Wayfinding, a new and reimagined navigation approach to Doc Edge Pitch.
A 2-day event from 30 June-1 July at Grand Millennium Auckland.
Doc Edge Pitch kicks off a four-day industry event, running over the first two days, with the Forum succeeding in the final two days on 2-3 July.
All industry events will be held at Grand Millennium Auckland.
Overview
Wayfinding reimagines traditional pitching by fostering collaboration rather than competition. It offers filmmakers a premier opportunity to connect with local and international decision-makers called Wayfinders, to guide projects toward success.
Along with traditional pitching, Wayfinding introduces roundtable sessions where decision-makers, filmmakers, and audiences collaborate to provide targeted, actionable feedback. This mentorship-driven format helps filmmakers refine their projects with advice tied to strategic outcomes and industry constraints. A Docs-in-Progress session will also be included, offering rough cuts feedback and access to global markets and festivals.
Projects
Here is the list of local and international projects, including Docs-in-Progress, selected for 2025 Pitch event.
New Zealand
- Handsome Savage – Hiona Henare
- The Fashionable Farmer – Sue Marshall, Rebecca Tansley
- KAKAIA– The Children of Tiki – Kahu Kaiha, Carrisse Uta’i
- The White Thing to Do – Aidee Walker, Gabrielle Blackwood, Cass Avery, Laura Trevalyn
- Ratso Against the Tide – Kent Belcher
- Our Forgotten Home – Megan Blackwell
- Taupo Amateurs – Ben Howard, Dan Graham
- A Completed Life – Kylie Cushman, Dan Hartley
- Alien Nation – A Buried History – Lynda Chanwai Earle, Toby Mills, Peter Lee, Lily Lee
International
- Atomic Paradise – Aline Jacques, John Harvey, Sally Aitken
- Me, My Mother’s Favorite Monkey – Ivonne Kani
- The Myth of Monsters – Beatrice Leong, Panuksmi Hardjowirogo, Ineza Rousille, Sean McAllister
- JJI Exile Brothers – Kusuma Santapoori, Devansh Mathur
- The Moonwalkers – Haig Balian
- Gotipua : Beyond Borders – Chintan Parekh
- The Heartbreaker – Nicola Fan, Richard Fowler, Jonathan Duncan, Peter Yam
- Nomads of the North – Piplu Khan, Ssam Seonkyu Park, Junjuni Chakma
- Saltwater Detectives – Margee Brown, David Cook
- 24 Strong – Kristian Van der Heyden, Rieneke Van Santen
- A Journey Never Told – Sharmin Doza, Masrur Rahman Masud
- The Chimney Sweeper – Shingo Ota, Kyoko Takenaka
Docs-in-Progress
- Sweet as Cuz – Peter Day
- Shroud – Cherie Lacey, Peter Simpson, Hee-seung Irene Lee
