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Bringing the art of the documentary online

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Hot Docs is a national charitable organization dedicated to celebrating the art of documentary and facilitating opportunities for documentary filmmakers. The organization runs the largest documentary festival in North America, annually showing approximately 200 documentaries from around the world.

Hot Docs needed a website and mobile experience as engaging as the artistic work they showcase.

raisin was selected by Hot Docs to support North America’s largest documentary film festival and to develop a user-centric experience with integrated ticketing for documentary film lovers year-round.

Our solution was an upgraded user-centric experience supported by a powerful ticketing system that would allow film lovers to easily discover ongoing shows and events throughout the year.

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Hot Docs is a national charitable organization dedicated to celebrating the art of documentary and facilitating opportunities for documentary filmmakers. The organization runs the largest documentary festival in North America, annually showing approximately 200 documentaries from around the world.

Hot Docs needed a website and mobile experience as engaging as the artistic work they showcase.

raisin was selected by Hot Docs to support North America’s largest documentary film festival and to develop a user-centric experience with integrated ticketing for documentary film lovers year-round.

Our solution was an upgraded user-centric experience supported by a powerful ticketing system that would allow film lovers to easily discover ongoing shows and events throughout the year.

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Image of HotDocs.ca page on desktop
Screenshot of schedule page on HotDocs.ca
Screenshot of inventory page on HotDocs.ca
Tablet and mobile mockups of HotDocs.ca
Mock-up of mobile version of HotDocs.ca
Jonathan DaSilva, HotDocs

"It was a huge team effort and a big thank you to everyone at raisin who worked so hard to make it happen – you guys truly went above and beyond! We’ve been fielding compliments since it launched."

Jonathan Da Silva,
Communications Director, Hot Docs

Kamilla

"We aimed to recreate that moment when the theatre lights dim and you feel yourself being pulled into another world."

Kamilla,
raisin Creative Director