The future of Hot Docs, the Toronto-based non-profit that runs the biggest documentary festival in North America, is apparently unsure at this poin...
, the Toronto-based non-profit that runs the biggest documentary festival in North America, is apparently unsure at this point as the organization experiences some serious challenges.this week, Hot Docs's president cited"significant operational issues since the pandemic, saying that the brand now stands on"quite shaky ground" due to its dependence on live audiences, both for the annual festival and its year-round programming.
Organizers even hinted that there's a chance that there won't even be any future years to speak of at all, telling the outlet"we don’t want it to be the last Hot Docs Festival." They added that the team had to be extremely strategic and imaginative in finding ways to optimize next month's event, with membership and attendance at Hot Docs cinema both down dramatically from 2019 .
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