Could the 31st Edition of Hot Docs Be the Last for the Ailing Toronto Fest? Organizers Warn It Might Be
North America's largest fest devoted to documentaries is grappling with financial and staffing woes
North America's largest fest devoted to documentaries is grappling with financial and staffing woes
Abramorama has picked up the rights to 'Invisible Nation,' a documentary about Taiwan's first female president from filmmakers Vanessa and Ted Hope
Director Andrew Jarecki explains why he wanted to make a second 'Jinx' series about Robert Durst and addresses concerns about the first one
Premiering at Hot Docs, 'Beethoven's Nine' marks the 200th anniversary of the composer's symphony, but turned into a much more personal film.
Jia Zhangke, whose 'Caught by the Tides' will be vying for the Palme d'Or in Cannes, was guest of honor at Visions du Réel
Timothy Treadwell ventured into the Alaskan wilderness to live among its grizzly bears. He returned yearly, until his death by one of creatures he sought to protect and, on some level, to become.
Alex Honnold has a dream: to climb the 3,000-foot El Capitan wall without a rope. The doc is gripping — but what about its daredevil hero? This Oscar-winning doc is a nail-biter.
Wisconsin director Mark Borchardt attempts to film his fraught horror movie "Coven." With a crew made up of friends and family members.
"Truffle Hunters" is a heavenly delicacy meant to be savored, a true meditation on nature and food.
Spain’s push to position itself as a premier player in the world’s film and TV industries extends to the documentary zone, as both audiences and industry delegates discovered in…
The Hot Docs Forum, the festival’s industry centerpiece, wrapped Wednesday with its most lively awards announcements in recent memory—complete with flamenco guitar, song and dance…
In “Streets Loud With Echoes” filmmaker Katerina Suvorova captures a youth-powered civil movement sparked by the shocking murder of Denis Ten, who made history when he became the…
Dogwoof has boarded international sales for “Thom Browne: The Man Who Fell to Earth,” the first feature documentary about the fashion designer. Dogwoof will present the film to…
DC/Dox has unveiled the lineup for its second annual edition, which takes place in Washington, D.C., from June 13-16. The documentary festival will kick things off with…
Process documentaries following Indigenous land protectors are typically endurance tests for filmmakers, not to mention protagonists. But the payoff is that these films often…
Producer Ina Fichman, Oscar nominated for “Fire of Love,” was at the 25th edition of Hot Docs Forum on Tuesday to pitch her latest project “Ba’s Book.” Directed by Canadian…
Shiori Ito’s feature documentary “Black Box Diaries” about the investigation of the director’s own sexual assault, earned a standing ovation following its Hot Docs Canadian…
Beta Cinema has added Andres Veiel’s upcoming documentary film “Riefenstahl,” about controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, to its Cannes lineup. The film is an exploration…
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