Documentary New Zealand Trust
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The Documentary New Zealand Trust is a not-for-profit
charitable organization
with these aims:
It is responsible for the organisation of the DOCNZ International Film Festival and the DOCNZ Summit.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
charitable organization
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
with these aims:
- To promote documentaryDocumentaryA documentary is a creative work of non-fiction, including:* Documentary film, including television* Radio documentary* Documentary photographyRelated terms include:...
as an important form of recording what is happening in our society and as a means to build understanding and goodwill - To promote documentary as a valuable archival resource
- To empower communities through and with documentary filmDocumentary filmDocumentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
making skills and resources - To as an advocate for documentary filmmakers in New ZealandNew ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
- To create opportunities for collaboration between New Zealand documentary filmmakers and overseas documentary filmmakers
It is responsible for the organisation of the DOCNZ International Film Festival and the DOCNZ Summit.