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Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 4
Posted on April 21, 2011 | No Comments
In the fourth part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at Bury the Hatchet, The Interrupters, No Entry, No Exit, and Beats, Rhymes, and Life:...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 3
Posted on April 20, 2011 | No Comments
In the third part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at Hell and Back Again, Hot Coffee, Grinders, Family Instinct, and Recessionize! For Fun and...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 2
Posted on April 20, 2011 | 3 Comments
In the second part of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at Becoming Chaz, Gravity Was Everywhere Back Then, Fightville, Beauty Day (pictured above), and Magic Trip. Check back...
Hot Docs 2011 Preview Pt. 1
Posted on April 18, 2011 | 1 Comment
In part one of our Hot Docs 2011 previews, Andrew Parker takes a look at The Chocolate Farmer, The Lumberfros, and Wiebo’s War. Check back over the next few days...
Spurlock, Elmo, and A Tribe Called Quest Coming to the 2011 Hot Docs Festival
Posted on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment
“This year is something of a game-changer for Hot Docs.” – Executive Director Chris McDonald. The 18th annual edition of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival comes to Toronto...
‘Sons of Perdition’ Launches 2010-2011 Doc Soup Season in Toronto
Posted on October 6, 2010 | No Comments
The 2010-2011 season of Hot Docs’ monthly Doc Soup screening series kicks off tonight (October 6) in Toronto with the premiere of the award-winning film Sons of Perdition. Directed by...
Hot Docs 2011 Now Accepting Submissions
Posted on September 30, 2010 | No Comments
Attention documentary filmmakers! Hot Docs, North America’s largest festival dedicated to showcasing documentaries, is now accepting submissions for their 2011 lineup. The early-bird deadline is December 3, 2010 with a...
Canadian Film Institute Screens the Best of Hot Docs
Posted on June 15, 2010 | No Comments
The Canadian Film Institute (CFI) in Ottawa will screen a selection of the best documentaries from Toronto’s Hot Docs festival and Doc Soup series as part of their official summer...
Interview: Michael Stephenson on ‘Best Worst Movie’
Posted on May 1, 2009 | No Comments
If the indicators of a good film are a coherent script, decent acting and a focused director than Troll 2 is by no means a good film. It’s actually considered...