Hot Docs 2025

24/04/2025 - 04/05/2025

Place: Toronto , Canada
Scope: International
Category: Others
Web: https://www.hotdocs.ca/festivals/hot-docs-festival
Contact details:

Tel.: 416.203.2155

E-Mail: info@hotdocs.ca

Deadline:

Early Bird

31/10/2024

Regular

12/12/2024

Final

09/01/2025

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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is the largest documentary festival and market in North America. It was created in 1993 by the Documentary Organization of Canada (Canadian Independent Film Caucus), a national association of independent documentary filmmakers. In 1996, Hot Docs became a separate organization, a national and charitable organization dedicated to celebrating and advancing the art of documentary, thus giving opportunities to documentary filmmakers.

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Competition

Best Canadian Documentary Award: The award includes a $5,000 cash prize.
Canadian Documentary Jury Special Award: The award includes a cash prize of $2,500.
Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award: the award includes a $1,000 cash prize courtesy of Hot Docs.
Honorary Mention: Canadian Emerging Filmmaker
Award for Best International Feature Film Documentary: the award includes a $10,000 cash prize courtesy of the Panicaro Foundation.
Special Jury Award: International Feature Film Documentary: sponsored by A&E, the award includes a cash prize of $2,500.
Emerging international filmmaker award: Foundation and includes a $1,000 cash prize courtesy of Hot Docs.
Honorary mention: emerging international filmmaker
Best Feature Film Documentary Award: The award includes a $1,000 cash prize courtesy of Hot Docs.
Honorary Mention: Best Feature Documentary
Best International Short Film Award: The award includes a $1,000 cash prize courtesy of Hot Docs.
Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary: The award includes a $3,000 cash prize courtesy of John and Betty Youson.
Honorary Mention: Betty Youson Award for Best Canadian Short Documentary.

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