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The Don Haig Award is an annual award, presented by the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival for distinguished achievement by a Canadian independent documentary film producer with a film in that year's festival program. [1] Despite the requirement to have a film in that year's festival lineup, however, the award is not presented for that specific film, but in consideration of the recipient's overall body of work. [1]

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From 2017 to 2021 the recipient was empowered to choose an emerging female documentary filmmaker to receive a CA$5,000 career development grant. [2]

The award is named in memory of pioneering Canadian documentary producer Don Haig.

The award was originally presented in 2004, in partnership between the Don Haig Foundation and the Canadian Film Centre, before being transferred to Hot Docs in 2006. In some early years, the award jury also presented a special jury prize to a second filmmaker, although this has not happened since 2012.

Winners

Canadian Film Centre

Hot Docs

Special jury award

Development grant recipients

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Daniele Alcinii, "Hot Docs ’18 honors Ina Fichman with Don Haig Award". RealScreen , April 13, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Regan Reid, "Daniel Cross receives Don Haig Award". Playback , May 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vancouver filmmaker wins inaugural Don Haig Award". The Globe and Mail , May 14, 2004.
  4. ↑ "Stefaniuk wins film prize". Montreal Gazette , June 10, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Hot Docs pulls record crowds with 13th fest". Toronto Star , May 9, 2006.
  6. ↑ Guy Dixon, "Panoply of tales win Hot Doc awards". The Globe and Mail , April 28, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Hottest Docs earn honours". Toronto Sun , April 26, 2008.
  8. 1 2 Raju Mudhar, "Festival's top prize to Regent Park documentary". Toronto Star , May 9, 2009.
  9. ↑ "Propaganda tale wins Hot Docs prize movies; Bin Laden bodyguard film also a winner". Toronto Star , May 9, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Films about Ukrainian foster mom and California skate-punk top Hot Docs: Hot Docs awards Ukraine-set doc top Cdn prize". Canadian Press, May 6, 2011.
  11. ↑ Brendan Kelly, "Darlings of DIY docs; Montreal's EyeSteelFilm winning acclaim by keeping it real". Montreal Gazette , May 11, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Producer Merit Jensen Carr wins $10,000 Don Haig Award at Hot Docs fest". Canadian Press, April 29, 2013.
  13. ↑ Liam Lacey, "Belgian-Romanian, Canadian films take top prizes at Hot Docs". The Globe and Mail , May 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Anne Pick wins Don Haig Award at Hot Docs". Playback , April 27, 2015.
  15. ↑ "'Koneline: our land beautiful' named top Canadian feature at HotDocs festival". Canadian Press, May 6, 2016.
  16. 1 2 Lauren Malyk, "Peter Raymont wins the Don Haig Award". Playback , April 29, 2019.
  17. 1 2 Kelly Townsend, "EyeSteelFilm’s Bob Moore wins Hot Docs’ Don Haig Award". Playback , May 4, 2020.
  18. 1 2 Kelly Townsend, "Lalita Krishna named Hot Docs’ 2021 Don Haig Award winner". Playback , May 3, 2021.
  19. ↑ Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills' 'Geographies of Solitude' wins Hot Docs' best Canadian film award". Canadian Press, May 8, 2022.
  20. ↑ Leo Barraclough, "Canadian Producer Bonnie Thompson Honored at Hot Docs With Don Haig Award". Variety , May 2, 2023.
  21. ↑ Brendan Christie, "Alison Duke to receive Hot Docs’ 2024 Don Haig Award". Playback , April 30, 2024.
  22. ↑ "'Martyr Street' wins best of Hot Docs". CBC News, May 7, 2006.
  23. ↑ Peter Knegt, "‘World Before Her,’ ‘Call Me Kuchu’ Lead Hot Docs Winners". IndieWire , May 5, 2012.
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