Abstract
In this study, the author examines the film screening site at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, a location were a range of ideological transactions are in operation. Adding to the scholarly study of documentary film festivals, the author draws on cultural studies methodologies and fieldwork conducted at Hot Docs to provide a close examination of the festival’s film exhibition site. He examines: the formation of ‘a public’ in this setting; the ideological underpinnings of post-screening Q&A sessions; the significance of the venues chosen for festival screenings, and the role of festival volunteers at these venues; and efforts by festival staff and festival-sponsoring organizations to frame the reception of documentary film at the film festival screening site.
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