Canada’s largest documentary film festival said it will shutter the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema starting June 12 as the organization tries to find a path back to profitability."This has been an incredibly difficult decision to make, but it’s crucial for us to take this step now," Robin Mirsky, co-chair of Hot Docs’ Board of Directors, said in a statement Wednesday.
Late spring and summer events listed on the Hot Docs' website include film screenings to mark Pride month and an appearance by U.S. author Gabrielle Zevin to talk about her bestselling novel "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow." The festival also expressed disappointment after it was left out of the federal budget tabled in April after asking Ottawa for $2 million in emergency support.
Adding to its troubles was a mass exodus of staff just before the announcement of the 2024 Hot Docs lineup, with departing programmers citing a "toxic workplace" that dismissed or diminished team members' voices.
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