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June 24, 2026
Features/Industry

The Real State of the Union

Surveying the state of U.S. documentary as producers, filmmakers, programmers, and broadcasters face a "new normal" in the age of Trump.

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Hot Docs/Industry

Ceremony Spotlights Indigenous Storytelling at Hot Docs Industry Conference

At the Documentary Is Ceremony session during the Hot Docs Industry Conference, filmmaker Banchi Hanuse and story participants shared their collaborative process.

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Hot Docs Industry Conference: Meet the Broadcasters in the Age of A.I.

A report from the Meet the Broadcasters panel of the Hot Docs

Hot Docs Industry Report: Day 3 – A Wild Send Off in the Forum

Day three of the Hot Docs Industry Conference included a dramatically satisfying

A white woman with blond hair and a green t-shirt stands in a library. She is facing the window of an empty office with the word 'librarian' written in white letters on the glass. There are many shelves of books in the background.

The Real State of the Union

by Tom White
June 24, 2026
Features/Industry

Surveying the state of U.S. documentary as producers, filmmakers, programmers, and broadcasters face a "new normal" in the age of Trump.

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Qwaxw visits the gravesite at Nusq’lst Village, confronting the legacy of smallpox and dispossession that reshaped Nuxalkulmc (Nuxalk Territory).

Ceremony Spotlights Indigenous Storytelling at Hot Docs Industry Conference

by Tom White
May 4, 2026
Hot Docs/Industry

At the Documentary Is Ceremony session during the Hot Docs Industry Conference, filmmaker Banchi Hanuse and story participants shared their collaborative process.

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A diverse group of professionals at an industry conference sits at a board table. They are having an engaged conversation.

Hot Docs Industry Conference: Meet the Broadcasters in the Age of A.I.

by Tom White
May 3, 2026
Hot Docs/Industry

A report from the Meet the Broadcasters panel of the Hot Docs Industry Conference where participants talked about programming in the age of AI.

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Hot Docs Industry Report: Day 3 – A Wild Send Off in the Forum

by Marc Glassman Tom White
April 30, 2026
Hot Docs/Industry

Day three of the Hot Docs Industry Conference included a dramatically satisfying conclusion to the Forum, and the Meet the Funders event.

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Hot Docs Industry Report: Day 2 – Forum Returns, Brazil Docs, NFB Corner

by Marc Glassman Barri Cohen Tom White
April 29, 2026
Hot Docs/Industry

Hot Docs Industry Day 2 featured a return of the Forum, the Made in Brazil spotlight on national cinema, and notes about what the industry hopes to see in the future.

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Hot Docs Industry Report: Day 1 – Re-imagining Distribution and Independent Filmmaking

by Barri Cohen Tom White Marc Glassman
April 28, 2026
Hot Docs/Industry

2026 Hot Docs Industry Conference Report: Day One - panellists discuss alternatives to documentary distribution and imagine new funding approaches.

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Hot Docs Industry Conference: Truth and Bias in the Age of Trump, Influencers, and AI

by Tom White Marc Glassman
May 10, 2025
Hot Docs/Industry

Highlights from the Hot Docs Industry Conference included conversations about navigating truth and bias in the Trump era, and artificial intelligence.

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You Could Win an Oscar—You Can’t Never Tell

by Tom White
December 17, 2024
Features/Industry

On hard fought Oscar nominations and the high price of an Academy Awards campaign in an increasingly competitive documentary field.

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Highlights from Hot Docs Industry Conference 2024

by Tom White
May 21, 2024
Hot Docs/Industry

Highlights from the 2024 Hot Docs Industry Conference included a talk between Astra Taylor and Brett Story, and DOC's annual report.

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Ethics and Accountability: A View from the U.S.A.

by Tom White
September 2, 2023
Features/Industry

What are one’s moral responsibilities when holding the camera in a documentary? A view of new practices in ethics and accountability from the USA.

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