Screen professional event
A professional marketplace and conference of the Doc Edge Festival.
New Zealand’s Documentary Forum, Pitch & Market
Save the Dates !!
29 June – 1 July 2026
Grand Millennium Auckland
3 days
30+ speakers
15+ sessions
200+ industry professionals
The full programme, speakers and international guests will be announced in May 2026.
What is Doc Edge Industry?
Doc Edge Industry is a three-day event connecting documentary filmmakers with the global screen industry through talks, pitching and networking during the annual Doc Edge Festival.
Over three days, the event combines talks, pitching and industry meetings designed to support documentary storytelling and connect projects with partners.
Who Should Attend?
Doc Edge Industry is designed for:
- Documentary filmmakers
- Producers and production companies
- Broadcasters and streamers
- Sales agents and distributors
- Festival programmers
- Film students and emerging storytellers
- Screen industry professionals.
Why Attend?
At Doc Edge Industry you can:
- Learn from leading international documentary storytellers
- Present projects and receive industry feedback
- Meet broadcasters, funders and collaborators
- Discover new documentary projects in development
- Connect with the New Zealand and international documentary community
Passes
New: Super Early available for first 50 passes only.
Early-bird passes are available until 15 May.
All passes include:
- Full access to the 3-day event
- Talks, pitching, panels and masterclasses
- Morning/afternoon tea
- Lunch each day
- Networking opportunities
- Discounted tickets to the Doc Edge Awards and Festival screenings
Choose Your Passes
Industry Pass (Most popular)
* For members of participating industry organisations including APA, DEGANZ, SPADA, WIFT NZ, Ngā Aho Whakaari, NZCS, NZWG, PASC, PISA and others.
- Super Early – $149 (first 50)
- Early Bird – $199 (until 15 May)
- Standard – $299
General Pass
* For professionals attending independently.
- Super Early – $199 (first 50)
- Early Bird – $249 (until 15 May)
- Standard – $349
Student Pass
* For holders of a valid NZ tertiary student ID.
- Super Early – $79 (first 50)
- Early Bird – $99 (until 15 May)
- Standard – $149
Key Speakers & Guests
Ruby Chen
Ryan Harrington
Director of Film Programming, Jacob Burns Film Center
Ryan Harrington has dedicated his career to nurturing and empowering filmmakers from around the globe as a producer, creative executive, and through his various roles in the equity and non-profit funding worlds. He served as VP, Documentary Films at National Geographic; VP, Artist Programs at Tribeca Film Institute; Director of Documentary Film at Discovery; Production Manager at A&E IndieFilms and Curator-in-Chief at the Jacob Burns Film Center.
Harrington is currently the Executive Producer of Documentary at BD4, Banijay America’s newest production label. BD4 specializes in premium documentary storytelling that blends commercial sensibility with creative execution. Guided by principles of joy, surprise, and delight, BD4’s slate includes genre-driven films that redefine what documentary films can be.
He sits on numerous advisory committees and is, proudly, the first male board member at Women Make Movies. He is an Academy-Award and PGA-nominated; and Peabody, Emmy and IDA-winning producer, as well as a frequent panelist, speaker and jurist at industry events around the world.
Courtney Sexton
EVP, Jigsaw Production
Courtney Sexton is a prominent documentary film executive currently serving as the Executive Vice President of Film and Television and Head of West Coast Operations at Jigsaw Productions, a New York-based company renowned for its impactful documentaries, including Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Going Clear, and The Armstrong Lie. Prior to this Courtney worked as Executive Voce-President Documentary at Participant media and Senior Vice-President at CNN Films.