The Lindalee Tracey Award is an annual film award, presented in memory of Canadian documentary filmmaker Lindalee Tracey to emerging filmmakers whose works reflect values of social justice and a strong personal point of view."Award named for filmmaker". Toronto Star, February 2, 2007. Created by Peter Raymont, Tracey's widower and former filmmaking partner, through his production studio White Pine Pictures, the award is presented annually at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival; however, the award is not limited to documentary films, but may be awarded to films in any genre, and films do not have to have been screened as part of the Hot Docs program to be eligible.
Winners Year Film Director(s) Ref 2007 Rock Pockets Trevor Anderson Guy Dixon, "Panoply of tales win Hot Doc awards". The Globe and Mail, April 28, 2007. 2008 Abeer Elizabeth Lazebnik "Hottest Docs earn honours". Toronto Sun, April 26, 2008. 2009 The Fantastic Ballet of the Mind and Its Master Will Inrig Raju Mudhar, "Festival's top prize to Regent Park documentary". Toronto Star, May 9, 2009. Antoine Laura Bari 2010 Forgotten Ayanie Mohamed "Propaganda tale wins Hot Docs prize movies Bin Laden bodyguard film also a winner". Toronto Star, May 9, 2010. 2011 Clé 56 Alexandre Hamel "Films about Ukrainian foster mom and California skate-punk top Hot Docs: Hot Docs awards Ukraine-set doc top Cdn prize". Canadian Press, May 6, 2011. 2012 Glamour Guts Jasmine Oore Barry Walsh, "“The World Before Her”, “Call Me Kuchu” take top Hot Docs awards". RealScreen, May 6, 2012. 2013 For Dorian Rodrigo Barriuso Peter Knegt, "‘When I Walk,’ ‘Dragon Girls’ Top Hot Docs Winners". IndieWire, May 5, 2013. East Hastings Pharmacy Antoine Bourges 2014 The Dirties Matt Johnson Liam Lacey, "Belgian-Romanian, Canadian films take top prizes at Hot Docs". The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2014. The Backward Class Madeleine Grant 2015 Mina Walking Yosef Baraki T'cha Dunlevy, "A street-level view of Kabul". Montreal Gazette, September 3, 2015. 2016 Lost Michael Chen "'Koneline: our land beautiful' named top Canadian feature at HotDocs festival". Canadian Press, May 6, 2016. 2017 Mariner Thyrone Tommy Pat Mullen, "‘Unarmed Verses’, ‘The Other Side of the Wall’ Top Hot Docs Award Winners". Point of View, May 5, 2017. 2018 Kreb Tim Tracey The Red Bicycle Fazila Amiri 2019 Our Home Andy Alvarez Jennie Punter, "‘We Will Stand Up,’ ‘Hope Frozen’ Take Top Prizes at Hot Docs". Variety, May 4, 2019. 2020 Bad Omen Salar Pashtoonyar Jeremy Kay, "‘Stray’, ‘Prayer For A Lost Mitten’ among Hot Docs winners". Screen Daily, May 14, 2020. 2021 Between Us Cailleah Scott-Grimes Jillian Morgan, "Hot Docs ’21: “Zo reken”, “Ostrov – Lost Island” take awards". RealScreen, May 10, 2021. 2022 The Untouchable Avazeh Shahnavaz Sadaf Ahsan, "Jacquelyn Mills’ ‘Geographies of Solitude’ wins Hot Docs’ best Canadian film award". Toronto Star, May 7, 2022. 2023 A Shore Away (L'Autre rive) Gaëlle Graton Jennie Punter, "‘The Mountains,’ Heartbreaking Portrait of a Fractured Family, Wins Top Honor at Hot Docs". Variety, May 6, 2023. 2024 Toward You Meysam Motazedi Jennie Punter, "‘Farming the Revolution’ Harvests Top International Competition Award at Hot Docs". Variety, May 3, 2024. 2025 Bulletproof: A Lesbian's Guide to Surviving the Plot Regan Latimer Matthew Carey, "Hot Docs Announces Prizes: Awards Go To ‘I, Poppy,’ ‘River Of Grass,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘Khartoum’ And More". Deadline Hollywood, May 2, 2025. 2026 Burcu's Angels Özgün Gündüz Matthew Carey, "West Bank-Set ‘House Of Hope,’ ‘Saigon Story: Two Shootings In The Forest Kingdom’ Among Big Winners At Hot Docs". Deadline Hollywood, May 1, 2026.
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