Documentary Edge Festival
The Documentary Edge Festival is one of the events of the Documentary New Zealand Trust.
The first Documentary Edge Festival, previously known as DOCNZ International Documentary Film Festival, was launched in 2005 in Auckland by the then Prime Minister, Helen Clark.
The Festival was rebranded as Documentary Edge Festival in 2010 to reflect the festivals' cutting edge program of international and New Zealand documentaries. It also celebrates the cutting edge nature of documentaries in providing an independent and important view of the World.
The Documentary Edge Festival is Australasia's premiere international documentary film festival . It is held annually, from April to June, in Auckland and Wellington. The Festival showcases the best selection of award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary films from New Zealand and around the world.
It also includes a Gala Awards, Q&A Sessions with filmmakers, various social functions and special events. The first festival was launched in 2005.
The Documentary Edge Festival is a contemporary cutting edge festival that seeks to bring documentaries that:
The Documentary Edge Festival celebrates the best of documentary films by awarding artists in the following categories:
International Selection:
New Zealand Selection:
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Best International Director, Best World Cinema
United States
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