cuban hat project

The Cuban Hat is a grassroots initiative allowing audiences to select the best doc and support a creator to get her/his media project made. Powered by @makilatv

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And the Cuban Hat Award to the best decision-maker goes to Noland Walker from ITVS (USA) #HotDocs19 #HotDocsForum

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The winner of the Cuban Hat Award for the best pitch to SOCKS ON FIRE: UNCLE JOHN AND THE COPPER HEADED WATER RATTLERS (USA) by Bo McGuire!

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FINAL PITCH: Media restrictions for this one so no comments on this one either. #HotDocsForum

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COLOUR OF THE WIND: about the increasing impact of dust storms as they travel across the world. A strong pitch very relevant in the context of climate change. #HotDocsForum

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MISSION SEX ED: about sex education in the era of tinder and online porn. Clear and relevant issue driven pitch. #HotDocsForum

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PRISON TV: a retrospective view on an uncensored TV show produced by prisoners in a Kingston, Ontario prison in the 80's - 90's. #HotDocsForum

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MOUNTIE HAT PITCH: Cuban Hat 2017 participant Andrea (Andy) Conte with the project PRISON TV. #HotDocsForum

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Diego, Giulia and Arantza at the #HotDocsForum 2019!

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NEXT PITCH: Full media blackout. #HotDocsForum

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LIGHT DARKNESS LIGHT: a blind Anglican priest gets the first ever bionic eye implant. Amazing trailer, visually evoking the priest's evolving rediscovery of vision. #HotDocsForum

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NEXT PITCH: Media restriction requested so we go silent again. #HotDocsForum

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DISAPPEARING VILLAGE: a dying Japanese village counts on organic sake to save it's future. But it turns into a dramatic conflict between new and old ways. #HotDocsForum

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TWICE COLONIZED: Great reactions from the table! Relevant recommendation by a few CEs about protecting your subject's "safety" even in the trailer. #HotDocsForum

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TWICE COLONIZED: first Greenlandic pitch at the #HotDocsForum in an indigenous coproduction with Canada and Danemark. Powerful story of a female Inuit activist fighting colonization in the world and her personal life.

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First pitch team asked for a media restriction to share elements of the pitch so we will keep quiet for this one. #HotDocsForum

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Back at the #hotdocsforum ! Stay tuned for our live feed on today's pitches until we give the cuban hat award to the audience's favourite pitch.

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Tonight celebrating 10th Cuban Hat anniversary at the "Meet the Italian" party. Starts at 9:30pm at Ricarda's 134 Peter Street. All delegates invited! #HotDocs19 #HotDocsForum

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SOCKS ON FIRE: Family portrait about queerness in the US South. Perfect performative pitch! #HotDocsForum