Hot Docs Announces Leadership Restructuring to Future-Proof Festival
The Hot Docs documentary festival has promoted internal staff and hired new executives as part of a strategic leadership overhaul designed to secure its long-term sustainability.
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Hot Docs restructures leadership team to ‘future-proof’ arts organization
Hot Docs carried a deficit of about $180,000 for the fiscal year ending May 2025 according to CRA filings, a marked reduction from 2023 deficit
By Barry Hertz
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Hot Docs, the world-class documentary film festival in Toronto, has announced some major personnel moves – elevating Diana Sanchez to president and bringing in Mara Gourd-Mercado to succeed Sanchez as executive director. Gourd-Mercado, currently head of industry at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, will report to Sanchez in her new role, which begins October 19. As president, […]
By Matthew Carey
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