Doc Edge

The Documentary New Zealand Trust (Doc Edge) is a not-for-profit organisation founded in 2004.

 Doc Edge is the home for storytelling that changes your world.

Our kaupapa is to celebrate, support and showcase documentary.

OUR PROGRAMMES / SERVICES

DOC EDGE FESTIVALAn Academy Awards® qualifying international documentary film festival held annually in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and online nationwide. It showcases the best films from New Zealand and around the world and includes the Doc Edge Awards, celebrating excellence in filmmaking and the Doc Edge XE Exhibition, a showcase of digital interactive storytelling featuring top international and local VR, AR, installations, and digital stories.

DOC EDGE SCHOOLSAn educational programme for students from Year 5 to Tertiary that connects school students with documentaries from NZ and around the world. Doc Edge Schools offers screenings during the annual Doc Edge Festival and a Virtual Classroom platform for schools across the country.

DOC EDGE INDUSTRY Learning and connecting opportunities for media professionals. Doc Edge Forum is an industry event that brings together local and international film, TV and other media professionals. It offers seminars, panels, masterclasses, and networking opportunities. Doc Edge Pitch is a documentary pitching forum for shorts, features and TV series. Doc Edge Clinics is a professional development programme for filmmakers. Doc Edge Market is a virtual platform to connect NZ films with buyers, festival programmes, distributors & sales agents.

GOOD PITCH AOTEAROA NZGood Pitch is a worldwide programme that amplifies a film through a strategic impact. Developed by Doc Society and Sundance Documentary Institute, Good Pitch brings together documentary filmmakers with foundations, NGOs, campaigners, philanthropists, policymakers, brands and media around leading social and environmental issues — to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for the partners, the films and society. Doc Edge is proud to be the host of Good Pitch Aotearoa New Zealand.

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