Canadian documentary cinema takes center stage at Hot Docs, with films screening across programming strands, and pitch events—such as Forum and Deal Maker—connecting the global doc marketplace to the Canadian industry on its home turf.
The 2021 slate includes 17 Canadian-produced features, most world premiering in the competitive Canadian Spectrum program, and seven international feature co-productions, most also world premieres.
For this year’s virtual edition, Toronto’s famously doc-savvy local audience—which enjoys the big-screen doc experience year round at Hot Docs’ cinema (now via its streaming platform)—is joined by viewers from across Canada.
As of Wednesday, world premiering Spectrum titles “One of Ours” (CBC), “Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy” (Nfb), “Hell or Clean Water” (CBC), and “Still Max” were among the top 10 audience faves. Social-media chatter—which follows every shift in position on the Top 20 list, refreshed daily on the Hot Docs website—is more crucial than ever to festival buzz.
The 2021 slate includes 17 Canadian-produced features, most world premiering in the competitive Canadian Spectrum program, and seven international feature co-productions, most also world premieres.
For this year’s virtual edition, Toronto’s famously doc-savvy local audience—which enjoys the big-screen doc experience year round at Hot Docs’ cinema (now via its streaming platform)—is joined by viewers from across Canada.
As of Wednesday, world premiering Spectrum titles “One of Ours” (CBC), “Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy” (Nfb), “Hell or Clean Water” (CBC), and “Still Max” were among the top 10 audience faves. Social-media chatter—which follows every shift in position on the Top 20 list, refreshed daily on the Hot Docs website—is more crucial than ever to festival buzz.
- 5/6/2021
- by Jennie Punter
- Variety Film + TV
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