Call for documentary submissions

26 May 2011 / 11 Comments

Organisation/person name:

The Documentary NZ Trust

Work type:

Casual

Work classification:

Film & TV

Job description:

Documentary Edge Festival 2012 is now accepting submissions through WAB. If you are are not already on WAB, it is free to register and easy to submit.

Only entries postmarked on or before the corresponding deadline (date) will be considered.

Four deadlines:

Early Bird Deadline: 15 Jun 2011
Regular: 31 Aug 2011
Late: 15 Sept 2011
WAB Extended: 30 Sept 2011

Make sure that you read the 2012 Rules and Regulations prior to completing your submission/s.

http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/festival/filmmakers.html

Opportunity location:

Open to all

Key skills sought:

Films that are thought provoking and challenge the audience, provide a valuable insigh, build bridges of understanding, are cutting edge and innovative...

Start date:

Friday, 29 April 2011

End date:

Friday, 30 September 2011

This opportunity is:

Unpaid

Salary low $:

Salary high $:

Closing date:

Friday, 30 September 2011

Contact details:

Documentary New Zealand Trust Tel: +64 9 360 0329 info@documentaryedge.org.nz

Submitted by The Documentary New Zealand Trust on Thu, 26/05/2011 - 12:14pm.

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The Documentary New Zealand Trust 10 June 2011 - 10:59 AM

Only 5 days left for the early bird submission deadline to Documentary Edge Festival 2012. Don't delay, submit today and save. http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/festival/filmmakers.html

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The Documentary New Zealand Trust 13 June 2011 - 16:14 PM

Only 3 days left for the early bird submission deadline to Documentary Edge Festival 2012. http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/festival/filmmakers.html

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The Documentary New Zealand Trust 14 June 2011 - 15:50 PM

TOMORROW is the early bird submission deadline to Documentary Edge Festival 2012. http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/festival/filmmakers.html

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The Documentary New Zealand Trust 15 June 2011 - 16:09 PM

TODAY is the early bird submission deadline to Documentary Edge Festival 2012. http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/festival/filmmakers.html

The next deadlines are:

Regular: 31 Aug 2011
Late: 15 Sept 2011
WAB Extended: 30 Sept 2011

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The Documentary New Zealand Trust
The Documentary New Zealand Trust

Is a non-for-profit charitable organization that leads and promotes the importance of documentary films and filmmaking in New Zealand to our creative, business and wider communities. The Trust runs several activities including the Documentary Edge Festival, Screen Edge Forum, DOC Pitch, DOC Lab and Documentary Edge Campus.

Documentary Edge Festival is Australasia's premiere international competitive documentary film festival held annually in New Zealand and showcases the very best documentary films from New Zealand and around the World. The Festival includes a Gala Awards, Q&A sessions with filmmakers, social functions and more.

The Screen Edge Forum is an annual Film, TV and All Media industry event focused on innovative ways to create and fund all kinds of screen production. It includes seminars, panels, master-classes, and a pitching forum. The Forum is a place to update your tool-box with cutting-edge ideas and network with local and international professionals and experts. The Forum is a 3-day event that runs at the same time of Documentary Edge Festival. A key event of the Forum is a Pitching Forum (DOC Pitch) attended by local and overseas commissioners, buyers and sales agents where selected projects are pitched with an opportunity to earn a commission or co-production funding.

DOC Lab is a 3-day incubator for transmedia projects. Whether you are in drama or documentary, if you wish to develop digital media ideas across platforms then you should attend DOC Lab.

The Trust is also developing the Docu72, a short form documentaty competition.

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