Wayfinding, a new and reimagined navigation approach to Doc Edge Pitch.
A 2-day event from 30 June-1 July at Grand Millennium Auckland.
Doc Edge Pitch kicks off a four-day industry event, running over the first two days, with the Forum succeeding in the final two days on 2-3 July.
All industry events will be held at Grand Millennium Auckland.
Overview
Wayfinding reimagines traditional pitching by fostering collaboration rather than competition. It offers filmmakers a premier opportunity to connect with local and international decision-makers called Wayfinders, to guide projects toward success.
Along with traditional pitching, Wayfinding introduces roundtable sessions where decision-makers, filmmakers, and audiences collaborate to provide targeted, actionable feedback. This mentorship-driven format helps filmmakers refine their projects with advice tied to strategic outcomes and industry constraints. A Docs-in-Progress session will also be included, offering rough cuts feedback and access to global markets and festivals.
Tutors & Mentors
This year, the tutors and mentors are Yulan Chang, Tareq Ahmed, Christina Milligan, Kathryn Graham, Shanon Service, Valeriya Golovina, Sacha Handsaker, Steve Barr, Neil Waka, Rachael Penman and Lauren Tamayo
Projects
Here is the list of local and international projects, including Docs-in-Progress, selected for 2025 Pitch event.
New Zealand
- The Fashionable Farmer – Sue Marshall, Rebecca Tansley
- The White Thing to Do – Aidee Walker, Gabrielle Blackwood, Cass Avery, Laura Trevalyn
- Ratso Against the Tide – Kent Belcher
- Our Forgotten Home – Megan Blackwell, Peter Lee, Karen Chang Workman
- Taupo Amateurs – Ben Howard, Dan Graham
- Live and Let Die – Kylie Cushman, Dan Hartley
- Alien Nation – A Buried History – Lynda Chanwai-Earle, Toby Mills, Peter Lee, Lily Lee
- Public Nuisance: Smith vs. The Polluters – Annie Goldson, Karen Sidney
- Last Man Standing – Gabriel McArtney
International
- Atomic Paradise – Aline Jacques, John Harvey, Sally Aitken
- Me, My Mother’s Favourite Monkey – Ivonne Kani
- The Myth of Monsters – Beatrice Leong, Panuksmi Hardjowirogo, Ineza Rousille, Sean McAllister
- JJI Exile Brothers – Kusuma Santapoori, Devansh Mathur
- The Moonwalkers – Haig Balian
- Gotipua : Beyond Borders – Chintan Parekh
- The Heartbreaker – Nicola Fan, Richard Fowler, Jonathan Duncan, Peter Yam
- Nomads of the North – Piplu Khan, Ssam Seonkyu Park, Junjuni Chakma
- Untitled Project
- 24 Strong – Kristian Van der Heyden, Rieneke Van Santen
- The Chimney Sweeper – Shingo Ota, Kyoko Takenaka
Docs-in-Progress
- Sweet as Cuz – Peter Day
- The Scream Test – Cherie Lacey, Peter Simpson, Hee-seung Irene Lee
- A Journey Never Told – Sharmin Doza, Masrur Rahman Masud
- Cutting the Curve – Julia Parnell
