Documentary Edge Festival
The Documentary Edge Festival is one of the events of the Documentary New Zealand Trust.
History
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:
- 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
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
- Best Feature Documentary
- Best Short Documentary
- Best Emerging Filmmaker
- Best Director
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
Awards 2012
International Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
| Vinterlys | Best International Short Documentary | Skule Eriksen |  Norway |
| The Interrupters | 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 | Best Feature Documentary Best Editing | Grant Lahood |  New Zealand |
| Gone Curling | 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 | Best Cinematography | Rachael Wilson | New Zealand |
Click here to see the full list of the Awards