THE DOC EDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
2021 (DOC EDGE)
3 June – 11 July
2021
The 16th annual
Doc Edge
Festival kicks off its first fusion edition
in-theatres (Auckland and Wellington) and online nationwide
in just seven weeks, with a full programme of over 80
feature length and short films.
Yer Old
Faither, from world-renowned documentary guru
Heather Croall is one of 15 films just
announced for the festival. Doc Edge is proud to honour
Croall as the recipient of the 2021 Doc Edge
Superhero Award, which recognises the recipient’s
outstanding contribution to documentary.
Following her
success as Executive Director of the Australian
International Documentary Conference (AIDC), Croall took on
Press Release – Documentary New Zealand Trust
The Documentary New Zealand Trust presents
THE DOC EDGE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2021 (DOC EDGE)
3 June – 11 July 2021
The 16th annual
Doc Edge Festival kicks off its first fusion edition in-theatres (Auckland and Wellington) and online nationwide in just seven weeks, with a full programme of over 80 feature length and short films.
Yer Old Faither, from world-renowned documentary guru
Heather Croall is one of 15 films just announced for the festival. Doc Edge is proud to honour Croall as the recipient of the 2021 Doc Edge Superhero Award, which recognises the recipient’s outstanding contribution to documentary.
Following her success as Executive Director of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC), Croall took on the herculean task of festival director at Sheffield Doc/Fest (UK). She increased public attendance from 2,000 to 25,000 and generated £5.6 million (NZD10.8M) worth of business for produce
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The Australian International Documentary Conference has appointed filmmaker Natasha Gadd as its new CEO / Creative Director.
With more than two decades in film production, programming and distribution, she was most recently AIDC’s Partnerships and Industry Development Manager.
AIDC Board Co-Chairs, Kate Pappas and Paul Wiegard, said: “Natasha has a clear vision for AIDC – she has the requisite leadership skills, exceptional industry experience across the sector and a deep understanding of the organisation. Most importantly, Natasha is passionate about the nonfiction sector and AIDC’s role as a leader within it. This is an exciting time for documentary and factual storytelling.”
March 4th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: News,
Patrick Abboud and Marcus Costello
SBS has announced four productions which to receive development funding as part of its
Australia Uncovered single documentary strand.
Commissioning of a fifth program is also being explored.
Production teams from 5 projects participated in a live pitching session at the Australian International Documentary Conference yesterday, competing for a chance to share in development funds from SBS.
Joseph Maxwell, Head of Documentaries, SBS, said: “We’re thrilled to be investing in the development of this exciting and compelling mix of documentaries through
Australia Uncovered, showcasing diversity and tackling issues in ways that connect so beautifully to our unique purpose at SBS.
Daniel Gordon’s
The Australian Dream picked up the Best Feature Documentary prize at the inaugural Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) Awards.
The ceremony, held today (March 3), marked the end of this year’s online conference.
A total of six awards were handed out in addition to more than AUD $200,000 of development funding and prizes.
The Australian Dream (pictured), a portrait of the struggles and triumphs of Australian soccer player Adam Goodes, took home a $5,000 cash prize. The film is produced by Good Thing Productions and Passion Pictures.
The Best Documentary/Factual Series award, meanwhile, went to Miriam
Margolyes: Almost Australian from Liz Allen, Ross Wilson, Laurie Critchley, Aline Jacques and Southern Pictures.