Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom, by Kim Nguyen, wins the Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Director at DOXA Documentary Festival.
American Doctor wins the 2026 Hot Docs Audience Award as the overall festival favourite, while Nekai Walks wins $50,000 Rogers Audience Award for Canadian film.
2026 Hot Docs winners include Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom and House of Hope for Best Canadian Documentary and Best International Documentary, respectively.
Jennifer Holness to receive the Don Haig Award at Hot Docs. The Black Zombie executive producer and #WhileBlack director wins in recognition of her work mentoring emerging talent.
The Blue Mountain Film + Media Festival announces its 2026 line-up including documentaries The Northmen Way, King Hamlet, Sweet Störy, Black Zombie, and You Had to Be There.
Rock star Kenny Loggins headlines the guest list for the 2026 Hot Docs documentary festival, along with Oscar-nominated filmmakers Sara Dosa and Kim Nguyen.
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Canadian Screen Awards nominations for documentary see Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story lead the field with eight, while Spare My Bones, Coyote! tops the film categories.
Hot Docs announced line-up for 2026 festival, including opening night selection Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions about the iconic Canadian rock star.
Hot Docs Forum returns after a one-year pause with fifteen projects representing nine countries. The festival also announced participating Deal Maker projects.
