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The Digital Landscape
Blog20 March 2015 On Tuesday evening I was fortunate to attend the 25th anniversary celebration of New Zealand on Air, hosted by Broadcasting Minister Amy Adams at Parliament. The crowd of 300 or so included many producers whose programmes…
SINZ and Other Confessions
Blog5 March 2015 Faced with a blank page and no hot topic I’m left to update you on some of the recent traffic across my desk. Screen Industry New Zealand (SINZ) got together last week for the first time in over a year. SINZ is an informal…
Where Are The Women?
Blog18 February 2015 Why are there so few female directors making dramatic feature films in New Zealand? It’s a vexing question with no easy answers. A couple of stats drawn from published NZFC data: Of the 28 dramatic features (discounting…
Waitangi Day Te Reo
Blog5 February 2015 We are already into February and Waitangi Day is almost upon us. For those of you unfamiliar with Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi) or wanting to brush up on the detail, here's a good primer on the NZ History website. Waitangi…
Welcome to 2015
Blog22 January 2015 Kia ora! And welcome to 2015 with the Directors & Editors Guild of NZ. This year is shaping up to continue the extremely positive last six months of 2014 with a range of productions happening. We have the MTV…
2014 With DEGNZ
Blog19 December 2014 DEGNZ has had another fantastic year. Thanks to all of you for continuing to support us and the NZ film industry. Across 2014 we have rolled out our new brand and website, and seen the implementation of a fantastic new professional…
Members Address
Blog15 Oct 2014 I have arrived at DEGNZ at a time of significant change for the screen industry. Digital’s impact on the broadcasting and film landscape is immense. There are new opportunities for content makers online. Exhibitors are coming…
Hello 2018!
BlogWe’re into the year and we’ve got a significant period of change coming. The Government’s first hundred days are up in two weeks and it has already made good progress or is about to in terms of tertiary education, housing, child poverty,…
A Heck of a Year
BlogIt’s been a heck of a year with a number of significant changes that affects many of the things we do in the screen sector. The first of major import was NZ On Air’s move to its single media fund model in July of 2017. Already an avenue…
What’s Up Doc?
BlogAs we approach the end of another hectic year like many I’m sure, I’m feeling a little low in energy from the stress and strains of work, the knocks or outright rejection that are a staple of our industry, and the long hours that our passion…
Ructions in the Screen Shire
BlogWhen Minister for Employment Iain Lees-Galloway told ONE News just over two weeks ago that the government would repeal the Hobbit Law, all hell let loose. The Hobbit Law prevents screen industry workers from unionising by making all film…
Around the Traps
BlogLast newsletter I postulated about what might and might not occur in regard to the screen industry once the portfolios were assigned. Little did I know it would be referenced in the Hollywood Reporter here. I was wrong about Grant Robertson…
What Does Jacinda Mean For Us?
BlogLike most everyone else, I’ve been walking around with a smile on my face since Winston Peters decided which side of the seesaw to get on. I’m not as rabidly dogmatic as many left of centre seem to be in the screen industry, but I do…