and Netflix Receive Business / Arts Community Impact Award for Hot Docs Canadian Storytellers Project

2021-06-08 - Hot Docs Independent Cinema Relief Fund Raises $72.9k For Independent Cinemas Across Canada – Twenty-Nine Canadian Cinemas to Receive $2,500 CDN Each