The Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award is a Canadian film award, presented annually at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival to honour works by emerging Canadian documentary filmmakers. Directors who are screening their first or second films in the festival program are eligible for the award, which includes a $3,000 prize endowed by the estate of Canadian film producer Earl A. Glick.Nick Cunningham, "Hot Docs awards $75,000 to International and Canadian filmmakers". Business Doc Europe, May 4, 2024.
The award was presented for the first time in 2013. Prior to that year, Canadian and international emerging filmmakers were eligible for a single Emerging Artist award.Peter Knegt, "‘World Before Her,’ ‘Call Me Kuchu’ Lead Hot Docs Winners". IndieWire, May 5, 2012. From 2013 until 2021, the award was presented as Emerging Canadian Filmmaker, with Glick's name being added in 2022.
Winners Year Director Film Ref 2013 Nicolas Renaud Brave New River (La nouvelle rupert) Peter Knegt, "‘When I Walk,’ ‘Dragon Girls’ Top Hot Docs Winners". IndieWire, May 5, 2013. 2014 Grant Baldwin Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story Paula Bernstein, "Hot Docs 2014 Winners Announced: ‘Out of Mind, Out of Sight’ Wins Best Canadian Feature Documentary". IndieWire, May 3, 2014. 2015 Ryan Mullins Chameleon Jennie Punter, "‘The Closer We Get’ Takes Top Award at Hot Docs". Variety, May 1, 2015. 2016 Aude Leroux-Lévesque, Sébastien Rist Living With Giants (Chez les géants) "'Koneline: our land beautiful' named top Canadian feature at HotDocs festival". CBC News, May 7, 2016. 2017 François Jacob A Moon of Nickel and Ice (Sur la lune de nickel) Norman Wilner, "Hot Docs 2017: And Some Of The Winners Are …". Now, May 6, 2017. 2018 Michael Del Monte Transformer Norman Wilner, "Hot Docs 2018: A Little Wisdom, Transformer among award winners". Now, May 5, 2018. 2019 Emily Gan Cavebirds Jennie Punter, "‘We Will Stand Up,’ ‘Hope Frozen’ Take Top Prizes at Hot Docs". Variety, May 4, 2019. 2020 Ying Wang The World Is Bright Jillian Morgan, "“Prayer for a Lost Mitten,” “Stray” take top prizes at Hot Docs ’20 competition". RealScreen, May 15, 2020. 2021 Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy "Hot Docs 2021: Zo Reken, One Of Ours claim top prizes". Now, May 7, 2021. 2022 Jacquelyn Mills Geographies of Solitude Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". Toronto Star, May 7, 2022. 2023 Dominique Chaumont Veranada Jennie Punter, "‘The Mountains,’ Heartbreaking Portrait of a Fractured Family, Wins Top Honor at Hot Docs". Variety, May 6, 2023. 2024 Laurence Lévesque Okurimono Taimur Sikander Mirza, "Yintah wins 2024 Hot Docs audience award". Playback, May 6, 2024. 2025 Damien Eagle Bear Skoden Matthew Carey, "Hot Docs Announces Prizes: Awards Go To ‘I, Poppy,’ ‘River Of Grass,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘Khartoum’ And More". Deadline Hollywood, May 2, 2025. 2026 Sébastien Trahan Code of Misconduct Matthew Carey, "West Bank-Set ‘House Of Hope,’ ‘Saigon Story: Two Shootings In The Forest Kingdom’ Among Big Winners At Hot Docs". Deadline Hollywood, May 1, 2026.
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