Pitch 2024
Where Truth Meets Impact, and Reconciliation Comes to Life.
Welcome to the hub of documentary magic – Doc Edge Pitch 2024!
Picture this: Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand, a hub of creativity, culture, and innovation, hosting the leading and most electrifying documentary pitching forum in the Asia-Pacific region as part of Doc Edge Festival in June 2024.
Doc Edge Pitch offers filmmakers a premier pitching opportunity, connecting them with local and international decision-makers. It’s the sole event in New Zealand dedicated to documentary pitching, providing finalists with mentorship workshops and a chance to win prizes and access to international festivals and markets.
The hybrid format allows for both in-person and remote participation, with finalists receiving intensive preparation and presenting their projects to industry experts. Participants benefit from industry connections, training sessions, and opportunities to engage with global events.
Since 2006, Doc Edge Pitch has facilitated impactful projects, supported by NZ On Air and NZ Film Commission content, and introduced filmmakers to production companies, commissioners, and broadcasters.
Doc Edge Pitch 2024 will be held at Christchurch Town Hall on June 26 and 27, forming an integral part of the Doc Edge Industry events. Registration to attend will open in late April, offering filmmakers and industry professionals the opportunity to participate in this premier pitching competition.
Selected projects will join our whanau (family) and go through a series of workshops on pitching presentation and coaching from mentors as well as post-pitch follow-ups.
Key Dates / Fees (all NZ, UTC+13)
31 December 2023 Early bird deadline / NZ$ 125.00
15 February 2024 Regular deadline / NZ$ 175.00
28 February 2024 Extended deadline / NZ$ 200.00
27 March 2024 Notification Date
April – May 2024 Preparation Workshops
June 2024 Finals Pitch Event in Christchurch (date tbc)
At Doc Edge, we are kaitiaki (guardians) of documentary filmmaking in the Asia-Pacific. So, what are you waiting for? Let your stories help us change the world.
Doc Edge Pitch is a documentary pitching forum for shorts, features and TV series. It is NZ’s only event dedicated to pitching documentary and factual projects before a panel of local and international decision-makers.
Finalists receive support through workshops on pitching presentations, and individually, coaching from mentors who will provide project-specific feedback and advice leading up to the final pitch date.
Winners
It brings us great joy to announce the first awards of this year’s pitch.
- CNEX’s CCDF14 Participation
- Memory & Longing by Kim Webby
- DOK Leipzig’s Accelerator Award
- The Sound of Wind by Zhiying Deng and Nanhsi Yuen
- Killing Brigitte Nielsen by Kylie Cushman
2023 Finalists
NEW ZEALAND PROJECTS
We are looking for New Zealand and international projects in the following formats:
- Feature theatrical or TV one-off
- Series (web or TV)
- Immersive (VR, AR, and XR) with an accompanying short or long form documentary
Selected projects will join our whanau (family) and go through a series of workshops on pitching presentation and coaching from mentors as well as post-pitch follow-ups.
INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
- Fair-Home Fairy-Tales | Sourav Sarangi, Director/Producer/Writer/Editor | Humaira Bilkis, Co-Producer [India]
- Love Crimes | Elise Coker, Director | Michael Saul Garber, Producer [Taiwan]
- In Search of the Morning Star | Pinky Choudhury, Director [India]
- The Sound of Wind | Nanhsi Yuan, Director | Zhiying Deng, Producer [China]
- Matriarch: In A Woman’s World | Izzy Chan, Director/Producer |Noémie Hakim-Serfaty, Co-director/Editor [USA]
- Untying the Knot | Chona Mangalindan, Director/Producer [Philippines]
- Until the Buzzing Stops | Abd al Kader Habak, Director | Janay Boulos, Producer [UK]
- Re-Inkarnation | Bobo Khuraijam, Director/Producer [India]
- Wind and View | Sheng Hung Hsieh, Director | Yin-Yu Huang, Producer [Taiwan]
- Harvest Moon | Rama Ayasra, Director | Asmahan Bkerat, Producer [Jordan]
- Trona | Emanuele Mengotti, Director | Kristian Van der Heyden, Producer [USA]
Pitch Key Dates
Submission Deadline
Finalists Confirmation
Workshops
Doc Edge Pitch 2023
