Hot Docs temporarily closing its flagship theatre, laying off staff amid financial woes

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People wait for the doors to open at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema on April 29th 2024. On Wednesday, organizers announced the beleaguered theatre space and film festival will close its doors for three months and begin layoffs.

The beleaguered Hot Docs Film Festival says it's closing its flagship Toronto theatre for about three months and laying off staff amid financial difficulties.

Canada's largest film festival says it will temporarily shutter the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema starting June 12. Robin Mirsky, the co-chair of the Hot Docs' board of directors, says it was a difficult but necessary step for the organization.The latest iteration of the festival wrapped in early May amid ongoing uncertainty over its finances and concerns over a mass staff exodus.

 

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