David Johnston, The Honourable Governor General of Canada, introduces the documentary SWIFT CURRENT about Sheldon Kennedy and sexual abuse at Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival Opening Night on Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Bloor Hot Docs Theatre. In his introduction he discusses, very eloquently, the importance of trust. Please visit link to view trailer […]
Sheldon Kennedy Introduces the documentary SWIFT CURRENT at Rendezvous With Madness Opening Night on Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Bloor Hot Docs Theatre. Please visit link to view trailer of the documentary Swift Current
The first and largest mental health film festival in the world, Rendezvous with Madness (RWM), presented by Workman Arts (WA), returns to TIFF Bell Lightbox alongside the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema and Workman Theatre from November 6 – 14 for its 23rd edition. The nine-day festival showcases 20+ programs with almost 40 feature and short […]
Blue Ice Docs presents the James Bond of Ghanaian journalism: Chameleon A Film by Ryan Mullins SPECIAL SNEAK PEEK SCREENING OCTOBER 22 Featuring Skype Q&A with Anas Aremeyaw Anas Bloor Hot Docs Cinema – 506 Bloor St W OPENS REGULAR RUN OCTOBER 23 Carlton Cinema – 20 Carlton St Official selection IDFA 2014 Official selection […]
The 16th Annual imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is proud to announce the Opening and Closing Galas for the festival, running October 14-18, 2015, plus this year’s International Spotlight, and the inaugural imagineNATIVE Artist Spotlight, acknowledging Indigenous creative leaders. imagineNATIVE’s Opening Night Gala on Wednesday, October 14 at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema will […]
The CrossCurrents Doc Fund provides one successful applicant per year with a grant of $10,000 CDN, which could reflect up to 100 per cent of the project’s production budget. Applications are now open, with a final deadline of December 2, 2015. Please read the below guidelines before applying or visit The CrossCurrents Doc Fund for […]
TORONTO – Hot Docs is pleased to announce that an economic impact study conducted around the 2015 festival, conference and market and associated year-round operation has revealed a total impact of $33.3-million on Ontario’s GDP, reflecting the event’s tremendous value to both Toronto and the province. The study, the second of its kind the organization […]
$120,000 in Completion and Development Grants Awarded to Top Canadian Doc Projects TORONTO – Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Shaw Media are pleased to announce that five projects have been chosen to receive a total of $120,000 in grants from the Shaw Media-Hot Docs Funds in its fifteenth round of disbursements. Established in […]
Hot Docs is pleased to open the 2015-16 season of its Doc Soup monthly screening series with the Canadian premiere of Racing Extinction (D:Louie Psihoyos, USA, 90 min.), nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. From the team behind Academy Award®-Winning Film The Cove (2009), Racing Extinction will screen on […]
Film screening is on July 19, 2015 @ 12:30 PM, Bloor Hot Docs, Toronto, ON Frederick Ashton’s unmistakably English romantic comedy is a humorous production featuring a pastoral whirl of dancing chickens, grouchy guardians and a foolish suitor. Rated STC. From Bloor Hot Docs’ Ballet on Screen series. Director – Frederick Ashton Please visit the […]
