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• Apply to Deal Maker

  Photo by Joseph Michael Howarth One-on-one pitch meetings for projects in development, production or post-production that are seeking financing from the international marketplace. Applications for 2026 Hot Docs Forum & Deal Maker are closed. PLEASE NOTE: Hot Docs Forum and Deal Maker are the same...

• Apply to Hot Docs Forum

  Photo by Joseph Michael Howarth Pitch to the industry's top decision makers from around the globe. Applications for 2026 Hot Docs Forum & Deal Maker are closed. PLEASE NOTE: Hot Docs Forum and Deal Maker are the same form. Submission Fee $45.00 CAD must be submitted along with the Project Entry...

• Apply to Hot Docs-Slaight Family Fund

  Goddess of Slide (D: Alfonso Maiorana) The first of its kind and founded by Hot Docs and the Slaight Family Foundation, this fund is dedicated to filmmakers telling engaging, high-quality stories that embrace music artists in all its forms and that demonstrate Canadian music’s role in the world....

• Arts

  Behind the Bhangra Boys (D: Nance Ackerman) Stay up to date on Docs For Schools news. Join our email list. Film Archive: D: Brian Oakes 2017 42 min Step inside the minds of the most innovative designers in a variety of disciplines and learn how design impacts every aspect of life. In this...

• Bill Nemtin Award

  The for Best Social Impact Documentary is inspired by Canadian filmmaker and producer Bill Nemtin, who passed in early 2021. The for Best Social Impact Documentary will be awarded to producers who find and tell compelling stories that inspire social or political change, and encourage their...

• Boards & Staff

  Hot Docs Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer, The Northpine Foundation Founder, CEO, Catalyst Executive Producer/ President, Merit Motion Pictures  Director of Development (Drama), Scripted Department, CBC  Co-Founder, Akelo Media  Co-President, Elevation Pictures  Filmmaker/Educator...

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• Cinema Films & Events
• Citizen Minutes

  Commissioned by Hot Docs, is a short doc collection that highlights ordinary Canadians doing extraordinary things to better their communities. Applications are open with a final deadline of March 19.  The Opportunity Hot Docs is seeking emerging to mid-career filmmakers to create short films for...

• Citizen Minutes for Schools

  Hot Docs presents Citizen Minutes, a series of short documentaries highlighting ordinary Canadians doing extraordinary things to improve their communities. At a time when citizen engagement is needed more than ever, through these short docs your students will meet civically minded Canadians making a...