{"id":59361,"date":"2021-09-03T16:13:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T20:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=59361"},"modified":"2021-09-03T16:14:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T20:14:14","slug":"hot-docs-cinema-reopens-on-sept-10-to-in-person-screenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/hot-docs-cinema-reopens-on-sept-10-to-in-person-screenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Docs cinema reopens on Sept.10 to in-person screenings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Toronto\u2019s Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema announced that the movie theatre will re-open on Sept.10 to in-person screenings for the first time since March 2020.<\/p>\n

The theatre will showcase three documentaries on opening day:\u00a0Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,\u00a0Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation<\/em> and\u00a0Gunda.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A full lineup of other documentaries and showcases will be available in the theatre\u2019s full schedule<\/a>. So far, screenings are set for for September and October.<\/p>\n

Special events including Cat Video Fest and High Minded, which will screen the globally recognized 2011 documentary Samsara. <\/em><\/p>\n

Other notable screenings scheduled for in-person viewing include Street gang: How we got Sesame Street, Fanny: The right to rock<\/em> and Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

In accordance with the Ontario government's COVID-19 policies during phase three of reopening the theatre outlined its rules and regulations<\/a> on its website for audience members entering the theatre.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>All patrons, staff and volunteers will be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19, or proof of a negative COVID test result received within 48 hours of their visit, in order to enter the cinema.<\/p>\n

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The in-person theatre for Hot Docs Cinema will reopen at 50 per cent capacity on Sept.10. Photo courtesy of Joseph Michael via Hot Docs website.<\/p><\/div>\n

All visitors must wear a mask that covers their mouth, chin and nose at all times until they are seated, at which time they may remove it to eat or drink.<\/p>\n

Reduced seating to 50 per cent of regular capacity and assigned seat selection with buffering between parties.\u00a0Physical distancing protocols throughout the venue and hand sanitizing stations\u00a0made available throughout the venue.<\/p>\n

Increased cleaning and disinfection of frequently touched surfaces prior to all screenings and throughout shifts and\u00a0contact-free transactions are strongly encouraged, including purchasing tickets online prior to coming to the venue.<\/p>\n

Lastly, if an individual is feeling unwell or have been exposed to someone with COVID-19,\u00a0 they are encouraged to stay home. Hot Docs will refund tickets in advance of the screening.<\/p>\n

The cinema closed on March 15, 2020, and ceased all operations during the pandemic first wave and subsequent lockdown.<\/p>\n

Screenings and video on demand moved exclusively to online streaming throughout the pandemic.<\/p>\n

This includes the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which has had to be online-only two years in a row.<\/p>\n

Listen to the CJRU news update here:<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toronto\u2019s Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema announced that the movie theatre will re-open on Sept.10 to in-person screenings for the first time since March 2020. The theatre will showcase three documentaries on opening day:\u00a0Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,\u00a0Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation and\u00a0Gunda.\u00a0 A full lineup of other documentaries and showcases will be…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":59364,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57,218,219],"tags":[8892,9227,9226,4569],"radio":[1380],"origine":[267,269,273],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59361"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59361"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59361\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59361"},{"taxonomy":"radio","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/radio?post=59361"},{"taxonomy":"origine","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/origine?post=59361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}