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• 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...

• Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund Invests $115K in Seven African Doc Projects

  Hot Docs and Blue Ice Docs are thrilled to unveil the recipients of $115,000 in development and production grants, supporting seven remarkable African documentary projects. The Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund, celebrating its thirteenth year, continues to empower more African documentary filmmakers to...

• Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund Invests $150K in Nine African Projects

  Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Blue Ice Docs announced today the nine African film projects selected to receive $150,000 CAD in development and production grants. The Hot Docs-Blue Ice Docs Fund, now in its eleventh year, seeks to enable more African documentary filmmakers...

• Hot Docs Bolsters Executive Leadership Team to Champion the Future of Canadian Documentary

  Hot Docs is pleased to announce that Diana Sanchez has been elevated to President of Hot Docs, effective immediately. Alongside Hot Docs' Board of Directors, Sanchez has restructured the executive leadership team to better accomplish the organization's long-term strategic goals and growth....

• Hot Docs Canadian Storytellers Project

  Joseph Michael Howarth This five-year initiative invested in core funding and professional development programs for Canadian filmmakers, generously supported by Netflix. In recognition of the systemic barriers that continue to exist within the documentary film industry, the created opportunities...

• Hot Docs Continues Programming & Operating Hot Docs Cinema Following Sale

  Hot Docs announced that the sale of the Hot Docs Cinema building at 506 Bloor Street West closed on August 6. The terms of the sale include a multi-year lease that allows Hot Docs to continue to operate and program the Cinema year-round. In addition to the stellar slate of must-see documentaries and...

• Hot Docs Deal Maker

  Photo by Murphy Owusu is a one-on-one pitch meeting program for producers seeking financing and distribution from the international marketplace. Applications for the 2027 Hot Docs Forum & Deal Maker will open in October 2026. PLEASE NOTE: Hot Docs Forum and Deal Maker are the same form. How It...

• Hot Docs Festival

  Photo by Ludwing Duarte The 2027 will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto from April 23 to May 2. At the 2026 , over $165,000 in cash and prizes was awarded to official Festival selections and in-progress docs that were pitched at the Hot Docs Forum.

• Hot Docs Forum

  Photo by Joseph Michael Howarth Pitch at North America's most effective international documentary market. Applications for 2027 & Deal Maker will open in October 2026. PLEASE NOTE: and Deal Maker are the same form. The is generously supported by Presenting Forum Partner the Canada Media Fund. ...