Student Short Documentary Competition

2023 competition result to be announced on 3 June

Since 2019, our Student Short Documentary Competition has allowed us to celebrate and showcase the amazing talents of aspiring young filmmakers. 

For 2023, the categories in competitions are Secondary Schools and Tertiary Schools and the winners were announced at the Doc Edge Awards event on Saturday, 3 June.

SECONDARY SCHOOL WINNER 

Self Portrait (Dir. Connor Lynd, Rotorua Lakes High School)

TERTIARY WINNER 

A Love Letter to the Estranged (Dir. Va’a Magalogo, AUT)

SECONDARY SCHOOL WINNER 

Krista Woodward & Maja Skilling, Director/Producer | Mount Roskill Grammar School | Out of the Labs

TERTIARY WINNER 

Monica Cordero, Dayoon Song, Helena Halliday, Directors/Producers | Massey University Our Aotearoa

TERTIARY SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTIONS 

Joseph Gordon, Director/Producer | Victoria University of Wellington | So Be It 
Mahaki Tipene, Director/Producer | Yoobee South Seas Film School | Uhi Wero

SECONDARY SCHOOL WINNER 

Joshua August, Director/Producer | Kings College | School Pride 

SECONDARY SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTIONS 

Bruce Chen & Yusef Elnahas, Director/Producer | Christ’s College | The Path to Equality 
Krista Woodward & Maja Skilling, Director/Producer | Mount Roskill Grammar School  | Glass Walls 

TERTIARY WINNER 

Ryan Stafford & Josh Robertson, Director/Producer | NZ Broadcasting School | The Silent Alps

TERTIARY SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTIONS 

Valeriya Golovina & Niamh Swannack, Director/Producer | Victoria University of Wellington | Mawhialeo Ote Alowha/Our love 
Celeste Fontein & Alex McShane , Director/Producer | Victoria University of Wellington | Maranui 

SECONDARY SCHOOL WINNER 

Sedona Milich, Director/Producer | Mount Roskill Grammar School  | Mirimiri 

SECONDARY SCHOOL SPECIAL MENTIONS 

Egor Belykh, Director/Producer | Kings College | Rarepenguin 
Sky Gobbi, Director/Producer | Wellington High School | Wellington High School Underwater Hockey 

TERTIARY WINNER 

Kate Gordon, Director/Producer | South Seas Film and Television School | Hurting To Heal 

TERTIARY SPECIAL MENTIONS 

Veronica Maitre, Director/Producer | South Seas Film and Television School | Becoming Masina 
Samylle Anjos, Director/Producer | South Seas Film and Television School | Out There

SECONDARY SCHOOL WINNER 

Honor Williams, Director/Producer | Kings College  | Children Raising Children 

TERTIARY WINNER 

Eileen Lee, Director/Producer | South Seas Film and Television School | The Rocky Bay Store

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