After months of internal strife and questions surrounding its #FinancialSustainability, Hot Docs, #Canada's largest #documentary #FilmFestival, announced it will begin "temporary" layoffs and a three-month closure of its landmark cinema in #Toronto.
#HotDocs is expected to publicly announce the #layoffs and closure of its #TedRogersCinema on Wednesday afternoon, changes which it says are necessary "to address urgent #financial challenges."
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/hot-docs-announces-temporary-closure-and-layoffs-citing-urgent-financial-challenges/article_096c7a9a-183f-11ef-9b80-af85a8cc05dd.amp.html
#FilmIndustry #CanadianFilm
Hot Docs announces temporary closure and layoffs, citing 'urgent financial challenges'
<p><span>The embattled documentary festival will close for three months starting on June 12, and plans to conduct an extensive review to "determine a path back to profitability."</span></p>
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