TOWN HALL CAMPAIGN ADVISORY BOARD

Brett Hendrie, Managing Director, Hot Docs

Brett Hendrie (BA 2001 INNIS –Cinema Studies)is the Managing Director of Hot Docs.  Since joining the organization in 2001, Hendrie has helped develop Hot Docs festival as a calendar event for local audiences and industry professionals. He has also co-programmed the festival's recent international spotlight competitions focusing on docs from Brazil, Japan, France, South Africa, Israel and the Netherlands.  For the past six years, Hendrie has led the Hot Docs team that managed the international television event, the World Congress of Science & Factual Producers.  Previously, he worked at the Industry and Sales Office of the Toronto International Film Festival. Hendrie has produced short films and documentaries, has sat on jury and selection committees for international film and documentary competitions, and he currently serves as an Executive Board Member on the Subtle Technologies Conference.