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• Memberships

  Photo by Gabriel Li Become a Hot Docs member and receive perks at Hot Docs Festival and all year at the Cinema! NEW! Members always receive the best price on membership with a guaranteed 10% renewal discount.** Questions about membership? Please contact [email protected] Free Under-25 Bronze...

• Mila Aung-Thwin Named Don Haig Award Recipient

  Hot Docs is pleased to announce documentary filmmaker, producer, and activist Mila Aung-Thwin as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Don Haig Award. Aung-Thwin is the producer and editor of Midwives (D: Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing), the story of two courageous midwives working in a makeshift clinic in...

• Nightmares on Bloor Street

  This chilling selection of classics and genre-benders will get you in the mood for spooky season. Featuring House (Hausu), Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror, Frankenstein (1931), and Bride of Frankenstein. Friday, October 9, 9:15 PM D: Nobuhiko Obayashi | Japan | 1977 | 88 min The 1977...

• Packages & Tickets

  Photo by John Barduhn The 2027 Hot Docs Festival took place April 23 to May 2, 2027. Festival ticket packages will be on sale in November 2026. Festival films will be announced March 27. Festival Ticket Packages Our 20- and 12-ticket packages are the best way for doc-lovers to experience Hot...

• Podcast Development Lab for BIPOC Creators Renewed for Second Year

  Hot Docs is pleased to have the support of Amazon Music Canada as a sponsor of its second year-round Podcast Development Lab, presented in partnership with Inspirit Foundation. An extension of the annual Hot Docs Podcast Festival, currently streaming online worldwide, the Lab serves emerging BIPOC...

• Podcast Programs

  Podcast Development Lab Together with Inspirit Foundation and Amazon Music, Hot Docs launched this lab serving BIPOC creators who are based in Canada and have non-fiction podcast ideas in development. Fellows had the opportunity to develop their podcast ideas and create a proof-of-concept sample...

• Pride Projected

  Celebrate Pride at Hot Docs Cinema! is back with three special events hosted by some of our favourite local queer film icons. We asked Saffron Maeve, Michelle Mama and Peter Knegt for some non-fiction queer cinema of their choosing, and invited them to bring it to the main stage (our cinema’s...

• Privacy Policy

  Photo by Paul Galipeau If you have any questions or concerns about Hot Docs' personal information collection, use and disclosure practices, please let us know and we will do our best to help you. Email: [email protected] Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Hot Docs, us, we, our)...

• Register

  Photo by Gabriel Li Connect with your colleagues, discover new financing opportunities, learn about the art and business of the industry, and celebrate docs from around the world. The below information is about the 2026 Festival, for reference only. Premium Pass Experience everything Hot Docs...

• Resources

  Photo by Joseph Michael Howarth Catch up on the latest industry knowledge or take your career to the next level. Knowledge Capture Catch up on sessions, keynotes, masterclasses and more from past Hot Docs Festivals, featuring some of the industry's biggest names. In this follow-up to our 2014...