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• Hot Docs announces 2025 festival award winners and $90,000 in cash and prizes for Canadian and international filmmakers

  Hot Docs is proud to announce the winning documentaries from this year’s official competition, and to recognize the outstanding achievements of Canadian and international filmmakers with films screening throughout this year’s Festival. A total of 14 awards, along with $90,000 in cash and prizes, was...

• Hot Docs Announces Award Nominees and Esteemed Jury Members for 2025 Festival

  Hot Docs announces the film nominees that will be eligible to receive awards as part of this year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, as well as the diverse and accomplished panel of industry experts to serve on the festival’s jury for 2025. All awards for films in competition...

• Hot Docs Announces Award Winners & $67,000 in Prizes for Filmmakers

  Hot Docs is proud to announce the winning documentaries from this year’s official competition, and to recognize the outstanding achievements of Canadian and international filmmakers with films screening throughout this year’s Festival. A total of 12 awards, along with over $67,000 in cash and...

• Hot Docs Announces Diana Sanchez as New Executive Director

  The Hot Docs Board of Directors is pleased to announce Diana Sanchez as the organization’s new Executive Director. With over 25 years of experience in the international and Canadian film industry, Sanchez brings extensive industry expertise, dynamic leadership and a lifelong devotion to cinema....

• Hot Docs Announces Seven New Board Members

  Hot Docs is pleased to announce the appointment of seven new members to the Board of Directors, marking a growth in leadership ahead of this year’s Festival. Four new positions have been added to the existing board structure, with all seven total positions being filled by new appointees. This...

• Hot Docs Announces Special Guests at 2026 Hot Docs Festival

  Hot Docs is thrilled to welcome intriguing film subjects, filmmakers and special guests to its 2026 Festival, taking place in Toronto April 23 to May 3. Featured guests are listed below. In most cases, the guests will be present at one or more screenings. Carole Pope from Antidiva: The Carole Pope...

• Hot Docs Awards

  Photo by Gabriel Li Films in competition include Canadian Spectrum Competition, and International Spectrum Competition selections, as well as short and mid-length works. Academy Awards® Qualifying Festival Hot Docs is an Academy Award-qualifying Festival. The winner of the Best International...

• Hot Docs Awards $65,000 to Canadian and International Filmmakers

  On May 6, 13 awards, including nine for Festival films in competition—of which seven were won by female filmmakers—and $65,000 CDN in cash and prizes was awarded to Canadian and international filmmakers. The winners were revealed at the 2022 Awards Presentation hosted by arts journalist and...

• Hot Docs Awards $75,000 to Canadian and International Filmmakers

  Hot Docs is proud to announce the winning documentaries from this year’s official competition, along with recognizing outstanding Canadian and international filmmakers through additional awards. These awards were revealed at the Hot Docs 2024 Awards Presentation, held at the Centre for Social...

• Hot Docs Awards $80,000 to Canadian and International Filmmakers

  Hot Docs announced this morning the winning documentaries in this year’s official competition and the recipients of additional awards honouring Canadian and international filmmakers. The awards were revealed at the Hot Docs 2023 Awards Presentation at TIFF Bell Lightbox, hosted by arts journalist...