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FOR FILMMAKERS
(from 2017)
Submission Fees:
Short Film Submissions: $25 - $55
Feature Film Submissions: $55 - $150
Fees Paid:
Short Filmmakers: Policy unclear as of 2019 Festival. Seems that filmmakers in competition are not paid screening fees, while others in non-competitive programs were paid according to the IMAA Fee Schedule.
Feature Filmmakers: Negotiated Individually (?)
Contact email: submissions(at)hotdocs.ca
OPERATIONS
Governance Model: Charitable Non-Profit
# of Paid Employees: 23 Full-Time, 106 Part-Time
Compensated full-time positions:
$1 - $39,999 = 2
$40,000 - $79,999 = 9
$80,000 - $119,999 = 1
Amount of Government Funding: $1,235,630 (18%)
Total Revenue: $6,781,081
BOTTOM LINE
Total $$$ Paid to Short Filmmakers: ???
*Current hearsay indicates that HotDocs in 2019 paid IMAA Fees to filmmakers not in competitive programs, while not paying filmmakers in competition. They allegedly also offer some amount of travel funding.
Total $$$ Paid to Employees: $2,197,872
Total $$$ Spent on Advertising: $901,958
Total Expenditures: $6,597,901
2015 SURPLUS = $183,180
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