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Festival’s official response on screening of FOOD DELIVERY

We recently received a formal request from the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Auckland to refrain from screening the documentary Food Delivery: Fresh from the West Philippine Seas by independent director Baby Ruth Villarama, on the grounds that “the film is rife with disinformation and false propaganda, to serve as [a] political […]

One News – Chinese consulate asks to can Philippine doco

RNZ – Chinese docos expand presence at 2025 Festival

RNZ – An intimate look at resilience, connection and enduring love

PMN – Documentary highlights struggle for Rainbow Pacific identity

Awards 2025: MIGHTY INDEED and THE POOL take top honours and Oscar® consideration.

On Thursday evening Doc Edge held their annual awards as part of the 2025 Doc Edge Festival at The Grand Millennium Hotel in Auckland. Twenty-four awards were announced to honour and celebrate the superb documentaries and filmmakers, from both New Zealand and internationally, participating in this year’s programme. Doc Edge is an Academy Awards qualifying festival for […]

CGTN – ‘Food Delivery’ doco: Tears, danger, and distorted reality

The Standard – Oceania: Journey to the Center, a climate change doc.

James Croot – Eight great films to see at this year’s Doc Edge Festival

Doc Edge turns 20. Two decades of truth & chaos that cut to the bone.

This year, Doc Edge turns 20. Two decades of truth, chaos, and films that cut to the bone. To mark the occasion, I thought it would be more fun — and far more revealing — to skip the usual press release and let the founders speak for themselves. So I sent ten questions to Festival […]