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JAN ROFEKAMP TO RECEIVE DOC MOGUL INDUSTRY AWARD AND TAHANI RACHED HONOURED WITH FOCUS ON RETROSPECTIVE

Jan Rofekamp’s Doc Mogul speech

For immediate release

Toronto, January 12, 2010 - The Hot Docs Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has chosen celebrated UK filmmaker Kim Longinotto as the recipient of its Outstanding Achievement Award, which will be presented at the Hot Docs Awards Presentation on Friday, May 7, at the Isabel Bader Theatre. As part of the honour, Hot Docs will screen a retrospective during the 17th annual Festival, April 29-May 9, celebrating Longinotto’s distinguished career. Hot Docs is also pleased to pay tribute to Film Transit International's Jan Rofekamp, who will be feted as this year's Doc Mogul Award recipient, and Canadian filmmaker Tahani Rached, with this year's Focus On retrospective.

"We're fortunate to be honouring the work of these three outstanding individuals, each of whom has made a distinct contribution to documentary culture," says Hot Docs director of programming, Sean Farnel. "For over 25 years Jan's sales company, Films Transit, has been a supporter, promoter and enabler for documentary filmmakers around the world. Kim is simply one of the great filmmakers of our time, in any form a true master, and Tahani's significant body of work deserves recognition and discovery."

Hot Docs will present Jan Rofekamp with the 2010 Doc Mogul Award, recognizing an individual who, over the course of her or his career, has made an essential contribution to the creative vitality of the documentary industry, both at home and abroad. Rofekamp will be presented the Doc Mogul Award at a luncheon in his honour, to be held on Tuesday, May 4, at The Sutton Place Hotel's Stop 33 Rooftop Ballroom (955 Bay Street). Luncheon tickets will be available for purchase in mid-January. Jan Rofekamp is president and owner of Films Transit International, one of the world's leading international distributors of high-profile theatrical feature documentaries. After studying film production at the Dutch Film Academy, Rofekamp co-founded and cooperated film distribution company Fugitive Cinema Holland until 1982, when he founded Films Transit International Inc. He has produced and executive produced dozens of films throughout his career.

Past winners of the Doc Mogul Award include HBO's Sheila Nevins (2009), BBC’s Nick Fraser (2008) and Rudy Buttignol (2007).