Congratulations to DOC members whose films have been selected for this year’s Hot Docs Festival and Hot Docs Forum, highlighting the talent and impact of Canadian documentary makers.
DOC members whose projects have been selected for the Hot Docs Festival include:
- Ann Shin (#WhileBlack)
- Michelle Mama (Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions)
- Sarah Bachinski (Antidiva: The Carole Pope Confessions)
- Hannah Donegan (Black Zombie)
- Banchi Hanuse (Ceremony)
- Sarah Taylor (Ceremony)
- Jean-Philippe Marquis (Ceremony)
- Sina Nazarian (Constant Battles)
- Nance Ackerman (The Delivery Line)
- Sergeo Kirby (The Delivery Line)
- Ariel Nasr (The Delivery Line) & (Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom)
- Marlene Edoyan (A Fire There)
- Dominique Dussault (A Fire There)
- Katia Café-Fébrissy (INDIVISUM: Legacies Adrift)
- Barri Cohen (INDIVISUM: Legacies Adrift)
- Jean-François Caissy (Kindergarten)
- Melani Wood (The Last Days of April)
- Rico King (Nekai Walks)
- Glace Lawrence (Nekai Walks)
- Frank Fiorito (Saigon Story: Two Shootings in the Forest Kingdom)
- Bob Moore (The Sandbox)
- Jennifer Baichwal (The Sandbox)
- Robbie Teehan (The Sandbox)
- Alisher Balfanbayev (Searching for Drug Peace)
- Max Walter Joelson (Searching for Drug Peace)
- James Weyman (Searching for Drug Peace)
- Eli Haligua (Searching for Drug Peace)
- Claudia Medina (təm kʷaθ nan Namesake)
DOC members whose projects are part of the Hot Docs Forum include:
- Hannah Donegan (ExCoded)
- Marc Serpa Francoeur (ExCoded)
- Ina Fichman ((ExCoded)
- Ariel Nasr (Hiding in My Cells)
- Sergeo Kirby (Hiding in My Cells)
- Ann Shin (North Korea’s Joy Division)
- Amar Lohana (Tallawah)
- Habiba Nosheen (Tallawah)
- Shannon Walsh (Vuka (Rise Up)
2026 Deal Maker:
- Javiera Quintana (Before the Sun Sets)
- Stuart Henderson (Before the Sun Sets)
- Alison Duke (Feminist City)
- Ngardy Conteh George (Feminist City)
- Nina Beveridge (Feminist City)
- Anna Kuelken (NOW: No Ordinary World)
- Sean Stiller (The Scientist’s Guide)
- Emilie Martel (The Scientist’s Guide)
- Bryn Hughes (The Scientist’s Guide)
- Nicholas de Pencier (The Scientist’s Guide)
- Kevin Feiyang Li (The Scientist’s Guide)
- Line Sander Egede (The Simulation / La Simulation)
- Joanna Wong (Ski the Wong Way)
- Jenny Rustemeyer (Up in the Clouds, Down in the Valley)
We did our best to mention all DOC members whose films and projects are being featured at Hot Docs. We apologize if we missed anyone. Please let us know if your film or project was not mentioned so we can properly congratulate you!