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Throwbacks, Money & Speed:  Dipping into 2025’s Hot Docs Industry Conference

by Barri Cohen
May 3, 2025May 6, 2025
Hot Docs/Industry

The 2025 Hot Doc Industry Conference was an intimate affair where Trump's threats to freedom of speech and the 'reality' of reality TV resonated.

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Jen Markowitz on Summer Qamp and the generative power of queer joy

by Ry Pembroke
September 15, 2023
Interviews/Reviews

An interview with Summer Qamp director Jen Markowitz on creating a safe space for queer youths to see themselves on film.

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Summer Qamp Review: A Bubble of Queer Joy

by Pat Mullen
September 10, 2023
Reviews/TIFF

Jen Markowitz's Summer Qamp takes audiences to a summer haven and safe space for queer youths to understand, develop, and celebrate their identities.

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Mr. Dressup, Fred Wiseman Lead TIFF Docs Line-Up

by Pat Mullen
July 26, 2023
TIFF

2023 TIFF Docs line-up announcement includes Mr. Dressup, Frederick Wiseman, Summer Qamp, Errol Morris, Raoul Peck, Lucy Walker, and more!

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"When I watch a Deaf actor, I’m absolutely mesme "When I watch a Deaf actor, I’m absolutely mesmerized to see them express themselves through Sign, because that’s my version of sound: the hands."

-Oscar winner @themarleematlin and #MarleeMatlinNotAloneAnymore director @shoshannah7 join us to discuss a remarkable career and fighting for change in Hollywood. The film opens Friday at @tiff_net! 🤟

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"Without Debbie, there wouldn't be a Hot Docs." W "Without Debbie, there wouldn't be a Hot Docs."

We're so sorry to hear of the passing of Hot Docs co-founder Debbie Nightingale, who died July 10 at age 71. After getting Hot Docs off the ground and helping it to grow to become North America's largest documentary festival, Nightingale left city life to run the popular Haute Goat farm, which continues to delight attendees. 🐐

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New 'do! @ridm_festival and @forumridm reveal thei New 'do! @ridm_festival and @forumridm reveal their visual identities for 2025. 💇‍♀️

Check out these designs by Juliette Moal and Kaïla Curcio Tremblay. RIDM will announce its full lineup on Oct. 29. The festival runs Nov. 20-30. 📽

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What does it mean to graduate from a university wh What does it mean to graduate from a university while students protest for human rights and the institutions issuing their diplomas fail to hear their concerns?

@nidhilvohra offers a personal reflection on #TheEncampments and graduating amid a movement. 

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If documentary, at its heart, is a practice of imm If documentary, at its heart, is a practice of immersion, does the mean its a perfect fit for VR? 🥽

In an new essay, @silafaen looks at documentaries like #TheRealityOfHope that are produced in the VR world and docs made in the gaming space like #GrandTheftHamlet to consider a new frontier for non-fiction!

📰: Issue 123, on stands now
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Meet Nutty, Ugly, Boris, Cheech, and Chong in an e Meet Nutty, Ugly, Boris, Cheech, and Chong in an exclusive clip introducing the dogs from @endlesscookie_movie! Catch this zany animated doc in theatres June 13. 🍪

Winner of the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature at @hotdocs_.

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Thank you, @ontarioartscouncil and @bowman_dvw, fo Thank you, @ontarioartscouncil and @bowman_dvw, for supporting the arts in our community! Our OAC grant has allowed us to publish two print issues annually and year-round online stories covering many film festivals and documentary filmmakers in Ontario and across Canada! 🙏 #thankful #ONarts #documentary #magazines
Catch top docs from the circuit at @bluemtnfilmfes Catch top docs from the circuit at @bluemtnfilmfest! 📽

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The festival runs May 29 - June 1! #documentary #BMFM2025 #BlueMountain #ComeSeeMeInTheGoodLight #MistressDispeller #FrontRow #movies #film
More awards for documentaries! Assange doc The Six More awards for documentaries! Assange doc The Six Billion Dollar Man wins inaugural Globes-Artemis Rising Docu Award at Cannes in new collaboration between @goldenglobes and @artemisrisingfoundation. What doc do you think would have won last year?🏆 #documentary #Cannes #TheSixBillionDollarMan #film #movies
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