Dan Shanan
Executive Director at Doc Edge- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Hebrew Native or bilingual proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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Doc Edge
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New Zealand
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director
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Nov 2004 - Present
DOC EDGE FESTIVAL An Academy Awards® qualifying international documentary film festival held annually in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and online nationwide. It showcases the best films from New Zealand and around the world and includes the Doc Edge Awards, celebrating excellence in filmmaking and the Doc Edge XE Exhibition, a showcase of digital interactive storytelling featuring top international and local VR, AR, installations, and digital stories. DOC EDGE SCHOOLS An educational programme for students from Year 5 to Tertiary that connects school students with documentaries from NZ and around the world. Doc Edge Schools offers screenings during the annual Doc Edge Festival and a Virtual Classroom platform for schools across the country. DOC EDGE INDUSTRY Learning and connecting opportunities for media professionals. Doc Edge Forum is an industry event that brings together local and international film, TV and other media professionals. It offers seminars, panels, masterclasses, and networking opportunities. Doc Edge Pitch is a documentary pitching forum for shorts, features and TV series. Doc Edge Clinics is a professional development programme for filmmakers. Doc Edge Market is a virtual platform to connect NZ films with buyers, festival programmes, distributors & sales agents. GOOD PITCH AOTEAROA NZ Good Pitch is a worldwide programme that amplifies a film through a strategic impact. Developed by Doc Society and Sundance Documentary Institute, Good Pitch brings together documentary filmmakers with foundations, NGOs, campaigners, philanthropists, policymakers, brands and media around leading social and environmental issues — to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for the partners, the films and society. Doc Edge is proud to be the host of Good Pitch Aotearoa New Zealand. Show less
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Founder/Director
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Jan 2000 - Dec 2006
Directed and produced documentary films. Directed and produced documentary films.
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Education
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University of Amsterdam
MA, Film and Television -
University of Missouri-Kansas City
BA with Honors, Communication Studies