Growing up in Auckland in the late 80s and 90s, the idea that filmmaking was in my future seemed like an impossible dream. On my mother’s side I come from an Afakasi German-Samoan family that migrated to NZ in 1965 and my father’s side a working-class Pākehā and Māori family from Auckland’s South-Eastern suburbs that […]
Congratulations to DEGANZ member and Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator alumna Mia Maramara who took home the 2021 SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year award at the SPADA Screen Industry Summit this past Friday. The award is sponsored by Fulcrum Media Finance and honours excellence, talent, and creativity in filmmaking. The judges noted that “Mia is […]
Aotearoa’s television industry gathered to celebrate the sector’s achievements at the 2022 New Zealand Television Awards last week, with DEGANZ members Annie Goldson and Vea Mafile’o walking away with awards. Annie Goldson, alongside Prisca Bouchet and Julie Alp, took home the award for Best Editing: Documentary/Factual for their work on A Mild Touch of Cancer. […]
Congratulations to DEGANZ members Robyn Grace and Toa Fraser who have been nominated for a Children’s & Family Emmy Award for their work on Netflix series Sweet Tooth. Alongside Jim Mickle and Alexis Ostrander, the Sweet Tooth directing team have been nominated for Outstanding Directing for a Single Camera Program. Sweet Tooth has also been […]
Created, written and directed by DEGANZ member Kishan Raman, the web series The Sunny Side of Ngongotaha has released its official trailer. Filmed in the Waikato, Ngongotaha and Rotorua, the independent production is Aotearoa’s first ever web series created by Fijian Indians about Fijian Indians. The creators have shared how proud they are to present […]