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• Current Funds & Programs

  Watermark (D: Jennifer Baichwal, Edward Burtynsky) Our production funds and industry programs provide doc makers with much-need funding, as well as professional development opportunities. We are not accepting applications for any of our Funds. Please check back later for details.

• Doc Soup

  Our beloved series showcases the hottest documentaries fresh off the international festival circuit, along with lively post-screening discussions with special guests.  returns again this fall for another exciting season with some of the best documentaries fresh from the festival circuit and...

• Docs for Schools Today

  Need a doc in a pinch? The Docs For Schools Today page offers a curated selection of documentaries available for free with no registration required. Each category on the Today page is curated by the DFS team, containing films that are a variety of lengths and compliment a range of school subjects....

• Don Haig Award

  A legendary indie editor and producer from the 60s, Don Haig was that rare prolific source. He generously contributed time, knowledge and resources to guide many films and filmmakers—a few right to Oscars. Not bad for a prairie boy. After his death in 2002, his friends founded the honouring his...

• Donate to Hot Docs

  Hot Docs plays a crucial role in bringing people together through documentary films. We share documentaries that expose new truths, open minds, touch hearts and bridge divides. Help Hot Docs protect and support documentary. Anyone can become a Friend of Hot Docs. We greatly appreciate anything you...

• Eight African Doc Projects Selected to Receive $120,000 CAD from Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund

  Hot Docs and Blue Ice Docs are thrilled to unveil the recipients of $120,000 CAD in development and production grants, supporting eight powerful African documentary projects. The Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund, celebrating its fourteenth year, continues to empower more African documentary filmmakers to...

• Family Screenings

  Bring the whole family down for these FREE special screenings! presented by Amazon. Sunday, October 4, 1:00 PM D: Kyle Balda | UK, USA | 2026 | 109 min In this witty, new breed of mystery, a shepherd reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night. But when a mysterious incident...

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• FAQ: Accessibility

  Please visit the Accessibility page to learn more. At Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, we are pleased to offer select screenings with open and closed captions for the hard of hearing. Screenings with captions are indicated on the film pages. For in-person screenings, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema also...

• FAQ: Festival

  Tickets View our Ticketing Policies Single tickets will be available in early April. See more and save with a 12- or 20-Ticket Package, on sale now. When there are no advance tickets remaining, rush tickets may still be available for purchase at the venue. Typically, the rush line starts to form...