hot docs: canadian international documentary festival
It's time to get reel - and real. North America's biggest documentary fest kicks off today. Over the next 11 days, 171 movies will inform, entertain and even shock (the fest opener is about lightning). Check out our complete sked, director interviews and spotlights, and find a ton of reviews in NOW's film section.
TICKETS
Tickets and pass pricesIndividual tickets $12Late-night screenings (after 11 pm) $5 Festival Pass: $90A completely flexible pass that entitles the holder to 10 tickets for any screening (subject to availability) and one free ticket to each late-night screening. Tickets can be obtained at the Documentary Box Office or at the screening venue's box office on the day of the screening.Premium Pass: $180 (or two for $280)A non-transferable pass that entitles the holder to one ticket to each screening, excluding those running concurrently. Premium Pass holders must obtain their ticket at the screening venue's box office on the day of the screening. A reserved block of tickets will be held for pass holders and is subject to availability. Premium Pass holders will also receive a Hot Docs enviro bag. |
All-You-Can-Eat Late-Night Pass: $10A pass that lets you see all screenings starting after 11 pm.Free ScreeningsHot Docs is pleased to offer free daytime screenings (before 6 pm) for seniors and students. Tickets for free daytime screenings must be obtained at the screening venue on the day of the screening, subject to availability. Free tickets are not available at the Documentary Box Office.Same-Day and Rush TicketsOn the day of the screening, tickets are available at the venue's box office starting one hour before the first screening of the day. For screenings that have sold out in advance, a limited number of rush tickets may be available at the screening venue's box office 10 minutes before the screening time, subject to availability. |
HOT DOCS VENUES
1 Documentary Box Office 55 Avenue Road (two blocks north of Bloor) Hazelton Lanes - lower level Open during the festival 11 am-9 pm Order by phone: 416-637-5150 Order online at hotdocs.ca2 Bloor Cinema 506 Bloor West
3 Alliance Cumberland Cinemas 159 Cumberland
4 Innis Town Hall 2 Sussex
5 The Scene Screening Room at Isabel Bader Theatre 93 Charles West
6 ROM Theatre 100 Queen's Park
7 Royal Cinema 608 College
8 Winter Garden Theatre 189 Yonge (Not shown on map)
WEDNESDAY | MAY | 16 | 2012
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