BOF: 2007 Hot Docs Canadian Int. Doc. Festival

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Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival

When: April 19 to 29, 2007
Counting Down:
Toronto, Ontario – Canada
Official Website: http://www.hotdocs.ca

What: Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival is North America's largest documentary festival. Each year, the festival presents a selection of more than 100 cutting-edge documentaries from Canada and around the globe. Through its industry programmes, the Festival also provides a full range of professional development, market and networking opportunities for documentary professionals.

Hot Docs was founded in 1993 by the Canadian Independent Film Caucus, a national association of independent documentary filmmakers. In 1996, Hot Docs became a separately incorporated organization with a mandate to showcase and support the work of Canadian and international documentary filmmakers and to promote excellence in documentary production.

With its lively mix of public and professional events, Hot Docs is the ideal North American market and meeting place for the documentary industry. Last year, the festival attracted over 1800 delegates, including documentary filmmakers, buyers, programmers, distributors and commissioning editors from around the world.

During the Festival, Hot Docs also presents the renowned Toronto Documentary Forum (TDF). Launched in 2000, this limited-seating event is focused around 30 pre-selected project-presentations and has quickly established itself as North America's most important international market event for buyers and sellers working in the social, cultural and political documentary genres. More than 100 broadcasters from Europe, Australia, the USA and Canada participate and each year over 60% of the projects pitched are successful in attracting additional financing. Because of its format, it's also a preeminent source of up-to-the-second market intelligence for both buyers and sellers. The TDF has evolved from a format developed by Amsterdam's FORUM for the international co-financing of documentaries and their partner, the European Documentary Network (EDN).

Sections:

CANADIAN SPECTRUM
DOC THE VOTE!
INTERNATIONAL SPECTRUM
WORLD SHOWCASE
SPOTLIGHT ON CENTRAL & EASTERN EUROPE
MADE IN BRAZIL
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
FOCUS ON KEVIN MCMAHON
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RETROSPECTIVE honouring HEDDY HONIGMANN
 
Winners: TBA