The Hot Docs Forum awards go to projects from Canada, the USA and the UK
11/05/2021 - Three projects in the
first look programme received a total of CAD 110,000, and an additional CAD 12,000 went to two projects in the Canadian Forum Pitch
The pitch for the UK production
Mother Vera by Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson
The Hot Docs Forum, the backbone of Canadian festival Hot Docs’ industry programme, announced its awards on Monday afternoon. With an array of prizes funded by participants in the Hot Docs
first look programme, an initiative that provides philanthropic supporters and investors in documentary film with curated, behind-the-scenes access to the Hot Docs Forum and market, with a top up from Hot Docs, the winning projects were selected by the participants after they had viewed all of the pitches.