DEGANZ members Mia Maramara (Incubator alum), Bala Murali Shingade, and Victoria Boult (Ngāi Tahu) are earning recognition as burgeoning writer/directors. Mia, along with three others, has been selected for the 2023 Tāhuna Writers Retreat in Queenstown. During the month-long residency, Mia will take part in workshops on writing for international television markets. Throughout the program, […]
The highly anticipated We Are Still Here finally hits Aotearoa cinema screens on 2 February! The anthology feature includes DEGANZ members Tim Worrall, Renae Maihi, and Chantelle Burgoyne on its team of 10 directors who worked together to bring eight unique Indigenous stories to life. The film demonstrates that in order to move forward, we […]
Vanessa Wells (DEGANZ) has been invited to pitch at the Australian International Documentary Conference’s (AIDC) The FACTory. Wells earned her spot in the Central Showcase with her film The Climate Canary, which she directed and produced. Edited by fellow member Richard Lord, the documentary explores the ecosystem between Antarctic sea ice and ocean, and the […]
Welcome to 2023. It’s going to be a big one. Why? Because on 30 December 2022, the Screen Industry Workers Act (SIWA) came into force. Under the Act, all new contracts from 31 December 2022 forward in the screen industry must: Be in writing Have a term requiring compliance with the Health and Safety at […]
The feature documentary Dame Valerie Adams: MORE THAN GOLD, edited by DEGANZ member Margot Francis (directed by Briar March and produced by fellow member Leanne Pooley), will begin its festival journey at this year’s International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival (FIFO) in Tahiti. The 90-minute film tells the inspirational story of Olympic champion, Kiwi icon, Tongan […]