Screening – Friday, May 6th @ 8pm Last weekend, LIFE, ANIMATED, JOE’S VIOLIN, and LOVE ACTUALLY captivated audiences at the Wellmont Theater by bringing the magic of the movies and the power of a shared, live experience together. This Friday, the magic continues with PRESENTING PRINCESS SHAW, a Cinderella story for the internet age. With […]
With films from a Festival-high of 51 countries, this year’s Hot Docs truly does span the globe, bringing Toronto audiences the best in documentaries from at home and abroad,” says Hot Docs director of programming Shane Smith. With the expansion of our adventurous new program DocX into its own venue, an enhanced focus on short […]
We hope you will join us for a number of free events during this year’s Hot Docs Festival. Opening Weekend at The Mill Street Hub, 89 Charles Street West Join us on Hot Docs’ opening weekend for food, conversation with fellow documentary lovers, and live music presented in partnership with Canadian Music Week. – Saturday, […]
http://filmbutton.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Shane-Smith-Intro-On-Hot-Docs-Selection-THE-APOLOGY.mp4 On the heels of a landmark commitment by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) to gender equity in film production, the wealth of talent and diversity in women’s documentary filmmaking at the NFB takes centre stage at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, with four premieres of feature documentaries as well as […]
Hot Docs is pleased to announce the launch of #OnlyAtHotDocs at this year’s Festival. A series of ‘micro docs’ shot on iPhone by Hot Docs alumnae filmmakers in the lead up to and during this year’s Festival, these 45-second gems celebrate the unique spirit of Hot Docs, its audiences and filmmakers, while exploring the bounds […]
DocX is an interdisciplinary section of the Festival celebrating documentary work that lives outside of the traditional format. This year, there will be a number of interactive installations, and virtual reality and 360° video experiences available at Hot Docs House (610 Markham Street). All experiences are free and open to the public, running April 29 […]
Opening Night of the 2016 Hot Docs Film Festival will take place on Thursday, April 28th. The press conference took place at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema on March 22nd.
This interview took place with one of the lead actresses of FALL TO RISE Katherine Crockett who was a one time principal Martha Graham dancer, starred as Helen of Troy for Baryshnikov in ACHILLES’ HEELS and played Cate Blanchett’s dancer double in THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON on Tuesday, April 5th, 2016 to help […]
After the screening of the film Fall to Rise @ the Royal Cinema on Sunday, April 17th Daphne Rubin-Vega (lead actress), Tiffany Bartok (Producer), Jayce Bartok (Director) took part in a Q&A over Skype to an enthusiastic crowd.The Q&A was moderated by former dancer and now filmmaker Nikki Cole.
This interview took place with one of the actors of FALL TO RISE, Desmond Richardson, worked with Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna and was nominated for a Tony Award for FOSSE on Monday, April 11th, 2016 to help promote the Canadian Release of the Award Winning film FALL TO RISE directed by Jayce Bartok and also […]
