Student Competition for Short Documentary
2025 winners to be announced during Doc Edge Awards ceremony.
Our Student Competition for Short Documentary allows us to celebrate and showcase the amazing talents of aspiring young filmmakers.
Categories
There are two categories for the student competition.
- Secondary (New Zealand students in Years 9-13). A film of up to 10 minutes in duration.
- Tertiary (New Zealand students enrolled in tertiary study). A film of up to 25 minutes in duration.
Student Competition Winners
Best Tertiary Film: No Home Owner
* Special Mention: Underbirds: The Fight to Save the New Zealand Dotterel
Best Secondary Film: Hounga’ia – Be Grateful
* Special Mention: Telesia 2 the World
Best Tertiary Film: A Love Letter to the Estranged (Dir. Va’a Magalogo, AUT)
Best Secondary School Film: Self Portrait (Dir. Connor Lynd, Rotorua Lakes High School)
SECONDARY SCHOOL
Krista Woodward & Maja Skilling, Director/Producer | Mount Roskill Grammar School | Out of the Labs
TERTIARY
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
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
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
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
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
Honor Williams, Director/Producer | Kings College | Children Raising Children
TERTIARY
Eileen Lee, Director/Producer | South Seas Film and Television School | The Rocky Bay Store
