Documentary Festival Lives Life on the Edge
Last night the stunning Penthouse Suite in the Quadrant Hotel in Auckland was privy to the unveiling of the Documentary Edge Festival 2010.
Following 4 successful editions of DOCNZ Documentary Film Festival, it has now been officially rebranded as the Documentary Edge Festival. This recognizes the growing international stature of the festival and positions the festival to develop not only documentary films but also documentary media in response to the increasing interest in cross-platform and interdisciplinary works.
The dynamic 2010 festival programme was revealed, the pages bursting with 56 documentaries from 25 countries, 8 of which are International premieres. The films are divided in to 8 categories; New Zealand Competition, International Competition, Best of Fest, Spotlight: China, World Cinema, Spotlight:Eco- Warriors, Culture Vultures and Heroes & icons.
Make sure you pick up a programme and start to book now!
Documentary Edge Festival will be held at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket in Auckland from the 27th of February through to the 14th of March 2010.
Documentary Edge Festival Wellington will be held at Angelika at Reading Cinemas (Courtenay Place) from the 13th to the 28th of March 2010.
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The Documentary New Zealand TrustThe Documentary New Zealand Trust
Is a non-for-profit charitable organization that advocates and promotes the importance of documentary films and filmmaking in New Zealand to our creative, business and wider communities. The Trust organizes the Documentary Edge Festival and Documentary Edge Forum and Pitching Forum.
Documentary Edge Festival is Australasia's only international competitive documentary film festival held annually in New Zealand and showcases the very best documentary film from New Zealand and around the World. The festival runs from late February and includes an Awards Night, Q&A sessions with filmmakers, social functions and more.
Documentary Edge Forum is a 3-day industry event runs at the same time of Documentary Edge Festival. It includes master-classes, seminars and panels. A key event of the Forum is a Pitching Forum attended by overseas commissioners, buyers and sales agents where selected projects are pitched with an opportunity to earn a commission or co-production funding. Documentary Edge also examine the innovations and challenges facing the documentary filmmaking industry so as to better equip our filmmakers. The Forum is place to learn and network with local and international professionals from the industry.
The Trust is also developing the establishment of Documentary Edge Campus, a Resouce Centre for documentaries in Auckland.
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