FeatheStrength and Inside Gaza take top honours at Doc Edge Awards Night
On Wednesday evening Doc Edge held its annual awards as part of the 2026 Doc Edge Festival at Grand Millennium Auckland. More than 30 awards were presented, recognising outstanding documentaries, immersive projects and filmmakers from New Zealand and around the world. Doc Edge is an Academy Awards® qualifying festival for feature and short documentary films. The winners […]
Special 3-Day Christchurch Showcase to UC Kōawa Studios
Oscar-qualifying Doc Edge Festival, in partnership with Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC)’s Kōawa Studios and co-sponsored by Screen Canterbury, is bringing a curated selection of films from its 2026 programme to Ōtautahi Christchurch for a special three-day showcase at UC’s Jack Mann Theatre from 31 July to 2 August. The Christchurch Showcase will feature 13 documentary […]
Doc Edge Festival 2026 Awards Finalist, Jury and International Guests
More than 20 international filmmakers, producers, immersive creators and documentary subjects are travelling to Aotearoa and available for interviews for the 21st edition of the Oscar-qualifying Doc Edge Festival, joining an outstanding line-up of New Zealand and international finalists competing for this year’s Doc Edge Awards. Doc Edge Festival will showcase 87 films and immersive projects, including 28 world premieres, […]
World Press Photo & Doc Edge Immersive Exhibition in Auckland
Doc Edge Festival and the Rotary Club of Auckland are proud to announce World Press Photo & Doc Edge Immersive Exhibition 2026, a landmark new exhibition that merges the internationally acclaimed World Press Photo Exhibition with the Doc Edge Immersive Exhibition into a single, unmissable cultural event. Running 24 June to 12 July 2026 at the iconic Smith & […]
Doc Edge Festival 2026 marks its 21st year
The Oscar®-qualifying Doc Edge Festival marks its 21st year with a bold opening slate — sixteen films that take audiences inside a Gaza conflict zone, into the world of AI companionship, onto the set of a fatal Hollywood shooting, and deep into the criminal underworld of Aotearoa. From competitive dance floors to a bucket list written by […]
Doc Edge signed MOU to launch in Singapore
Doc Edge, New Zealand’s Oscar®-Qualifying Documentary Festival, Arrives in Singapore The Singapore Film Society (SFS), the nation’s longest-established cinema organisation, has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Doc Edge, Oscar®-Qualifying internationally recognised documentary festival, to launch Doc Edge Singapore. For two decades, Doc Edge has been the beating heart of Asia-Pacific’s documentary movement […]
Doc Edge Festival 2025 Oscar-Qualifying Awards announced
Doc Edge, New Zealand’s premier international documentary festival and an Oscar®-qualifying event, is proud to announce the finalists for the Doc Edge Awards 2025. The Awards will be held on Thursday, 3 July, at the Grand Millennium Auckland and will be co-hosted by respected broadcaster Neil Waka and beloved cultural icon Geeling Ching. The festival […]
Doc Edge unveils full programme for landmark 20th anniversary festival.
The countdown has begun! The 20th Anniversary Oscar-qualifying Doc Edge Festival has officially launched its 2025 programme, now live and on sale. This milestone edition features an unmissable and genre-defying line-up of 49 feature films, 29 short films, and 12 immersive projects that expose, educate, and entertain. Spanning urgent global issues to powerful local voices, the festival runs from 25 June […]
Doc Edge Announces New Chair and Board Member
Doc Edge is delighted to announce the appointment of Matthew Metcalfe ONZM as the new Chair of the Doc Edge Board. Matthew joined the board in August 2024, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a deep passion for documentary and the screen industry. One of New Zealand’s leading screen producers, Matthew has a distinguished career supporting […]
Doc Edge names 2025 Superhero and welcomes Festival first guests.
Ruby Chen, Co-Founder and CEO of CNEX Foundation, has been named the 2025 Doc Edge Superhero, an honour recognising her outstanding contribution to global documentary filmmaking. She will receive the award at the Doc Edge Awards on 3 July and deliver a keynote address at the Doc Edge Forum. Chen, a tireless champion for documentary […]
Doc Edge celebrates 20th Anniversary
Doc Edge Festival proudly marks its 20th anniversary with the first release of films for its 2025 programme, running from 25 June to 24 August. With its Oscar-qualifying status secured for another three years, the festival continues to attract world premieres, cementing its reputation on both the local and international circuit. The 20th-anniversary programme will […]
Doc Edge confirms ongoing Oscar® Qualifying Festival Status
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has confirmed that Doc Edge will retain its prestigious Oscar® qualifying status through 2025, 2026.
Sharon Fergusson comes on board
As the Northern Bureau Editor for 1News at TVNZ, Sharon brings over 30 years of television news experience, having reported on stories from Antarctica to Asia and across the Pacific. Her expertise in storytelling for the screen has been instrumental in shaping TVNZ’s news coverage. “I’ve always found the Doc Edge Festival compelling, and this […]
Matthew Metcalfe, our new board member
Following the success of the 19th edition of DOC EDGE FESTIVAL in 2024, Doc Edge is proud to announce that Matthew Metcalfe has joined its board. Mr Metcalfe is one of New Zealand’s most prominent producers with over twenty-five years’ experience. In that time, he has produced over NZD 300 million worth of production, representing […]