Documentary Edge Festival

The Documentary Edge Festival is one of the events of the Documentary New Zealand Trust.

History
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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[1] 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.[2] The Festival showcases the best selection of award-winning and critically acclaimed documentary films from New Zealand and around the world.[3]

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:

  • are thought provoking and challenge the audiences
  • provide a valuable insight into the topics and issues that confront our society
  • build bridges of understanding
  • give a voice to people and communities that are rarely or not heard
  • are cutting edge and innovative in their genre, style, narrative and delivery and welcome multi-media and experimental documentary films
  • promote a cinematic experience while at the same time ensuring that the works of emerging, independent and low-budget films continue to be celebrated

The Documentary Edge Awards

The Documentary Edge Festival celebrates the best of documentary films by awarding artists in the following categories:[4]

International Selection:

  • Best International Short Documentary
  • Best International Feature Documentary
  • Best International Director
  • Best World Cinema
  • Best Human Rights
  • Best Generations
  • Best Heroes and Incons
  • Best Culture Vultures
  • And two different spotlight categories every year

New Zealand Selection:

  • Best Feature Documentary
  • Best Short Documentary
  • Best Emerging Filmmaker
  • Best Director
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing

Click here to see the full list of the Awards

Awards 2012[5]

International Selection
Film Award Directors Country
Vinterlys[6] Best International Short Documentary Skule Eriksen Norway
The Interrupters[7] Best International Feature Documentary,

Best International Director, Best World Cinema

Steve James United States
Five Star Existence Best Future Watch Sonja Lindén Sweden

Finland

Malaki — Scent of an Angel Best Arab Spring Kahlil Dreifus Zaarour Lebanon
Who killed Chea Vichea? Best Human Rights Bradley Cox Thailand

United States

Life in Stills Best Generations Tamar Tal Israel
Incessant Visions Best Heroes and Incons Duki Dror Israel
Andrew Bird: Fever Year Best Culture Vultures Xan Aranda United States

New Zealand Selection
Film Award Directors Country
Intersexion[8] Best Feature Documentary

Best Editing

 Grant Lahood New Zealand
Gone Curling[9] Best Short Documentary Roland Kahurangi

Rachael Patching

 New Zealand
River Dog Best Emerging Filmmaker James Muir New Zealand
View From Olympus Best Director Geoffrey Cawthorn New Zealand
Yakel 3D[10] Best Cinematography Rachael Wilson New Zealand

Click here to see the full list of the Awards

References
  1. "Documentary Edge Festival 2010". Documentary Edge Festival. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04.
  2. "Documentary Edge Festival 2012". Auckland Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 2013-02-27.
  3. "Documentary Edge Festival". filmfestivallife.
  4. "Documentary Edge Festival". FestivalFocus. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
  5. "Documentary Edge Festival 2012 Awards". Documentary Edge.
  6. "Vinterlys". Ibis Film.
  7. Dargis, Manohla (28 July 2011). "The Interrupters". The NY Times.
  8. "Intersexion". Gay NZ. Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
  9. "Gone Curling Goes global". Otago Daily Times.
  10. "Documentary Edge Festival 2012". NZ Herald. 21 April 2012.
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