María José [MJ] Arauz is a bilingual (English and Spanish) Documentary Producer and Business Affairs with experience on documentary feature films and short films in Honduras, the US and Canada with a passion for elevating BIPOC Latin voices. She has a Film and Television Business Graduate Certificate from Centennial College. MJ is a member and collaborator of the Collective of Honduran Women Filmmakers, Woman Filmmakers of CA (Central America), Brown Girls Doc Mafia Collective, and WIFT+. Currently she is working as Industry Programmer of Funds and Labs in Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.

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Hot Docs is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing and celebrating the art of documentary and to creating production opportunities for documentary filmmakers. Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, North America’s largest documentary festival, conference and market, will present its 31st annual edition from April 25-May 5, 2024. Year-round, Hot Docs supports the Canadian and international industry with professional development programs and a multi-million-dollar production fund portfolio, and fosters education through documentaries with its popular free program Docs For Schools. Hot Docs also owns and programs the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, a century-old landmark located in Toronto’s Annex neighbourhood and the world’s first and largest documentary cinema.