DEGANZ marks the passing of Sir David Gascoigne, a respected lawyer, former judicial conduct commissioner and a passionate advocate for the arts. Born on 15 January 1940 in the South Island, Sir David attended Marlborough College before graduating with a Master of Laws from Victoria University of Wellington in 1964. He built a distinguished legal […]
Big Girls Don’t Cry, co-edited by Cushla Dillon (DEGANZ), won the Best Youth Film Award at the prestigious Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) on Friday, 30 October 2026. Often referred to as the Asia-Pacific Oscars, the ASPA is an international cultural initiative and the region’s highest film accolade. This year, it acknowledged cinematic excellence from […]
DEGANZ members Callum Devlin and Annabel Kean received not one, but two awards for their film The Weed Eaters at the Knoxville Horror Festival! Directed and edited by Callum and produced by and starring Annabel, the film follows four friends on a New Year’s getaway. Their trip (ahem) takes a dark turn when they discover […]
Congratulations to DEGANZ member Allan George (Ngāti Kahungunu), who won the Best Indigenous Short Film Jury Award at the 2026 Santa Fe International Film Festival (SFiFF) for his film, Mirumiru (Bubble). The animated short follows an elderly Māori man as he desperately tries to hold onto the memories of his ailing wife. Allan uses bubbles […]
Congratulations to DEGANZ members director Rebecca Tansely and editor Thomas Gleeson, whose film Tenor: My Name is Pati won Best Documentary Feature at the Naples International Film Festival (NIFF), continuing its international awards streak! NIFF is an annual independent film event presented by Artis–Naples. It showcases nearly 60 indie narratives, documentaries, and short films from […]