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• Hot Docs Alumni Nominated for Canadian Screen Awards

  Congratulations to all the Canadian Screen Awards nominees, including 25 films that screened at Hot Docs Festival, were supported by Hot Docs industry programs, or played at Hot Docs Cinema: Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story, Hot Docs Deal Maker alum Beethoven’s Nine: Ode To Humanity Blue Rodeo:...

• Hot Docs Alumni Nominated for Emmys

  Congratulations to the Hot Docs alumni who have been nominated for Emmy Awards, including: 2000 Meters to Andriivka Antidote Apocalypse in the Tropics Chasing Time Life After Made in Ethiopia, Hot Docs Forum alumni Union, Hot Docs Forum alumni

• Hot Docs Alumni Win at 2025 Durban FilmMart

  Hot Docs has returned from another successful trip to the Durban International Film Festival and Durban FilmMart. While there, the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Award, including a $2000 CDN prize was awarded to Climbing the Mountains (D: Sabrina Chebbi | P: Kenji Accard, Sabrina Chebbi | Co-Producer:...

• Hot Docs Alumni Win Canadian Screen Awards

  Congratulations to all the Canadian Screen Award winners, including: Hot Docs 2025 official selection and audience award winner Endless Cookie, which won Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Sound Design in a Feature Length Documentary. Hot Docs Forum pitch and Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund...

• Hot Docs and Netflix fund five new Canadian documentaries with CAD 150,000 in Incubator program

  Hot Docs has announced the five Canadian feature-length documentary projects selected to receive a total of CAD 150,000 through the second iteration of Hot Docs Incubator. This program is designed to advance the careers of mid-career Canadian documentary filmmakers, including directors, producers,...

• 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...