Film Festival

Hot Docs programming, industry directors talk 2025 edition

Hot Docs director of programming Heather Haynes and industry programs director Elizabeth Radshaw discuss how this year’s event fits in with Hot Docs’ larger organizational realignment.

In Brief: Canadian shorts to world premiere at Tribeca

Plus: The René-Jodoin Prize to be awarded to La Bande Vidéo, Windsor International Film Festival introduces new short film prize, and more.

Hot Docs announces conditional offer for Ted Rogers Cinema sale

The Hot Docs Festival begins today (April 24) and runs until May 4.

Four Canadian features screening in competition at Annecy

Canadian features screening include the international coproduction Allah n’est pas obligé and Félix Dufour-Laperrière’s La mort n’existe pas.

BANFF announces 2025 ISS Pitch Forum participants

The 13 participants will present their projects to a panel of media funders, collaborators and industry delegates at the festival.

DGC selects inaugural market accelerator delegation for BANFF

The delegation includes the 2025 Jean-Marc Vallée Bursary recipient Alfonso Maiorana.

Mlle Bottine selected to Cannes Juniors screenings

The French-language comedy is one of eight films selected for the 2025 edition of Cannes Écrans Juniors.

BANFF adds two board members

GroupM Canada CEO and president of WPP Canada Kevin Johnson and music supervisor Nora Felder are the latest additions to the board.

Four projects selected for Docs-in-Progress in Cannes

The animated feature Julián, produced in part by Aircraft Pictures, will participate in the Annecy Animation Showcase.

Maxime Giroux’s In Cold Light to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

The film will make its world premiere in the New York festival’s Spotlight Narrative section.

In Brief: North of North hits Netflix’s global top 10

Plus: Bell Fibe TV1 greenlights season two of Normal Scotia, Racewalkers set to kick off the Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival, and more.

Hot Docs unveils award nominees for 2025 festival

The winners will be revealed on May 2 during the Hot Docs Awards Presentation & Reception.