Documentary Edge Awards
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| Location | Auckland and Wellington,
 New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Festival date | 11 days |
| Language | International |
| Website | docedge |
This article lists awards won at the New Zealand film festival formerly known as the DOCNZ Film Festival, then Documentary Edge Festival and now branded Doc Edge,[1] since its inaugural edition in 2005 until 2012.
Awards 2012
International Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinterlys[2] | Best International Short Documentary | Skule Eriksen |  Norway
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| The Interrupters[3] | Best International Feature Documentary,
Best International Director, Best World Cinema |
Steve James |  United States
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| Five Star Existence | Best Future Watch | Sonja Lindén |  Sweden
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| Malaki — Scent of an Angel | Best Arab Spring | Kahlil Dreifus Zaarour |  Lebanon
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| Who killed Chea Vichea? | Best Human Rights | Bradley Cox |  Thailand
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| Life in Stills | Best Generations | Tamar Tal |  Israel
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| Incessant Visions | Best Heroes and Incons | Duki Dror | Israel
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| Andrew Bird: Fever Year | Best Culture Vultures | Xan Aranda | United States
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New Zealand Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intersexion[4] | Best Feature Documentary
Best Editing |
Grant Lahood | New Zealand
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| Gone Curling[5] | Best Short Documentary | Roland Kahurangi
Rachael Patching |
New Zealand
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| River Dog | Best Emerging Filmmaker | James Muir | New Zealand
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| View From Olympus | Best Director | Geoffrey Cawthorn | New Zealand
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| Yakel 3D[6] | Best Cinematography | Rachael Wilson | New Zealand
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Awards 2011
International Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mystery of Flying Kicks | Best International Short Documentary | Matthew Bate | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia
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| Into Eternity | Best International Editing | Michael Madsen |  Denmark
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| Steam of Life | Best International Cinematography | Joonas Berghäll
Mika Hotakainen |
 Finland
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| Leave Them Laughing | Best On the Edge | John Zaritsky | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada
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| Enemies of the People | Best International Director
Best International Feature Documentary |
Rob Lemkin
Thet Sambath |
 Cambodia
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| Precious Life[7] | Best International Director | Shlomi Eldar | Israel
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New Zealand Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiding Behind the Green Screen | Best Emerging Filmmaker,
Best Short Documentary |
Paora Joseph | New Zealand
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| Donated to Science[8] | Best Director | Paul Trotman | New Zealand
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| I Am the River | Best Feature Documentary,
Best Cinematography, Best Editing |
Luigi Cutore
Mark McNeill |
New Zealand
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| This Way of Life | Best Contribution to the NZ Industry | Thomas Burstyn | New Zealand
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| The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls | Best Contribution to the NZ Industry | Leanne Pooley | New Zealand
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Awards 2010
International Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Solitary Life of Cranes[9] | Best International Short Documentary | Eva Weber |  UK
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| Last Train Home | Best International Feature Documentary | Lixin Fan | Canada
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| Stolen | Best International Editing | Violeta Ayala
Daniel Fallshaw |
Australia
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| At the Edge of the World | Best International Cinematography | Dan Stone | United States
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| Defamation[10] | Best International Director | Yoav Shamir | Israel Denmark
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| Petition[11][12] | Best International Director | Zhao Liang |  China .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland
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New Zealand Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance of the Instance | Best Short Documentary,
Best Educational Documentary, Best Research |
Shirley Horrocks | New Zealand
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| Five Hours with Raja[13] | Best Emerging Filmmaker | Anna McKessar | New Zealand
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| The Unnatural History of the Kakapo | Best Director,
Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Feature Documentary |
Scott Mouat | New Zealand
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| Liquid Stone: Unlocking Gaudi's Secrets | Best Editing | Polly Watkins | New Zealand
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Awards 2009
International Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Roberto's Shadow | Best International Short Documentary | Juan Diego Spoerer
Hakan Engstrom |
 Chile
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| At the Death House Door | Best International Feature Documentary | Steve James
Peter Gilbert |
United States
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| Sea Point Days | Best International Editing | François Verster |  South Africa
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| The Wild Horse Redemption | Best International Cinematography | John Zaritsky | Canada
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| Oblivion[14] | Best International Director | Heddy Honigmann |  Germany
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New Zealand Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Ordinary Person | Best Short Documentary | Susan Potter | New Zealand
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| Shustak | Best Emerging Filmmaker
Best New Zealand Feature Documentary |
Stuart Page | New Zealand
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| The Last Western Heretic | Best Educational Documentary | Monique Oomen | New Zealand
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Awards 2008
No Festival this year.
Awards 2007
International Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Summer Not to Forget | Best International Short Documentary | Carol Mansour | Lebanon
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| Please Vote For Me | Best International Medium Documentary
Best International Educational Documentary |
Weijun Chen | South Africa
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| Knee Deep | Best International Feature Documentary | Michael Chandler | United States
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New Zealand Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Night Kitchen | Best Short Documentary | Simon Burgin | New Zealand
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| Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story | Best Emerging Filmmaker
Best Medium Documentary |
Julian Shaw | Australia
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| The Nuclear Comeback | Best Feature Documentary | Justin Pemberton | New Zealand
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Awards 2006
International Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostitution Behind the Veil[15] | Best International Medium Documentary | Nahid Persson Sarvestani |  Iran
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| Me and My Parents, My Parents and I | Best International Feature Documentary | Gerrit van Elst |  Netherlands
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| Martyr Street[16][17] | Best International Feature Documentary | Shelley Saywell | Canada
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| The Black Road | Screenrights Best Made for TV Doco | William Nessen | Australia
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New Zealand Selection
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black and White | Best NZ ShortDocumentary | Kirsty McDonald | New Zealand
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| 4 Geese in a Flock[18] | Best NZ Medium Documentary | Luke Wheeler | New Zealand
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| Ghost Fleet | Best NZ Feature Documentary | Jonathan Finnegan | New Zealand
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Awards 2005
| Film | Award | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeon | Best NZ Short Documentary | Richard Sidey | New Zealand
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| Banana in a Nutshell | Best NZ Medium Documentary | Roseane Liang | New Zealand
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| Dark Horse | Best NZ FeatureDocumentary | Jim Marbrook | New Zealand
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See also
References
- ^ "Who We Are". Documentary Edge. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Vinterlys". Ibis Film. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (28 July 2011). "The Interrupters". The NY Times.
- ^ "Intersexion". Gay NZ. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "Gone Curling Goes global". Otago Daily Times.
- ^ "Documentary Edge Festival 2012". The New Zealand Herald. 21 April 2012.
- ^ "Precious Life". Le Monde, France.
- ^ "Donated to Science". Scientific American.
- ^ Ferguson, Euan (27 July 2008). "The Solitary Life of Cranes". London: The Guardian.
- ^ "Defamation". Arte TV France. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
- ^ "Petition, The complainants". Cannes Film Festival.
- ^ Scott, A. O. (13 January 2011). "Petition, The complainants". NY Times.
- ^ "5 Hours with Raja". AlJazeera website.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (14 April 2009). "Oblivion". NY Times.
- ^ "Prostitution Behind the Veil". BBC UK.
- ^ Mark Deming. "Martyr Street". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
- ^ "Martyr Street". History. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007.
- ^ "4 Geese in a Flock". Scoop NZ.
Sources
- 2005–2011: "Documentary Edge / DOCNZ Awards". Documentary Edge. 3 November 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2012.
- 2005–2012: "About the Documentary Edge Festival". Documentary Edge Festival. 8 December 2020.
External links
- Taylor, Adrien (8 July 2012). "Documentary Edge Festival reviews". 3news. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012.
- Wong, Helene (29 April 2012). "Helene Wong: Documentary Edge Festival 2012". New Zealand Listener. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012.
- "The Documentary Edge Festival". Lina Lamont. 6 May 2012.
This review first appeared in the Sunday Star Times, 22nd April 2012.