Hot Docs president leaving beleaguered film festival as it looks to forge ‘new path’

The beleaguered Hot Docs Film Festival says its president Marie Nelson is leaving her position aft conscionable 1 year.

Hot Docs says it’s proud of nan activity it did nether Nelson’s activity and nan statement is looking to “forge a caller path,” pinch an interim executive head astatine nan helm.

Financial uncertainty forced Canada’s largest documentary movie show to temporarily adjacent its flagship Toronto theatre successful May and laic disconnected unit for astir 3 months.

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Hot Docs has said it’s facing a important operating shortage owed to slow post-pandemic recovery, moreover though nan 31st version of nan show that wrapped successful early May was considered a success.

Earlier this year, Nelson sent retired a bid of emails to audiences asking for financial support and informing that this year’s Hot Docs fest could beryllium nan last.

There was besides a wide exodus of unit conscionable earlier nan announcement of nan 2024 lineup, pinch departing programmers citing a “toxic workplace.”