Documentary New Zealand Trust
Set up in 2004, The Documentary New Zealand Trust is a non-profit organisation promoting documentary filmmaking and advocating opportunities for New Zealand documentary filmmakers. Its signature events are an international film festival, DOC Pitch and DOC Lab. It engages with the government, funding agencies, creative organisations, academic institutions and other screen industry guilds to ensure maximum support and funding for documentary filmmakers in New Zealand. Doc Edge Festival and Awards. The DOCNZ International Documentary Film Festival was launched in 2005 in Auckland by the then Prime Minister, Helen Clark. It was rebranded as Documentary Edge  Festival in 2010, then Doc Edge, and is held annually in Auckland and Wellington. The Documentary Edge Awards are awarded at the festival. The Screen Edge Forum. The Screen Edge Forum (previously known as DOCNZ Summit and Documentary Edge Forum) is an annual pan-screen industry event covering documentary, transmedia and other screen industry topics. Many Pitch Projects have been developed as a result including: DOC Lab. DOC Lab is a three-day incubator to educate, inspire and develop filmmakers with a shared goal of developing documentaries and exploring multi-platforms for creation and delivery. Local and international experts are  brought in as mentors to help the selected projects and teams. The mentors will present their practice areas and speak on the developments and technologies that will help the selected teams in realizing their projects. They will also work with teams individually and provide feedback, suggestions and development strategies. Starting from content ideas or from existing material, DOC Lab will discuss new documentary prototypes that use one or more new media. Workshop topics include: Many Projects have been developed as a result including: Documentary Edge Campus. Documentary Edge Campus is New Zealand's first resource centre for documentary films and  materials. It is available to the wider community for free! It includes: