Season three of DEGANZ member Julie Zhu‘s podcast and video series Conversations With My Immigrant Parents comes out on 3 April. In addition to directing, producing, and hosting the series with co-creator Saraid de Silva, Julie is also the series’ cinematographer. The deeply personal series dives into conversations between immigrant parents and their children across […]
Catch Red, White & Brass, co-edited by DEGANZ board member Ben Powdrell, on the big screen! The unapologetically Tongan film is now in cinemas across Aotearoa, sharing māfana and good vibes. Based on a true story, the film follows Maka when he hatches a scheme to get into the sold-out Rugby World Cup by forming a […]
DEGANZ member and participant in this year’s Incubator, Victoria Boult, has been selected for Kōpere Hou Fresh Shorts. This is a massive feat; this year, the final six projects were chosen from 89 applications. Through this fund, Victoria’s team will receive development support and a grant of $25,000 to make their short film, Invisible Dragons. […]
The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) released its March 2023 funding decisions, featuring many DEGANZ members’ projects in the mix. Seven applications were approved for the Early Development and Documentary Development Fund, totalling over $143,600. Of the four feature dramas chosen, DEGANZ members are key creatives on three of them. Tom Augustine is on the team […]
DEGANZ member Pietra Brettkelly‘s Boosted campaign for her feature documentary Crocodile needs help to reach its stretch goal. Due to Boosted’s all-or-nothing stipulation, Pietra and oscar-nominated producer Chelsea Winstanley (Ngai te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui) set a leaner goal of $20,000 to achieve in the 30-day campaign. However, generous donors propelled the project to this goal […]