From 2015- 2023 he was programming and artistic director at Hot Docs, North America’s largest Festival and Market for documentary film. Smith previously worked at the Toronto International Film Festival as the director of special projects and director of public programs. Other roles include short film programmer at Sundance, director of programming at Channel Zero Inc and executive producer in-flight entertainment at Spafax Canada. Smith has served on juries and spoken on panels at Festivals and events globally.

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TVO is Ontario’s public educational media organization that commissions and acquires documentary and non-fiction programming, provides TVOkids content, digital learning products, and current affairs news.