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Palace Cinemas & Hot Docs Team Up For New Film Fest

Staff Writer

Docs on docs on docs.

Australian film buffs are getting a brand new festival - Hot Docs At Palace Cinemas.

Toronto-based Hot Docs is North America's largest documentary festival, held annually for the last 22 years, and screens over 200 docos from Canada and around the world. Their festivals also host a huge array of conference session, market events and industry services. Now they and Palace Cinemas are bringing Australian premieres of Festival hits and audience favourites to three locations in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra.

"The alliance with Hot Docs is a direct funnel to the best of the best in documentary making," says Palace Cinemas Artistic Director, Richard Moore.

For more info head to hotdocsoz.com