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Hot Docs Festival’s Future Appears More Dire Than Ever After President Marie Nelson Exits
The future of Toronto's Hot Docs Festival appears more dire than ever after president Marie Nelson departs the struggling organization
An internal letter dated Feb. 20 and addressed to the Hot Docs board of directors and senior management, which was obtained by the Toronto Star, states that the programmers’ workplace had been turned upside down due to Currimbhoy, who had stints at Sundance, Sheffield DocFest, and the Melbourne Film Festival. “We have individual stories and experiences to share, which all speak to a pattern of disrespect, dismissal and degradation by artistic director Hussain Currimbhoy and supported by senior management,” the letter allegedly stated. But in spite of that success, Hot Docs closed its flagship Ted Rogers Cinema on June 12 for three months and laid off a portion of its staff in an attempt to fight a deficit estimated to be over $2 million.
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