Hot Docs Forum announces 2026 pitch prize winners including Excoded, The Forever Chorus, and What We Remember.
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Keep Reading2026 Hot Docs Industry Conference Report: Day One - panellists discuss alternatives to documentary distribution and imagine new funding approaches.
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