Hot Docs announced its 2026 prizes, with awards going to 'House Of Hope,' 'Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom' ...

The Netherlands-Palestine documentary nabbed the best international feature prize on Friday night in Toronto.

Hot Docs is honoring producer, director and Black Screen Office founder Jennifer Holness with this year’s Don Haig Award. The ...

EXCLUSIVE: In 2024, almost 80,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S., according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. North of the border, the situation is just as alarming. In ...

Two years after suffering a financial and structural crisis that nearly sank the institution, Toronto’s Hot Docs Festival returns for its 33rd edition this month with a renewed sense of energy and ...

Hot Docs has revealed the first selections for its 32nd annual festival, which runs from April 24 to May 4 in Toronto and will be the first since the organization underwent a very public implosion in ...

“Intimate Revolutions” is a 15-year self-portrait by Maryanska, who documented her queer, polyamorous life in the U.S. while pushing back against her Polish family’s expectations. Motherhood draws her ...

Four documentary works-in-progress from Circle Doc Accelerator will screen at the Cannes Docs Showcase at the Cannes Film Market 2026, with the program for women and gender-expansive filmmakers ...

Calling all cinephiles. Ready to dive into 11 jam-packed days of fabulous filmgoing, loaded with more drama, suspense, intrigue, laughs, tears and “OMG!” moments than the biggest Hollywood blockbuster ...

From April 23 to May 3, the 2026 Hot Docs Festival will present documentaries from around the world to audiences in Toronto. 115 films from 51 countries will screen during this year's Festival.