Documentary Edge Awards

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.

Documentary Edge Festival
LocationAuckland and Wellington, New ZealandNew Zealand
Founded2005
Festival date11 days
LanguageInternational
Websitedocedge.nz

Awards 2012 edit

International Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
Vinterlys[2] Best International Short Documentary Skule Eriksen   Norway
The Interrupters[3] Best International Feature Documentary,

Best International Director, Best World Cinema

Steve James   United States
Five Star Existence Best Future Watch Sonja Lindén   Sweden

  Finland

Malaki — Scent of an Angel Best Arab Spring Kahlil Dreifus Zaarour   Lebanon
Who killed Chea Vichea? Best Human Rights Bradley Cox   Thailand

  United States

Life in Stills Best Generations Tamar Tal   Israel
Incessant Visions Best Heroes and Incons Duki Dror   Israel
Andrew Bird: Fever Year Best Culture Vultures Xan Aranda   United States

New Zealand Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
Intersexion[4] Best Feature Documentary

Best Editing

Grant Lahood   New Zealand
Gone Curling[5] Best Short Documentary Roland Kahurangi

Rachael Patching

  New Zealand
River Dog Best Emerging Filmmaker James Muir   New Zealand
View From Olympus Best Director Geoffrey Cawthorn   New Zealand
Yakel 3D[6] Best Cinematography Rachael Wilson   New Zealand

Awards 2011 edit

International Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
The Mystery of Flying Kicks Best International Short Documentary Matthew Bate   Australia
Into Eternity Best International Editing Michael Madsen   Denmark

  Finland

Steam of Life Best International Cinematography Joonas Berghäll

Mika Hotakainen

  Finland
Leave Them Laughing Best On the Edge John Zaritsky   Canada

  United States

Enemies of the people Best International Director

Best International Feature Documentary

Rob Lemkin

Thet Sambath

  Cambodia

  UK

Precious Life[7] Best International Director Shlomi Eldar   Israel

New Zealand Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
Hiding Behind the Green Screen Best Emerging Filmmaker,

Best Short Documentary

Paora Joseph   New Zealand
Donated to Science[8] Best Director Paul Trotman   New Zealand
I Am the River Best Feature Documentary,

Best Cinematography, Best Editing

Luigi Cutore

Mark McNeill

  New Zealand
This Way of Life Best Contribution to the NZ Industry Thomas Burstyn   New Zealand
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls Best Contribution to the NZ Industry Leanne Pooley   New Zealand

Awards 2010 edit

International Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
The Solitary Life of Cranes[9] Best International Short Documentary Eva Weber   UK
Last Train Home Best International Feature Documentary Lixin Fan   Canada
Stolen Best International Editing Violeta Ayala

Daniel Fallshaw

  Australia
At the Edge of the World Best International Cinematography Dan Stone   United States
Defamation[10] Best International Director Yoav Shamir   Israel   Denmark

  United States   Austria

Petition[11][12] Best International Director Zhao Liang   China   Switzerland

  UK   France   Finland   Belgium

New Zealand Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
Dance of the Instance Best Short Documentary,

Best Educational Documentary, Best Research

Shirley Horrocks   New Zealand
Five Hours with Raja[13] Best Emerging Filmmaker Anna McKessar   New Zealand
The Unnatural History of the Kakapo Best Director,

Best Cinematography, Best Sound, Best Feature Documentary

Scott Mouat   New Zealand
Liquid Stone: Unlocking Gaudi's Secrets Best Editing Polly Watkins   New Zealand

  Australia

Awards 2009 edit

International Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
Don Roberto's Shadow Best International Short Documentary Juan Diego Spoerer

Hakan Engstrom

  Chile

  Sweden

At the Death House Door Best International Feature Documentary Steve James

Peter Gilbert

  United States
Sea Point Days Best International Editing François Verster   South Africa
The Wild Horse Redemption Best International Cinematography John Zaritsky   Canada
Oblivion[14] Best International Director Heddy Honigmann   Germany

  Netherlands

New Zealand Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
An Ordinary Person Best Short Documentary Susan Potter   New Zealand
Shustak Best Emerging Filmmaker

Best New Zealand Feature Documentary

Stuart Page   New Zealand
The Last Western Heretic Best Educational Documentary Monique Oomen   New Zealand

Awards 2008 edit

No Festival this year.

Awards 2007 edit

International Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
A Summer Not to Forget Best International Short Documentary Carol Mansour   Lebanon
Please Vote For Me Best International Medium Documentary

Best International Educational Documentary

Weijun Chen   South Africa
Knee Deep Best International Feature Documentary Michael Chandler   United States

New Zealand Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
In the Night Kitchen Best Short Documentary Simon Burgin   New Zealand
Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story Best Emerging Filmmaker

Best Medium Documentary

Julian Shaw  Australia

 New Zealand  South Africa

The Nuclear Comeback Best Feature Documentary Justin Pemberton   New Zealand

Awards 2006 edit

International Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
Prostitution Behind the Veil[15] Best International Medium Documentary Nahid Persson Sarvestani   Iran

  Sweden

Me and My Parents, My Parents and I Best International Feature Documentary Gerrit van Elst   Netherlands
Martyr Street[16][17] Best International Feature Documentary Shelley Saywell   Canada
The Black Road Screenrights Best Made for TV Doco William Nessen   Australia

New Zealand Selection edit

Film Award Directors Country
Black and White Best NZ ShortDocumentary Kirsty McDonald   New Zealand
4 Geese in a Flock[18] Best NZ Medium Documentary Luke Wheeler   New Zealand
Ghost Fleet Best NZ Feature Documentary Jonathan Finnegan   New Zealand

Awards 2005 edit

Film Award Directors Country
Aeon Best NZ Short Documentary Richard Sidey   New Zealand
Banana in a Nutshell Best NZ Medium Documentary Roseane Liang   New Zealand

  China

Dark Horse Best NZ FeatureDocumentary Jim Marbrook   New Zealand

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Who We Are". Documentary Edge. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Vinterlys". Ibis Film. Archived from the original on 19 September 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  3. ^ Dargis, Manohla (28 July 2011). "The Interrupters". The NY Times.
  4. ^ "Intersexion". Gay NZ. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Gone Curling Goes global". Otago Daily Times.
  6. ^ "Documentary Edge Festival 2012". NZ Herald. 21 April 2012.
  7. ^ "Precious Life". Le Monde, France.
  8. ^ "Donated to Science". Scientific American.
  9. ^ Ferguson, Euan (27 July 2008). "The Solitary Life of Cranes". London: The Guardian.
  10. ^ "Defamation". Arte TV France. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
  11. ^ "Petition, The complainants". Cannes Film Festival.
  12. ^ Scott, A. O. (13 January 2011). "Petition, The complainants". NY Times.
  13. ^ "5 Hours with Raja". AlJazeera website.
  14. ^ Dargis, Manohla (14 April 2009). "Oblivion". NY Times.
  15. ^ "Prostitution Behind the Veil". BBC UK.
  16. ^ Mark Deming. "Martyr Street". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013.
  17. ^ "Martyr Street". History. Archived from the original on 11 August 2007.
  18. ^ "4 Geese in a Flock". Scoop NZ.

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