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• Festival Screenings

  During the Hot Docs Festival, Docs For Schools offers free screenings of Festival films, offering students opportunities to hear from filmmakers and protagonists. About Docs For Schools Festival screenings: All screenings are FREE to attend and are restricted to school groups only. There are a...

• Festivals

  Photo by Gabriel Li Hot Docs Festival will return April 23 to May 2, 2027 Discover the world's best documentaries, celebrate storytelling, and learn from inspiring conversations. Upcoming Hot Docs Festival, April 23 to May 2, 2027

• Financiers & Industry Representatives

  Below is a list of the industry representatives who participated in the 2026 market programs.  Austria Autlook Films Belgium RTBF Brazil Bombozila Grifa Filmes Canada 90th Parallel Productions Ltd. Bell Fund Blue Ant Media Blue Ice Docs / KinoSmith Bogeydom Licensing CBC CBC...

• Founders Circle

  Photo by Taku Kumabe Part membership, part donation, is an opportunity to make a meaningful charitable impact while getting unique access to Hot Docs events and programming. Experience exclusive access and special events with Hot Docs . We’re excited to relaunch the program with benefits...

• Gabor Pertic Named Lead Programmer for Hot Docs Festival & Doc Soup Series

  Hot Docs is delighted to announce that Gabor Pertic has been appointed Lead Programmer, Hot Docs Festival. In his new role, Gabor will oversee programming for annual Festival, as well as the popular Doc Soup monthly screening series. A long-time member of the Hot Docs programming team, Gabor...

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• Hot Docs 2026 Festival to Welcome Nine Delegations

  We're thrilled to be welcoming nine official delegations to the 2026 Hot Docs Festival, April 23 to May 3, including: Atlantic Canadian Delegation, in partnership with DOC Atlantic Creative BC Delegation DOC Atlantic Breakthrough Program Delegation DOC Institute Breakthrough 2.0 Delegation DOC...

• Hot Docs 2026 Programming Team Announced

  Hot Docs is excited to share the team of programmers that will shape the 33rd edition of the Hot Docs Festival, taking place April 23 to May 3, 2026, in Toronto. We're also delighted to welcome our new lead programmer for year-round programming at Hot Docs Cinema. In August, Gabor Pertic was named...

• Hot Docs Alumni at Sundance & on Oscars Shortlist

  Congratulations to the Hot Docs alumni screening at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, including 2024 Deal Maker alumni Barbara Forever and Birds of War, 2024 Hot Docs Forum alum Jaripeo, 2025 Deal Maker alum Kikuyu Land, 2021 Hot Docs Forum alum To Hold a Mountain, and 2023 Deal Maker alum Who Killed...

• Hot Docs Alumni Nominated for 2026 Oscars

  Congratulations to the documentaries nominated for the Academy Award for Documentary Feature Film, including CrossCurrents International Doc Fund recipient, Hot Docs Forum alum, and 2025 official selection Cutting Through Rocks, as well as 2025 official selections Come See Me in the Good Light and...