An exodus of top film pickers at the documentary festival overshadowed a press conference where Dawn Porter's Luther Vandross doc, 'Luther: Never Too Much,' was unveiled as the opening night film. By ...

The ten film programmers who led a mass exodus this week out of Canada’s Hot Docs Film Festival have said a “toxic workplace” environment was the central issue behind their public exit. In a joint ...

Elaine Epstein says that winning Hot Docs Forum’s top First Look prize of Can $20,000 cash for her film “Arrest the Midwife” is a “game changer.” The project, which has not been able to find funding ...

A scene from 'Spare my Bones, Coyote!' courtesy of Hot Docs A scene from 'Spare my Bones, Coyote!' courtesy of Hot Docs This year, Hot Docs features a selection of documentaries about people trying to ...

The 31st edition of Canada’s influential Hot Docs Film Festival, which gets underway Thursday, could very well be the last. The mass exodus of staff and lack of much-needed government funding has put ...

The Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Festival, North America’s largest, has unveiled its programming team for its upcoming 2025 edition. The Toronto festival said Heather Haynes has been promoted to ...

This year’s 31st edition of Hot Docs (April 25-May 5) was chockfull of drama, both onscreen and off. And while there were no protests (such as at IDFA) nor riot police dispatched (see Thessaloniki) ...

The embattled documentary festival unveiled its 2025 film lineup in Toronto after a chaotic 2024 edition and with new leadership. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief The Hot Docs Canadian Documentary ...

The board of Hot Docs, North America’s leading documentary festival, has appointed Diana Sanchez as the organization’s executive director. Hot Docs will present its 32nd edition from April 24 to May 4 ...

The Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Festival will open with the world premiere of Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance from Canadian director Noam Gonick and the National Film Board of Canada on ...