The 11th annual Future of Film Showcase (FOFS), Canada’s premiere festival for emerging Canadian filmmakers returns to Toronto from June 20-23, 2024, with an excellent lineup of films and a wide array of industry events.
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Hot Docs has announced the winning documentaries from this year’s official competition, along with recognizing outstanding Canadian and international filmmakers through additional awards. The]awards were revealed at the Hot Docs 2024 Awards Presentation, held at the Centre for Social Innovation – Annex and hosted by arts journalist and co-founder of Media Girlfriends, Garvia Bailey.
A total of 15 awards were handed out, including 11 awards for Festival films in competition—of which 9 were won by female filmmakers—and CAD 75,000 in cash and prizes were awarded.
READ MOREIt is the first weekend at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. Many films already had their premiere; nonetheless, many of these films will have a second, or perhaps a third, screening.
If you took a peek at my initial suggestions, you will know there are close to 200 documentaries to choose from. Here, I give you a few more recommendations of documentary films to see at Hot Docs.
READ MOREHot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival (Hot Docs) returns to Toronto this week, from April 25 to May 5, 2024. From 2800 film submissions, this year’s slate will present 168 documentaries representing 64 countries across 16 diverse programs and will feature 51 world and 32 international premieres.
Fellow arts & culture writer Sammy Younan, of the My Summer Lair podcast, and I recently sat down to discuss our initial Hot Docs picks, as well as, some tips on attending the festival.
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The Toronto Ukrainian Film Festival (TUFF) marks its second year featuring a lineup of nine feture films and documentaries, plus a new screening of family-friendly animated shorts. This year’s festival showcases a full range of work by award-winning, contemporary filmmakers.
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Kaveh Nabatian is an Iranian-Canadian director and musician whose filmmaking has brought to life stories from the margins of society and across the world.
His latest film, Kite Zo A (Leave the Bones), is an immersive exploration of rituals in Haiti, co-created with dancers, musicians, fishermen, Vodou priests, among other locals. Set to the poetry of Wood-Jerry Gabriel, Leave the Bones is a celebration of the complex and beautiful spirit of the island.
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JAYU Canada has announced its 12th annual Human Rights Film Festival+ 2023 (HRFF+). This year, HRFF+ will present 4 feature length documentaries and 4 short films.
HRFF+ is an initiative of JAYU, a charity that shares human rights stories through the arts. The Human Rights Film Festival is committed to values of inclusivity and accessibility for all guests, staff, volunteers and artists.
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The 24th imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival kicks off in Toronto today! This year’s festival includes an Art Crawl, industry programming, parties, film screenings including sensory friendly ones accessible to all.
Here I list my picks of the film screenings, including feature and short films. Be sure to check one or all of them in person or virtually.
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The online film academy, The Art of Documentary (AOD) was founded by Mark Bone and Michael Del Monte. AOD was founded to provide a course and a community that helps advance a more well-rounded filmmaker and gain access to professional opportunities.
Michael recently spoke with me this week to share more info about AOD and their inaugural Art of Documentary Film Festival taking place this Saturday, July 15th at Innis Town Hall in Toronto.
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Here are more of my personal picks and recommendations of films screening at this year’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival.
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