Hot Docs Bolsters Executive Leadership Team to Champion the Future of Canadian Documentary

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The 2026 Audience Award winners have been determined. 🏆

Audience Award: American Doctor (D: Poh Si Teng | P: Poh Si Teng, Kirstine Barfod, Reem Haddad)

Audience Award for Short Documentary: Sanyi the Rooster (D: Lotte Salomons | P: Kes Raven, Raphael Hogers, Nova Nagel)

That’s a wrap on #HotDocs26! ✨Top 20 Audience Favourites

11 days, 115 films, and a massive thank you to you. This festival is unforgettable because of your passion.

We are thrilled to celebrate the films that resonated most with you. See you next year!

Just announced! NEKAI WALKS has won the 2026 Hot Docs Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary.

This award recognizes the top Canadian feature as determined by the audience poll and comes with a $50,000 CAD cash prize, courtesy of Rogers.

Join us for the last day of an incredible festival. 📽️

It’s Day 11 and the final day of screenings. Thank you to everyone for making this festival so unforgettable. Let’s end it on a high note at the cinemas today!

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We’ve saved some of the best for last! 📽️

Day 10 kicks off our final weekend with a packed lineup of must-see stories. Don't miss your chance to catch them on the big screen.

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Here are the award winners for the #HotDocs26 Festival.

🌟 Docs for Schools Student Choice Award:
NEKAI WALKS – directed by Rico King

💗 Thank you to all of our sponsors, volunteers, staff, and filmmakers!

Here are the award winners for the #HotDocs26 Festival.

🌟 The Bill Nemtin Award for Best Social Impact Documentary, sponsored by the Bill Nemtin Legacy Fund:
THE SEOUL GUARDIANS – directed by Chul Young Cho, Shin Wan Kim, Jong Woo Kim, & Sona Jo

Here are the award winners for the #HotDocs26 Festival.

🌟 The Lindalee Tracey Award:
ÖZGÜN GÜNDÜZ

Here are the award winners for the #HotDocs26 Festival.

🌟 Hot Docs Don Haig Award:
JENNIFER HOLNESS

Here are the award winners for the #HotDocs26 Festival.

🌟 Best International Short Documentary, sponsored by TVO Docs:
REPLIKKA – directed by Piratá Waurá and Heloisa Passos

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🌟 Best Canadian Short Documentary:
MY BODY GOES TO WORK – directed by Fernanda Molina

Here are the award winners for the #HotDocs26 Festival.

🌟 The Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award:
Sébastien Trahan - Director of CODE OF MISCONDUCT

Here are the award winners for the #HotDocs26 Festival.

🌟 Emerging International Filmmaker Award, supported by the R&M Lang Foundation:
Dawood Hilmandi - Director of PAIKAR

Here are the award winners for the #HotDocs26 Festival.

🌟 DGC Special Jury Prize – Canadian Feature Documentary, sponsored by DGC National and DGC Ontario:
CEREMONY – directed by Banchi Hanuse

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🌟 Joan VanDuzer Special Jury Prize – International Feature Documentary:
THE 49TH YEAR – directed by Heidrun Holzfeind

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🌟 Best International Feature Documentary, supported by Donner Canadian Foundation:
HOUSE OF HOPE – directed by Marjolein Busstra

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🌟 Best Canadian Feature Documentary, supported by Telefilm Canada:
SAIGON STORY: TWO SHOOTINGS IN THE FOREST KINGDOM – directed by Kim Nguyen

🏆 Top 20 Audience Favourites Update!

A FOX UNDER A PINK MOON has climbed to the top of the current standings, and CEREMONY now leads for the $50,000 Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Feature. 🇨🇦

Cast your vote in the cinema right after your screening.

Celebrating the final three days with us! 📽️

Check out today’s schedule for Day 9 and join us for the last few days of the fest.

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