Thirteen projects were selected under SODEC’s production aid program with one under its emerging creation assistance program.
Principe will be presented the award on May 2 at the Hot Docs Awards Presentation.
Waunch and Jacobs will refine their projects during their respective programs.
Netflix’s Black Mirror led Canadian demand on the digital originals chart in mid-April.
The gala aims to honour Black talent in Quebec’s artistic and media landscapes.
The Indigenous Screen Office marks its first year as the initiative’s lead partner with the 2025 edition.
Chandler Levack’s Mile End Kicks and Sarianne Cormier’s Au revoir Pluton are among the films whose promotional projects were selected.
Paramount+ in Canada becomes the sponsor of Pacific Screenwriting Program’s Scripted Series Lab, Farpoint Films announces several international series sales, and more.
The filmmaker will receive a $25,000 cash prize from the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival as part of the award.
Beginning this week, YouTube subscribers can access OUTtv’s catalogue of series and films for US$5.99 monthly.
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.
Plus: The René-Jodoin Prize to be awarded to La Bande Vidéo, Windsor International Film Festival introduces new short film prize, and more.
The Hot Docs Festival begins today (April 24) and runs until May 4.