South African delegation to attend Hot Docs documentary festival in Canada

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Thu, 27 Feb 2014 10:15

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Official delegates from South Africa, China, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Nordic Region and the USA are attending this year s edition of Hot Docs, North America s largest documentary festival, conference and market, which runs from 24 April to 4 May in Toronto.

During the festival, delegates comprising reputable producers and broadcasters working in social, cultural and political documentary genres, will partake in a variety of networking opportunities, market events and conference sessions.

Says Stephanie McArthur, Hot Docs Industry Programs Manager: We are pleased to have filmmaker delegations attending from such a diverse range of countries. The international delegation program ensures that the best industry professionals from around the globe are in attendance at Hot Docs.

Visiting delegations will also be featured participants at International Co- Production Day, which takes place on Monday 28 April. International Co- Production Day consists of a full programme of events including co-production case studies, producer-to-producer meetings, and a networking lunch and cocktail.

The day is open to all registered industry delegates and is aimed at sparking interest in international co-productions.

As accredited participants throughout the festival, and at Hot Docs internationally renowned co-financing event, the Hot Docs Forum on 30 April and 1 May, the delegations will be able to network with fellow delegates.

South Africa s official delegation is led by the National Film and Video Foundation; Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival and iDocs lead China s official delegation; Germany s official delegation is led by AG DOK; the Italian Trade Commission with the support of DOC/IT leads Italy s official delegation; Japan s official delegation is led by Tokyo Docs; Filmkontakt Nord leads the Nordic Region s official delegation; and the official delegation from the USA is led by IDA and IFP.

A selection of approximately 200 exceptional documentaries from Canada and the rest of the world will be presented to Toronto audiences and international delegates at Hot Docs.

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