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

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

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.

Hot Docs, as it restructures financially, briefly shuttered its flagship Toronto cinema and scaled back its board of directors and operating staff. Prior to unveiling the 2025 lineup, ...

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.

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

Hot Docs’ market events remain online in 2022 to maximize interactions between feature-doc teams, financiers, and other decision-makers.

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 ...

Hot Docs in 2019 screened the Oscar-winner American Factory, by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, and One Child Nation, a Sundance grand jury prize winner directed by Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang.

As Hot Docs’ lead executive officer, Conway will collaborate as a peer leader with co-president Chris McDonald, who oversees the direction of Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, ...

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

“There are soooo many good films this year,” gushed Chris McDonald, executive director of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (April 23-May 2), at its opening night party ...