The second part of the 23rd annual Hot Docs Forum was held as part of the annual Hot Docs festival in Toronto this year. Ten out of 20 projects, representing 19 .
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It was a flurry of tweets one night that first grabbed director Jackie Torrens’ attention and introduced her to Bernie Langille’s story.
Around midnight one night, Torrens — a Canadian filmmaker, .
The win was obviously appreciated by Janice Kirkpatrick who the film follows on her efforts to find black Clydesdales. “Ross (her husband), and I are thrilled that the documentary has won such a prestigious award. We’ve celebrated sharing a bag of carrots with the horses,” she told Yorkton This Week via email. “We were thrilled to receive the award for Documentary POV at the oldest film festival in North America. Everyone loves to win at Yorkton and we’re no exception,” added co-producer Dugald Maudsley. The win is likely to have something of a ripple effect for those involved.
In the second installment of
Realscreen‘s report on the Hot Docs Forum, we take a look at what happened in the second part of the two-day event, which was held May 4 and 5. Part one of
Realscreen‘s report on the forum can be found here.
The digital edition of the 22nd annual Hot Docs Forum concluded last week with eight of 20 projects searching for international funding presented to a panel of experts.
Pitched projects included in part two of the forum included
The Age of Loneliness, about scientists and researchers’ work to understand why many insect species are at risk of extinction; and