Hot Docs
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Hot Docs says it’s reopening theatre on a limited basis, searching for new leaderCanada’s largest documentary film festival says the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema will open for third-party rentals and select partner screening events later this month.CanadaSep 19
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Hot Docs president leaving beleaguered film festival as it looks to forge ‘new path’The beleaguered Hot Docs Film Festival says its president Marie Nelson is leaving her position after just one year on the job.EntertainmentJul 10
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Beleaguered Hot Docs film fest announces layoffs, closure of flagship theatreThe beleaguered Hot Docs Film Festival says it's closing its flagship Toronto theatre for about three months and laying off staff amid financial difficulties.EntertainmentMay 22
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Hot Docs left out of budget 2024 funds as financial woes cloud arts organizationLeft out of the budget is Hot Docs, the nation's largest documentary film festival, which organizers said is in dire financial straits and may not be able to do an event next year.EntertainmentApr 18
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Oscar-nominated Quebec filmmaker confronts rail industry with Lac-Mégantic tragedy docuseriesDrawing on the harrowing first hand-accounts of victims and interviews with railway officials, the docuseries traces how the small town became the site of the 2013 rail disaster.CanadaApr 29, 2023
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TIFF, Hot Docs offer free perks for cinephiles in their early 20sThe Toronto International Film Festival and Hot Docs are offering free perks to welcome young cinephiles back to the movie theatre.EntertainmentMar 23, 2022
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‘A.rtificial I.mmortality’ review: Doc explores idea of eternal life through technologyToronto filmmaker Ann Shin's latest documentary, premiering at Hot Docs, explores the possibility of living forever and encapsulating our memories for those we love.EntertainmentApr 28, 2021
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Front row for history: Doc reveals fates of the ‘9/11 Kids’ at school with George W. BushThere's a lesson to be learned in '9/11 Kids,' say the creators: Even in the face of adversity, there is always room for resilience and hope.EntertainmentApr 23, 2020
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‘A**holes: A Theory’: John Cleese, director John Walker on what makes us jerksInspired by the book of the same name, 'A**holes: A Theory' takes a look at humanity and contemporary "a--hole" culture.EntertainmentNov 21, 2019
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Film on Colten Boushie case wins $10,000 prize at Hot Docs festivalColten Boushie was shot to death after the vehicle he was in drove onto a farm property near Biggar, Sask., in 2016.CanadaMay 5, 2019
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