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.
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…
Filmmaker and journalist Subina Shrestha’s “Devi”—about Devi Khadka’s journey from surviving wartime rape to fighting alongside rebel guerrillas in Nepal’s civil war to working…
A first clip has been unveiled from Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau’s Nat Geo documentary “Fly,” which will screen at Hot Docs on Sunday. The doc follows three couples…
Over the last several years Hulu has become known for a zeitgeisty documentary slate that covers topics including celebrities, crimes and cults. Among the watercooler hits…
In “The Strike,” directors JoeBill Munoz and Lucas Guilkey chronicle a 2013 prison hunger strike that changed imprisonment policies across the U.S. The doc tells the story…
The seventh edition of The Changing Face of Europe, a section in Toronto’s Hot Docs Film Festival, explores the cultural, economic and political forces shaping contemporary…
In 2011, Dawn Porter arrived at Hot Docs Pitch Forum in the hopes of securing funding for her first documentary feature, “Gideon’s Army.” Thirteen years later, Porter is back in…
Dutch public broadcaster VPRO has acquired Netherlands broadcast rights to “Daughter of Genghis.” The documentary about Mongolian female nationalist gang leader and single…
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