Screen professional events
A 3 day professional marketplace and conference at the Doc Edge Festival.
New Zealand’s Documentary Forum, Pitch & Market
Doc Edge Pitch 2027 is now open for submission
Doc Edge Industry is New Zealand’s premier professional event for the documentary screen sector, held at the heart of the Doc Edge Festival.
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.
Doc Edge Industry 2026 adopted the theme Beyond the Algorithm — a call to critically examine the forces shaping contemporary screen culture while reaffirming the importance of courageous storytelling, creative independence, human connection, and authentic voices in an increasingly mediated world.
Grounded in more than 20 years of documentary leadership, Doc Edge Industry continues to champion documentary as an artform, journalistic practice, creative force, and catalyst for conversation and change.
Passes
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.
To keep it simple this year, we offer a 3-day pass which include:
- Full access to the 3-day event
- Talks, pitching, panels and masterclasses
- Daily lunch with morning/afternoon tea
- Networking opportunities
- Discounted tickets to the Doc Edge Awards and Festival screenings.
Below are the three types of passes available:
Industry Pass / $299 (Most popular)
* For members of participating industry organisations including APA, DEGANZ, SPADA, WIFT NZ, Ngā Aho Whakaari, NZCS, NZWG, PASC, PISA and others.
General Pass / $349
* For professionals attending independently.
Student Pass / $149
* For holders of a valid NZ tertiary student ID.
Pitch
Doc Edge Pitch is Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading platform for discovering and supporting documentary and factual projects. Selected teams have the opportunity to strengthen their projects, sharpen their pitch and connect with the local and international decision-makers who can help take a project towards financing, commissioning, production, sales, distribution, festivals and audiences.
The Doc Edge Pitch 2027 is now open for submission.