Festival

Festival presentation: 

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:

• Are thought provoking and challenge the audiences.
• Provide a valuable insight into the topics and issues that confront our society.
• Build bridges of understanding.
• Ensure that the works of emerging, independent and low budget films continue to be celebrated.

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.

Festival Nickname: 

DocEdge

Edition: 

9

Festival Logo: 

Theme: 

African Films

American Films

Animation

Arabic Films

Art, Dance, 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

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.

FilmFestivalLife (FFL) makes everything you have seen so far in online submissions look like it was conceived in the 90’s. HD secure screeners, festival and film rating tools, social features and the fastest growing community of film professionals online to share with. Be in the place where festivals are now discovering the next generation.

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