Struggling Hot Docs Festival Plans “Limited” Toronto Theater Reopening
The Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Festival, North America’s largest, has announced a “limited reopening” for its Toronto cinema after the struggling event shuttered its flagship theater as part of a financial restructuring.
“Since temporarily closing Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in June, the team has been working tirelessly throughout the summer to address the financial and governance issues that led to its closure,” Hot Docs said in a statement on Thursday.
The Hot Docs Theatre on Bloor Street will reopen Sept. 28 for third party rentals and “select partner screening” events. “We are also thrilled to be able to gradually welcome back members of our cinema team who were placed on temporary layoff with this summer’s closure,” the festival added in a statement.
Hot Docs also said it will give details on resuming regular Hot Docs programming and staging a 2025 festival in the coming months. In July 2024, president Marie Nelson...
“Since temporarily closing Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema in June, the team has been working tirelessly throughout the summer to address the financial and governance issues that led to its closure,” Hot Docs said in a statement on Thursday.
The Hot Docs Theatre on Bloor Street will reopen Sept. 28 for third party rentals and “select partner screening” events. “We are also thrilled to be able to gradually welcome back members of our cinema team who were placed on temporary layoff with this summer’s closure,” the festival added in a statement.
Hot Docs also said it will give details on resuming regular Hot Docs programming and staging a 2025 festival in the coming months. In July 2024, president Marie Nelson...
- 9/19/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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