Scene: The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema’s Grand Opening

By Torontoist • Photos by D.A. Cooper

Guests line up for free snacks.

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Guests line up for free snacks.

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Guests line up for free snacks.

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The theatre is equipped with a new digital projector.

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The theatre is equipped with a new digital projector.

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The cinema also has a new screen.

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The cinema also has a new screen.

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The balcony area remains mostly unchanged, except that the seats have been reupholstered.

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The balcony area remains mostly unchanged, except that the seats have been reupholstered.

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Chris McDonald, executive director of Hot Docs, addresses the crowd.

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Chris McDonald, executive director of Hot Docs, addresses the crowd.

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Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport Michael Chan gives a speech.

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Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport Michael Chan gives a speech.

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Hot Docs Executive Director Chris McDonald.

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Hot Docs Executive Director Chris McDonald.

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Hot Docs Executive Director Chris McDonald and Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport Michael Chan.

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Hot Docs Executive Director Chris McDonald and Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport Michael Chan.

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The night's screening was Big Boys Gone Bananas, a documentary about a documentary filmmaker who criticized Dole corporation (in a previous documentary, natch) only to have them come after him with all their legal and PR might.

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The night’s screening was Big Boys Gone Bananas, a documentary about a documentary filmmaker who criticized Dole corporation (in a previous documentary, natch) only to have them come after him with all their legal and PR might.

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MPP Michael Chan in the foreground, Neil Tabatznik, principal of the Blue Ice Group, in the foreground.

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MPP Michael Chan in the foreground, Neil Tabatznik, principal of the Blue Ice Group, in the foreground.

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Neil Tabatznik, principal of the Blue Ice Group, gives a speech.

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Neil Tabatznik, principal of the Blue Ice Group, gives a speech.

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The cinema's renovated entranceway.

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The cinema’s renovated entranceway.

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The underside of the cinema's renovated marquee.

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The underside of the cinema’s renovated marquee.

WHERE: The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema

WHEN: Wednesday, March 14

WHAT: The newly renovated Bloor Hot Docs Cinema held its grand reopening Wednesday night. A crowd of over 600 gathered to inspect changes made by the venue’s new owner, the Blue Ice Group, and to watch Big Boys Gone Bananas, a documentary about a documentarian who runs afoul of the Dole corporation. The night was the official start of the Bloor’s new life as a year-round home for Hot Docs, the annual documentary film festival. Today is the cinema’s first day of regular screenings.