2018/19 HIGHLIGHTS Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 2
“Hot Docs continues to flex its muscles as one of the most significant cultural events in Canada...”
POV Magazine 2018/19 Highlights 3
Our Mission
Our mission is to advance and present the art of documentary, and to facilitate production, financing and distribution opportunities for documentary makers. Our Vision
The organization showcases Canadian and international documentaries to the public, provides educational opportunities for youth, and delivers conference, market and networking opportunities to documentary professionals through the presentation of an annual festival and year-round activities.
Hot Docs endeavours to provide the highest quality
programs and services to its constituents, and strives to earn an international reputation for excellence.
Each presentation confirms our fervent belief that documentary is a vibrant medium for capturing and enriching the critical discourse of our times. In the context of audio-visual culture, documentary is a preeminent form for social engagement and cohesion. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 4
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOT DOCS FOUNDATION (U.S.A.), INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Lalita Krishna | In Sync Media Co-Chair Vijay Vaidyanathan Lorraine D. Bell Robin Mirsky President Treasurer Secretary Robin Mirsky | Rogers Documentary Fund Co-Chair Barry Avrich | BT/A HOT DOCS TED ROGERS CINEMA ADVISORY BOARD Ric Esther Bienstock | Good Soup Productions Inc. Beth Burgess* | The Andy and Beth Burgess Foundation Avis Sokol Peter Goring Chair Jean-Simon Chartier | MC2 Communication Media Jake Hirsch-Allen Randy Baker Isabelle Couture | Catbird Productions Judy Holm Libby Bandeen Laura Curtis Ferrera | Scotiabank Vahan Kololian Isme Bennie Nicholas de Pencier | Mercury Films Ron Koperdraad Deborah Bernstein Jennifer Dettman | CBC Julie Kumaria Suzanne DePoe Cari Green | Green & Associates Elina Lawrie Charmain Emerson Scott Henderson | Bell Media Maureen O’Donnell Michael Firestone Kevin Johnson | MediaCom Canada Al Scornaienchi Karen Gordon Melissa Lantsman | Hill + Knowlton Strategies Sadia Zaman Lydia Luckevich** | Pemberley Investments Ltd. Teresa Maclnnes | Sea to Sea Productions Ltd. HD30 COMMITTEE Nadine Pequeneza | HitPlay Productions Susan Caskey Molline Green Ram Raju | Kivuto Solutions Co-Chair Janet Heisey Baljit Sangra | Viva Mantra Films Jan Innes Nancy Kennedy Neil Tabatznik** | Blue Ice Pictures, Co-Chair A Blue Ice Group Capital Company Lalita Krishna Barry Avrich Kevin Wong* | Nulogy Corporation Lydia Luckevich Tamara Bahry Michael McMahon * Hot Docs ** Hot Docs Industry Ian Bandeen Robin Mirsky Libby Bandeen Liza Murrell Board Finance Committee Members Colette Barber Florence Narine Ian Bandeen Stacey Barish Julie Osborne Michael Harris Beth Burgess Wendy Pitblado Vincenza Sera Angela Colterjohn Michina Pope Chris Donald Arlene O’Neill | Counsel Susan Watt Hue Foo Paul Jay | Founding Chair
Hot Docs was established in 1993 as an initiative of the Documentary Organization of Canada/Documentaristes du Canada, and was separately incorporated as an independent charitable organization in 1996. 2018/19 Highlights 5
A Message from the Hot Docs leadership
We’re living in a remarkable time for documentary cinema, unlike any other that has come before.
As last year’s flood of documentary blockbusters attests, in these uncertain times of polarizing rhetoric and slippery facts, the public’s appetite for non-fiction is enormous.
Filmmakers are responding with inspiring reflections on our world that remind us of the Lalita Krishna core values we must rely on as we engage with this new reality. At our Festival and Co-Chair, Board of Directors year-round at our Cinema, record audiences devoured true-life stories that advocated for justice, equality and empathy more urgently than ever.
But this is only part of the story.
What makes these times especially remarkable is the diversity of voices and stories that are breaking through and captivating audiences. Hot Docs is proud to play its part in supporting opportunities for these emerging voices that are all too often marginalized.
Independent filmmakers still face many headwinds when seeking financing and distribution for their films. This year, we were particularly proud to provide filmmakers with access Robin Mirsky to robust new funding initiatives, workshops in communities across the country and Co-Chair, Board of Directors professional development fellowships. With the support of our partners, we’re investing in Canada’s next generation of filmmakers and ensuring they reflect its vibrant diversity.
We’re committed to showcasing these perspectives from home and around the world for our audiences. This headline from The Globe and Mail says it all: Toronto’s Hot Docs film festival doubles down on gender parity and diversity with 2019 lineup.
Of course we doubled down. It’s a sure bet.
Ask any documentary lover and they will tell you that it is through these lenses that we often find the most memorable people, compelling stories and revealing truths.
Brett Hendrie Executive Director
Chris McDonald President Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 6
This year Hot Docs…
Exiled artist, activist and humanitarian Ai Weiwei brought his raised latest film, The Rest, to Hot Docs, moving audiences with his outspoken urgent plea for compassion and understanding for the ongoing plight of refugees and his dedication to advocacy through his art.
voices. More Hot Docs Festival highlights on page 10.
cultivated record-breaking audiences.
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema welcomed record audiences over 255,000—including close to 10,000 members—all attracted to its dynamic program of outstanding documentary films and series, special events, speaker series, podcast presentations and more.
More Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema highlights on page 14. 2018/19 Highlights 7
enriched young minds.
Willie O’Ree, Hockey Hall of Famer and the first player to break the NHL’s colour barrier, spoke with students after a Docs For Schools screening of Willie during the Festival, inspiring them with his story of persistence and dedication in the face of injustice.
More Docs For Schools highlights on page 18.
celebrated our filmmakers’ successes. championed
Nanfu Wang’s One Child Nation, a Hot Docs Forum critical Canadian alumnus project and $30K first look Prize winner, stories. received its world premiere at Sundance where it won the Grand Jury Prize for US Documentary A recipient of a Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund production before making its Canadian debut at Hot Docs. grant, Tasha Hubbard’s nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up,
More Hot Docs Industry Programs highlights on page 20. a devastating account of the death of Colten Boushie and his family’s pursuit of justice in a legal system rife with inequity and racism, premiered to acclaim as Hot Docs’ opening night selection.
More Hot Docs Production Fund Portfolio highlights on page 22. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 8
The Year in Review
September 2018
The Doc Ignite filmmaker training program hosts a workshop at Nova Scotia’s Lunenburg Doc Fest, followed by workshops in Toronto, Whitehorse, Vancouver, Kamloops, Edmonton, Saguenay and Yelllowknife throughout the year.
June 2018
Already an Academy Award qualifying festival for shorts, Hot Docs is named a qualifying festival for feature-length documentaries.
July 2018
Crave Hot Docs Showcase weekend presents Festival favourites in Vancouver, followed by Edmonton and Winnipeg. Ontario Hot Docs Showcase screenings begin in October in Aurora and six other locations across Ontario.
Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund recipients The Master’s Plan, How to Steal a Country and Cheese Girl win at Durban FilmMart. October 2018
Hot Docs and Bertha DocHouse partner for a second edition of Hot Docs London, featuring six hits from the 2018 Festival.
Doc Soup Toronto opens its 18th season with The Woman Who Loves Giraffes.
Docs For Schools runs October to April, with screenings at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, and with partners in Hamilton, Dryden, Belleville, Sudbury and Thunder Bay. 2018/19 Highlights 9
March 2019
Hot Docs presents the third annual Curious Minds Weekend in partnership with The Globe and Mail, which brought influential thought leaders such as Donna Brazile and Leah Daughtry, Jon Kabat-Zinn, and David Miller to sold-out crowds.
November 2018
In partnership with CBC Podcasts, the third annual Hot Docs Podcast Festival welcomes over 7,000 attendees to more than 10 live presentations of critically acclaimed shows and expands to include a dynamic Creators Forum.
January 2019 April/May 2019 Hot Docs Forum alumni One Child Nation, Cold The 26th annual Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Case Hammarskjöld and The Infiltrators, as well Festival welcomes audiences of 228,000. as CrossCurrents Doc Fund recipient Midnight Traveler, win awards at Sundance. Hot Docs Partners announces the first two projects co-financed through the new initiative.
October 2018
February 2019 $360,000 is awarded to 20 documentary projects through the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund, CrossCurrents Doc Funds and the Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund.
Photos by: Sophia Burke, Joseph Michael Howarth, Taku Kumabe, Christian Peña. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 10
Hot Docs Festival
1 Queen Lactati, Suzanbee Anthony, and Bracken at Drag Kids.
Hot Docs celebrated its 26th anniversary Festival with record-breaking audiences of 228,000.
The Festival brought 252 creative and compelling official selections to Toronto film lovers from 56 countries and continued to lead major international festivals in gender parity with 54 per cent female directors.
Big Ideas presented by Scotia Wealth Management welcomed inspiring filmmakers and subjects for dynamic conversations, including Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei; Hockey Hall of Fame inductee and the first black player to skate in the NHL, Willie O’Ree; and beloved Canadian musical icon Gordon Lightfoot, among others.
Over 300 guest filmmakers and subjects shared their insights with audiences, including world-renowned sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer, British actor John Cleese and New York Times bestselling author Aaron James.
DocX attracted nearly 2,000 participants who enjoyed 3,600 viewings of VR experiences and interactive exhibits at three locations, including a special live event with participation by comedian and YouTube star Jus Reign, and the international premiere of the doc-hybrid film The Infiltrators.
Special events included the third edition of the popular Food & Film series and a free family-friendly screening of two IMAX films at Ontario Place Cinesphere, Flight of the Butterflies 3D and Hubble 3D. 2018/19 Highlights 11
Hot Docs Festival
“This festival is a service to the well-being of Canada and the world. It’s a highlight of the year every year! Congratulations! ”
Festival attendee
2 Dr. Ruth at the international premiere of Ask Dr. Ruth.
Subject Máxima Acuña and guests at Maxima, winner of the 3 4 2019 Focus On honoree 2019 Hot Docs Audience Award. Julia Ivanova.
Film subjects and director Tasha Hubbard at Drag icon Trixie Mattel 5 Hot Docs opening night, the world premiere 6 at the premiere of Trixie of nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up. Mattel: Moving Parts.
Gordon Lightfoot and directors Joan Tosoni Global sanitation activist Jack Sim, aka Actor John Cleese at the and Martha Kehoe at Big Ideas: Gordon Mr. Toilet, poses prior to a screening 7 8 9 premiere of Assholes: A Theory. Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind. of Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man.
Photos by: Adriano Trapani (1, 9), Thomas Kim (2), Taku Kumabe (3, 6, 8), Sophia Burke (4, 7) and Joseph Michael Howarth (5). Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 12
Our Festival
234 World 56 63 Premieres Films Countries 76 DocX VR and International Premieres 18 Live Documentary Canadian 48 Experiences Official Selections
46% 451 300+ Male Directors Screenings Guest Directors 3 & Subjects 54% 11 Female Directors Venues
Screenings with closed $208K 88 or open captioning, 686 Festival Awards or audio description. Volunteers & Market Prizes
Our Online & Social Media Communities
6.8M 1.9M 1M Page Views Sessions Users
58,533 24,289 10,729 4,687 Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube Followers Likes Followers Subscribers
800+ Hot Docs Collection Titles 7 VOD Platforms 2018/19 Highlights 13
Our Festival Audiences
162% 228,000 Audience Growth Festival Audience over 10 Years
40 Community $54.7M $ Outreach Partnerships Total Economic Impact on the Ontario GDP*
$275K Free Tickets for Seniors, $ $38.7M Students, Newcomers Festival Economic Impact and Others on the Ontario GDP*
*2018 economic impact report released April 2019. Public Audience Demographics Our Online & Social Media Communities EDUCATION GENDER 3% 50% 68% High School University Female
10% 37% 29% 3% Community Grad School Male Write-In College
AGE INCOME
18% 17% 19% 10% 13% 40% 25–34 45–54 65+ $20K–$40K $60K–$80K $100K+
5% 17% 23% 7% 11% 19% 18–24 35–44 55–64 <$20K $40K–$60K $80K–$100K Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 14
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
255,889 Patrons including 9,964 Cinema Members
295 Sparking Change - The Next 1 Generation of Youth Activists Films Screened panel discussion.
Since reopening in 2012, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema has screened over 1,425 films to audiences of more than 1.3 million and has 69 built a loyal membership of nearly 10,000 documentary fans. One of the world’s few documentary cinemas, the venue has fast become a cultural Canadian Films destination and a model for independent movie houses around the world. Presenting Screened theatrical runs of new documentaries, retrospectives, curated series and special events, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema is a nexus of mind-expanding discovery and curiosity-piquing conversation in Toronto.
The Cinema hosted theatrical runs of such critically acclaimed films as RBG, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, The Accountant of Auschwitz, Free Solo, Gordon Lightfoot: 15,480 If You Could Read My Mind; series like Game Changers, Our Beautiful City, Films Facebook Likes Changing the World and Music on Film, in partnership with the Royal Conservatory of Music; and special events in partnership with Bell Let’s Talk, Drunk Feminist Films, Partners in Arts and Eatable Films.
Held in the fall, winter and spring, the wildly popular Curious Minds Speaker Series returned with a dynamic range of lecture topics, including a new weekend series with CBC Metro Morning’s Suresh Doss, sold-out courses on the hidden gems of 21,292 Italy led by Dr. Franco Gallippi and a look at art nouveau around the world with Twitter Followers Natalie Ribkoff. 2018/19 Highlights 15
Former Mayor of Toronto CBC Metro Morning food guide David Miller speaking at 2 3 4 Suresh Doss leading a popular Our Beautiful City. Curious Minds Weekend series.
Geoff Pevere, Jessica Holmes, Dr. Joti Samra and actor/comedian 5 Mary Walsh at Bell Let’s Talk Day.
Panel discussion on the exploding Filipino food movement as part of the A Taste Of... 6 series, presented with Eatable Films.
“This cinema is a cultural gem in this city.”
Ma Khata, patron
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Photos by: Gabriel Li. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 16
+CREATORS FORUM
Journalist, performer 1 Buzzfeed’s wildly 2 and host of PRX’s popular Thirst Aid Kit. Reveal, Al Letson.
Creators Forum 3 The hilarious Helen Zaltzman roundtable. charms the crowd with a live version 4 of Radiotopia’s The Allusionist.
Beloved actor and storyteller Lisa Tobin, Executive Fan favourite 5 6 LeVar Burton performing to 7 Producer of Audio for Criminal returns. a sold-out house. The New York Times.
Photos by: Joseph Michael Howarth (1, 2), Gabriel Li (3, 5, 7) and Taku Kumabe (4, 6).
In the fall, the third annual Hot Docs Podcast Festival welcomed chart-topping podcasters to present more than 10 shows live over an expanded five-day program, and a new Creators Forum that included a series of daytime industry panels and two masterclasses. Programming highlights included Nancy, StartUp, BuzzFeed’s hit Thirst Aid Kit, award-winners Criminal and The Allusionist, LeVar Burton Reads LIVE! featuring the beloved television icon, and two variety showcases of Canadian talent from across the country.
In an increase of 45 per cent in ticket sales from the year previous, the Festival attracted an audience of 7,228 with over 60 per cent of attendees being under 45 years of age. 2018/19 Highlights 17
Behind the scenes of the television adaption of The Handmaid’s Tale, 1 with the show’s creative team.
Legendary democratic political Acclaimed journalist and 2 strategists Leah Daughtry and 3 Donna Brazile. cultural critic Rebecca Traister.
Man Booker Prize-winning author New York Times editor and Beyoncé Marlon James reading from his newest 4 5 6 Writer, scientist and meditation novel, Black Leopard, Red Wolf. expert Vanessa Chambers with fan. teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn.
Photos by: Gabriel Li (1, 3, 4, 6) and Dahlia Katz (2, 5).
In March, the third edition of Curious Minds Weekend, presented in partnership with The Globe and Mail, featured such notable speakers as former Toronto mayor David Miller, best-selling author and meditation teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., Man Booker Prize–winning writer Marlon James, and respected American political strategists Donna Brazile and Leah Daughtry.
Expanding on the exchange of issues and ideas at Hot Docs and year-round at the Curious Minds Speaker Series, Curious Minds Weekend brought in close to 4,000 audience members and forged a notable new partnership with Netflix on the advance premiere of Our Planet. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 18
Docs For Schools
128,138 Students from 44 School Boards in Ontario & Across Canada
Students pose with film subject Jack Sim, 1 aka Mr. Toilet, at the Docs For Schools screening of Mr. Toilet: The World’s #2 Man.
38 Praised by educators, Docs For Schools provides more than 128,000 students from over 387 Ontario schools the Films & Custom Education Packages experience of outstanding documentaries during the Festival Available and throughout the school year for free.
Screened in class, at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema and other host venues throughout the province, Docs For Schools selections and accompanying educational resources engage students with the issues of the day, offering vital ideas, critical questions and new perspectives on topics that span the curriculum.
The learning experience is further enriched by Q&As with guest directors and subjects, as well as partnerships with other leading cultural organizations that 175 offer complementary youth programming. Docs For Schools Teacher Conference New this year, Docs For Schools expanded to Alberta and British Columbia with screenings in Fort McMurray, Edmonton, Vancouver and the Sunshine Attendees from Coast region.
The fifth annual Docs For Schools Teachers Conference attracted 175 32 educators from across Ontario to discover new ways of using documentary Boards and films to inspire learning. Independent Schools 2018/19 Highlights 19
The Toronto Star’s Daniel Dale and 2 journalist Michelle Shephard at the Docs For Schools Teachers Conference.
Students arriving for a screening at Hot Docs 3 Ted Rogers Cinema.
A volunteer welcomes students to Hot Docs 5 6 Scotiabank Docs For Schools Ted Rogers Cinema. Student Choice Award ballots.
“It is so beneficial for students to see educational A student asks a questions at 4 a Docs For Schools screening. films that are relevant to their lives and their communities, making ties to curriculum and learning about the world they live in.”
Sabrina Barone Etobicoke C.I., Toronto District School Board
Q&A with Willie O’Ree, Bryant McBride and director Laurence Mathieu-Leger after 7 the Docs For Schools screening of Willie.
Photos by: Gabriel Li (1, 3, 4, 6), Joseph Michael Howarth (2) and David Spowart (5, 7). Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 20
Industry Programs
2,632 Delegates including 457 Decision Makers
1 1,435 The Hot Docs Forum. Curated 1-on-1 Buyer-Seller Meetings Over 2,600 delegates engaged in exceptional learning, networking and business opportunities at Hot Docs’ conference and market, the essential meeting place for the international documentary industry.
Hot Docs Deal Maker and Distribution Rendezvous matched filmmakers and 320 decision makers for 1,435 valuable one-on-one pitch meetings. Films in The Doc Shop Hot Docs’ conference offered a dynamic platform for female voices in the industry, featuring close to 70 per cent female speakers and two panels devoted to women and documentary.
Hot Docs offered several professional development opportunities to emerging filmmakers, providing access and insight to shape their careers, including our Kickstart series of conference sessions and Doc Accelerator program.
Now in its third year, the Hot Docs first look program helped connect investors $83K and philanthropists with significant filmmakers at the Hot Docs Forum, and Awarded awarded a total of $50K in pitch prizes to two top projects. in Pitch Prizes 2018/19 Highlights 21
“One of my favourite things about Hot Docs industry sessions is the speakers actually represent what the doc community looks like. Not a single all-white or all-male panel yet.”
Felicity Justrabo Industry Delegate
2 Filmmakers pitch their films at Distribution Rendezvous.
Hot Docs Forum 3 4 Taking a selfie break A filmmaker pitches their 5 award winners. at Hot Docs Forum. project at Hot Docs Deal Maker.
Hot Docs’ Sarah Li-Lun MacArthur, Julie Ivanova and 6 Julia Reichert at Julia & Julia.
Masterclass with director Nanfu Wang Keynote speaker, producer Lisa Valencia-Svensson, at (One Child Nation, Hooligan Sparrow) 7 8 Delegates enjoying 9 at the Hot Docs Conference. Hot Docs Happy Hour. the Hot Docs Conference.
Photos by: Joseph Michael Howarth (1, 3, 4, 5), David Spowart (2, 6, 8), Ludwing Duarte (7) and Gabriel Li (9). Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 22
Hot Docs $10-Million Production Fund Portfolio
$115K Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Doc Fund to
8 African Projects $85K Hot Docs Ted Rogers
Fund to Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Doc Fund, CrossCurrents 1 Doc Funds and Doc Accelerator program participants and mentors at the Hot Docs Festival.
8 Canadian Projects Hot Docs’ portfolio of funds and financing initiatives offers more than $10M to support Canadian and international filmmakers.
In its first year, Hot Docs Canadian Storytellers Project, generously supported $40K by Netflix, awarded $160K in grants to six Canadian filmmakers through the CrossCurrents Doc CrossCurrents Canada Doc Fund, supported 10 Doc Accelerator participants at Fund to the 2019 Festival, and offered professional development to filmmakers in nine Canadian communities through Doc Ignite labs.
The Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund granted $85K to eight Canadian films in its third round of disbursements. With support from the Panicaro and R & M Lang 2 International Projects Foundations, the CrossCurrents Doc Fund continued to support international filmmakers from underrepresented communities with disbursements from both its short, interactive and experimental strand and its feature-length strand. $160K Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund recipients continued to distinguish CrossCurrents Canada themselves in the international market, with three projects winning awards at the 2018 Durban FilmMart, and two alumni projects, Buddha in Africa and Doc Fund to The Sound of Masks, screening as part of Hot Docs Festival 2019.
The first two projects to receive co-financing through the Hot Docs Partners initiative were announced. Launched at the 2018 Hot Docs Festival, the three-year initiative in association with Blue Ice Docs has made $2.5M in equity 6 Canadian Projects financing available to Canadian and international docs. 2018/19 Highlights 23
Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Doc Fund recipient Nicole Schafer at 4 the premiere of Buddha in Africa.
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund recipient Rama Rau answers questions after a 3 screening of The Daughter Tree.
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Fund recipient Tasha Hubbard at the world premiere of 2 nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up.
CrossCurrents Doc Fund Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Doc Fund recipient Tenzin Sedon wins Best 5 recipient Aïcha Macky pitching her 6 Canadian Short Documentary filmZinder at Hot Docs Forum. Award for Kora: A Circle Life.
“The Doc Accelerator program was a great benefit for me personally, being able to meet fellow doc filmmakers, seasoned industry pros and decision makers through the program. The sessions provided very valuable information that will no doubt help to further my career.”
Chris Strikes CrossCurrents Canada Doc Fund Recipient Producers Emelie Mahdavian and 7 Su Kim at a Q&A for Midnight Traveler, Doc Accelerator Fellow a CrossCurrents Doc Fund recipient.
Photos by: Gabriel Li (1), Joseph Michael Howarth (2, 5), Adriano Trapani (3, 4), Sophia Burke (6) and Ludwing Duarte (7). Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 24 Hot Docs Around the World
Doc Ignite labs provided professional development to Canadian filmmakers in eight cities across Canada, including Whitehorse, NWT.
Whitehorse Doc Soup Calgary. Bergen Amsterdam Fort McMurray Tallinn Edmonton Edinburgh Latvia Saskatoon Berlin Galeway Sheffield Calgary Winnipeg London Leipzig Vancouver Thunder Bay Krakow Saguenay Brussels Sudbury St. John’s Czech Republic Seattle Ottawa Montreal Trieste Toronto Lunenburg Cannes New York Rome Park City Busan Tokyo Los Angeles Tunisia The CrossCurrents Canada Lebanon Iran Afghanistan Doc Fund and the Hot Docs Marrakech
Ted Rogers Fund were Egypt Doha Dongshan Cuba awarded to projects across Taiwan Cabo San Lucas Morelia Canada including Saskatoon. Niger Senegal
Crave Hot Docs Showcase Nigeria and Hot Docs Showcase Addis Ababa screenings took place in Bogotá 10 Canadian communities, Kenya including Vancouver. Democratic Republic Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group of the Congo Doc Fund supported filmmakers in seven African Mozambique countries, including Nigeria.
Docs For Schools Rio de Janeiro screenings took place Brisbane in 44 communities across Canada. Durban South Africa 2018/19 Highlights 25
Founders Circle members enjoyed special events, including a curated trip to the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) and Berlinale.
The 27th annual World
Whitehorse Bergen Congress of Science and Amsterdam The CrossCurrents Doc Fund Fort McMurray Tallinn Factual Producers will Edmonton Edinburgh Latvia Short/Interactive grant take place in Tokyo, Japan. Saskatoon Berlin Galeway Sheffield was awarded to a project Calgary Winnipeg London Leipzig Vancouver Thunder Bay Krakow from Afghanistan. Saguenay Brussels Sudbury St. John’s Czech Republic Seattle Ottawa Montreal Trieste Toronto Lunenburg Cannes New York Rome Park City Busan Tokyo Los Angeles Tunisia Lebanon Iran Afghanistan Marrakech
Egypt Doha Dongshan Cuba Taiwan Cabo San Lucas Morelia Niger Senegal Staff travelled to dozens of festivals and industry Nigeria Addis Ababa events around the world, Bogotá including Taiwan.
Kenya Democratic Republic of the Congo The CrossCurrents Doc Mozambique Fund Theatrical grant was awarded to a project from Iran. Rio de Janeiro Brisbane
Durban South Africa
Hot Docs organized the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers in Brisbane, Australia, and started planning for the 2019 edition in Tokyo, Japan. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival 26 Sponsors
PRESENTING PLATINUM PARTNER Signature partner
PRESENTING PARTNERS MAJOR SUPPORTERS
OFFICIAL AIRLINE PARTNER PLATINUM PARTNERS CHARITABLE PARTNER
FESTIVAL PARTNERS
Supported by the Province of British Columbia
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GOLD PARTNERS
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Silver PARTNERS
BLOOR-YORKVILLE BUSINESS CANON KEW MEDIA GROUP WILLIAM F. WHITE INTERNATIONAL IMPROVEMENT AREA GARDINER ROBERTS LLP VISTEK
Foundation Partners
Hot Docs Foundation (U.S.A.), Inc. The S. M. Blair Family Foundation The Murray Frum Foundation Panicaro Foundation Donner Canadian Foundation K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation The Slaight Family Foundation The Harbinger Foundation PATRICK & BARBARA KEENAN FOUNDATION The Catherine and Maxwell Meighen Foundation R & M Lang Foundation Pitblado Family Foundation INSPIRIT Foundation Riviere Charitable Foundation The McLean Foundation
HOT DOCS FOUNDERS CIRCLE With sincere thanks, we recognize the individuals and organizations who support the Hot Docs Founders Circle.
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