Hot Docs 2026 Canadian International Documentary Festival wound up in Toronto after a weekend of screening 115 films from 51 countries around the world.
With $67,000 total awarded at the Hot Docs Awards Presentation on Friday, May 1; $48,000 in pitch prizes awarded following the close of this year’s Hot Docs Forum on Wednesday, April 29; and $50,000 awarded Sunday as part of the Hot Docs Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary, this year the Festival awarded a total of $165,000 in support of documentary filmmakers.
“Meet the Broadcasters” at the Hot Docs Industry Conference discussed linear television as a way to reach new audiences, advising producers to create a TV cut to further promote a documentary.