Hot Docs boss: 'future of the organization is in jeopardy'

Hot Docs president Marie Nelson is shown in an undated handout photo. The 31st edition of Canada's largest documentary film festival kicks off in Toronto on Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Hot Docs *MANDATORY CREDIT*a mass staff exodus

She says Hot Docs proposed a “leaner, meaner version of the organization” that would be able to deliver its vision following losses incurred during the pandemic, which forced a two-year closure of the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema. Nelson wouldn't detail Hot Docs' current financial straits but a publicly available filing with the Canada Revenue Agency for the fiscal period ending May 31, 2023 shows a $2-million shortfall.

She quickly found herself having to contend with far more than just financial woes, however. The organization's artistic director Hussain Currimbhoy and 10 programmers resigned last month just as the festival was set to announce this year's lineup. “I feel as though Hot Docs has pretty much done everything that could have been expected of it in this particular situation.”

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