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• Hot Docs Deal Maker

  Photo by Murphy Owusu is a one-on-one pitch meeting program for producers seeking financing and distribution from the international marketplace. Submissions for the 2027 Hot Docs Forum & Deal Maker are open with a deadline of December 10, 2026. PLEASE NOTE: Hot Docs Forum and Deal Maker are the...

• Hot Docs Festival

  Photo by Ludwing Duarte The 2027 will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto from April 23 to May 2. Festival 12- and 20-ticket packages will be on sale starting November 17, 2026. At the 2026 , over $165,000 in cash and prizes was awarded to official Festival...

• Hot Docs Forum

  Photo by Joseph Michael Howarth Pitch at North America's most effective international documentary market. The Hot Docs Industry Conference and Market events will take place April 26 to 29, 2027. Submissions for the 2027 & Deal Maker are open with a deadline of December 10, 2026. PLEASE NOTE: and...

• Hot Docs Forum 2024 Wraps with Over $47,000 in Prizes Awarded to Four Pitch Teams

  Hot Docs is pleased to announce the winners of over CAD 47,000 at the 25th edition of the Hot Docs Forum, the Festival’s acclaimed international co-financing market event, and the flagship industry event, including CAD 35,000 in first look Pitch Prizes, the CAD 10,000 CMF-Hot Docs Forum Canadian...

• Hot Docs Honours the Passing of Co-Founder Debbie Nightingale

  Hot Docs is saddened to learn that one of its founders, Debbie Nightingale, passed away on Thursday, July 10. In 1993, Debbie, along with Paul Jay, was instrumental in founding the documentary showcase that would eventually become Hot Docs. She helped to raise the initial $100,000 that got Hot Docs...

• Hot Docs & Netflix Reveal Recipients of It's Funny Because It's True

  Hot Docs and Netflix are thrilled to announce the recipients of It's Funny Because It's True—the short documentary initiative that gives five filmmaking teams the chance to bring to life their funniest real-life stories. These five projects were selected from over 180 worldwide submissions of...

• Hot Docs Receives Funding from Work in Culture Catalyst and Transformation Fund

  Hot Docs is excited to announce that we have received funding from the Work in Culture Catalyst and Transformation (CAT) Fund! The Work in Culture Catalyst and Transformation (CAT) Fund provides funding to Ontario arts organizations to investigate, plan, and implement substantive change in their...

• Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund

  Smoke & Gifts (D: Stephen Chung) In May 2020, Hot Docs and the Slaight Family Foundation founded the , the first of its kind in Canada. Details about the next round of applications will be available in late-October/early-November 2026. Please check back then. This documentary fund is dedicated to...

• Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund Awards $121,000 to Five Canadian Music Doc Projects

  Hot Docs is honoured to once again provide much needed financial support to upcoming Canadian documentaries as part of the prestigious Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund, with five music-related projects announced today as recipients of a total of $121,000 in production stage funding. The first of its...

• Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund Awards $127,500 to Four Canadian Projects

  Hot Docs is pleased to announce that four Canadian music documentary projects will receive a total of $127,500 CAD in funding from the Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund. The Fund, the first of its kind in Canada, was established in May 2020 in support of filmmakers telling engaging, high-quality stories...