Hot Docs

Hot Docs Details 2025 Festival with 113 Films

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2025

Hot Docs has unveiled the lineup for the Toronto documentary festival's 32nd edition, running from April 24 to May 4 this year, with the...

Though 'Grand Theft Hamlet' Be Madness, Yet There Is Method In't

Directed by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls

PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2025

English teachers absolutely love anything that makes classic literature seem cool to young people. Someone rapping 'The Canterbury Tales'?...

Hot Docs' Bloor West Location Is Up for Sale

PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2024

Hot Docs' landmark Ted Rogers Cinema is officially up for sale. Following a year of urgent financial challenges and reorganization, the...

Hot Docs Confirms 2025 Festival, Gradual Return of Cinema Programming

PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

Hot Docs has announced the resumption of organizational operations and dates for its 2025 film festival. Today, organizers confirmed that...

Hot Docs Announces "Limited Reopening" of Ted Rogers Cinema

PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2024

As the restructuring and reorganization of Hot Docs continues amid ongoing financial uncertainty, organizers have announced a limited reope...

Hot Docs President Resigns Amid Ongoing Financial Uncertainty

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2024

Back in May, it was reported that Hot Docs was temporarily closing its landmark Ted Rogers Cinema amid "urgent financial challenges"...

Hot Docs Cuts Majority of Board of Directors

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2024

Due to "urgent financial challenges," Hot Docs announced the temporary summer closure of its landmark Ted Rogers Cinema last month. Now, the...

Hot Docs to Close Temporarily Due to "Urgent Financial Challenges"

PUBLISHED May 22, 2024

Following the en-masse exit of 10 programmers ahead of the 2024 iteration of the film festival, Hot Docs — Canada's largest documentary...