The Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema was temporarily shuttered in June due to financial difficulties.
Canada will be represented by three films at this year’s competition.
Rebranded as Sphere Abacus, the company will invest in and sell both scripted and unscripted productions.
The board of directors announced the resignation after Nelson served only one year in the role.
The documentary examines the history of the famed all-women music festival launched in the 1990s.
The sales involve over 270 hours of content to broadcasters and platforms across the region.
The rights division of Blue Ant Studios has locked sales for more than 125 hours of multi-genre unscripted content to buyers across Latin America.
The newly established Vice Studios Group is led by co-presidents Jamie Hall and Danny Gabai.
The Hot Docs programming director discusses some of this year’s major discoveries and broader challenges in the doc sector.
Hot Docs president Marie Nelson spoke about the festival’s financial crisis and the programmer exits at a press conference on Tuesday.
Schildhouse has overseen the growth of BritBox in the U.S. and Canada.