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• Legacy Funds

  Stories We Tell (D: Sarah Polley) Corus-Hot Docs Funds Established in 2008, the $4-million Funds provided producation grants and no-interest development loans to projects at critical stages. Over eight years, it supported 147 documentary projects from filmmakers across Canada, bringing diverse...

• Legacy Programs

  nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up (D: Tasha Hubbard) Over the past several decades, Hot Docs has supported filmmakers with production and development funding, labs and workshops, mentorships, and more.  At the 2025 Festival, 113 outstanding films premiered at 179 screenings, with over 150...

• Media Accreditation

  The 2027 Festival will take place April 23 to May 2. Media accreditation for the 2027 Hot Docs Festival will open in February 2027. Please note: only media who have been approved and accredited will be serviced with festival credentials, interview requests and screener requests. Publicist...

• 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...

• Packages & Tickets

  Photo by John Barduhn The 2027 Hot Docs Festival will take place April 23 to May 2, 2027. Festival ticket packages will be on sale starting November 17, 2026. The full lineup of festival films will be announced on March 23, 2027. Festival Ticket Packages Our 20- and 12-ticket packages are the best...

• 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)...