Documentary Edge Festival
Festival Info
Price info
$11-17
Is the Festival open to the public ?
Open to the public
Does the Festival have a market ?
Festival doesn't have a market
Does the Festival have a competition ?
Festival have a competition
Location
Name
The Documentary New Zealand Trust
Address
PO Box 10297
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Dominion Road
City
Auckland
Zip code
1446
Country
New Zealand
Telephone
6493600329
About
Documentary Edge Festival (DEF) is Australasia's premiere international competitive documentary film festival and the only dedicated annual international documentary film festival held in New Zealand. DEF runs in Auckland and Wellington and includes a Gala Awards, Q & A sessions with filmmakers, special events and more. The 9th DEF will be held in Auckland 22 May - 1 June 2014 and in Wellington June 2014 (dates TBA).
Documentary Edge Festival prefers online entries submitted via Withoutabox.com or FilmFestivalLife.com. Both websites provide cost-saving, paperless submission to film festivals around the world.
Withoutabox (WAB) internet-only submission platform features online applications via one master entry form, online fee payments, press kits, and the option to use Secure Online Screeners, an economical, eco-friendly, and secure alternative to traditional hard-copy DVD submissions. Fill out one master entry form and take advantage of quick entry, extended deadlines, and powerful submission management tools. There's no extra cost to you, and by submitting, you'll join Withoutabox's global filmmaker community and stay in the loop about international exhibition opportunities.
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Entry Deadlines and Fees
Please submit the entry through WAB or FFL together with the relevant fee for the applicable deadline (online and postmark if sending a screener):
- Early Bird: 16 Aug 2013
- Regular: 18 Oct 2013
- Late: 1 Nov 2013
- WAB Extended: 15 Nov 2013
Festival
Festival Nickname
DocEdge
Edition
9.00
Theme
African Films
American Films
Animation
Arabic Films
Music
Art-house films
Asian Films
Awards
Black Culture Films
British Films
Children
Comedy
Crime
Documentary
Education
Environnement/Nature
European Films
Family
French Films
German Films
Health/Medical
Historical
Homosexuality
Human Rights
Independent
International
Italian Films
Japanese Films
Jewish Films
Latin American Films
Music
National
Romance
Science
Senior
Sport
Student films
War
Women
Youth/Teen
Category/Format
Documentaries
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Submission
Film submission fee
Payment
Film submission amount
600
Submission accepted on Fest21.com
No
Film call for entry start day
Film call for entry deadline
Rules and regulations
Submission Payment
Submission Page
Contact
Festival Director Name
Dan Shanan
Festival Director E-mail
dan@documentaryedge.org.nz
Documentary Edge Festival is Australasia's premiere international documentary festival held annually in Auckland and Wellington around April - June. The Festival showcases the very best in 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.
Documentary Edge Festival is a contemporary cutting edge festival that seeks to bring documentaries that:
Documentary Edge Festival embraces the latest trends in documentary filmmaking and seeks to expose New Zealand audiences to these developments.
The 2013 Documentary Edge Festival programme showcased the following sections: World Cinema, Culture Vultures, Human Rights, The American Dream, Generation Next, Game On, Sign of the Times, and special presentations.
The 2014 Documentary Edge Festival will be held at Q Theatre in Auckland 22 May - 1 June. The dates in Wellington TBA.