The veteran indie producer and Paul Jay launched a film showcase in 1993 that eventually became North America’s largest ...

Director of programming Heather Haynes and director of industry programs Elizabeth Radshaw are the latest program heads to ...

Director of programming Heather Haynes and director of industry programs Elizabeth Radshaw have both departed the documentary ...

Hot Docs has been in a dire position for the last several months. Back in March, just weeks before the festival kicked off, 10 programmers left Hot Docs in a mass exodus.

The 31st edition of Canada’s influential Hot Docs Film Festival, which gets underway Thursday, could very well be the last. For the past month, the Toronto festival, one of North America’s ...

Fellow Hot Docs Forum winner Juanjo Pereira, who received the First Look third prize of Can. $5,000, is hoping that the win will help lead to distribution for his project “Under the Flags, the ...

Hot Docs has unveiled its lineup, including opener 'Luther: Never Too Much,' amid unprecedented organizational challenges.

Hot Docs has also promoted Associate Director of Festival Programming Heather Haynes to Director of Festival Programming, effective immediately. She has worked at the organization for 17 years.

Marie Nelson has been named as Hot Docs’ new president. Nelson is a media veteran with decades of experience in independent documentary film, news and broadcasting. She most recently served as ...

Entertainment Review: Hot Docs 2025 spotlights perseverance. This year, Hot Docs features a selection of documentaries about people trying to create a better life.

The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival began in Toronto last night with the Canadian premiere of Sundance hit “Al Weiwei: Never Sorry.” The screening, at the festival’s ...

Hot Docs film festival co-founder Debbie Nightingale has died at 71. The organization says the veteran Toronto film producer ...