Doc Edge

The Doc Edge, formerly DOCNZ International Documentary Film Festival or simply DOCNZ Film Festival, and then Documentary Edge Festival, is New Zealand's Academy Award-qualifying international documentary film festival, run annually by the Documentary New Zealand Trust since 2005.

[1] Traditionally held in May to June in Auckland and Wellington theatres, the festival chose to pivot during the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, taking the full festival online with a video-on-demand platform provided by Shift72,[3] opening up to a nationwide audience for the first time and increasing the size of the programme.

[1] Doc Edge is held annually, from April to June, in Auckland and Wellington.

[4] The Festival showcases documentary films from New Zealand and around the world,[5] and includes awards, Q&A sessions with filmmakers, and other events.

The Documentary Edge Festival celebrates the best of documentary films by awarding artists in the following categories:[6][needs update] International selection: New Zealand selection: