DEGNZ Announces Participants For Women Filmmakers Incubator 2018

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

26 February 2018

The Directors & Editors Guild of New Zealand (DEGNZ) is delighted to announce the eight female directors who will participate in its second Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator. They are:

Chantelle Burgoyne

Linda Darby-Coring

Hiona Henare

Abi King-Jones

Agnes Peel-McGregor

Lauren Porteous

Michelle Savill

Asuka Sylvie

“It was a difficult decision but we feel that we have with this group, filmmakers who show real promise in moving rapidly towards their first major projects and sustainable careers as directors.”“Once again the selection panel were impressed by the range of talented candidates who put themselves forward for this initiative,” said Executive Director of DEGNZ Tui Ruwhiu.

The Incubator is a targeted initiative designed to give emerging female directors the opportunity to build their knowledge, skills and networks as a means to advance their careers and projects in the screen industry.

Each workshop in the programme will bring in highly successful filmmakers and experts in a stepped approach that will develop participants’ confidence and capability to engage with the screen industry as they seek to get their own projects through development and into production.

The workshop series will start in Auckland in March 2018 and run through to year’s end.

This initiative is supported with financial assistance from the New Zealand Film Commission and Vista Foundation.

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For further information, please contact:

Tui Ruwhiu
Executive Director
Directors & Editors Guild of NZ
tui@deganz.co.nz
021-659-950

The New Zealand Film Commission invests in original and culturally significant films, encourages talented New Zealand filmmakers through developing career pathways and facilitating connections offshore, and works to increase the number of people seeing New Zealand films here and overseas.  It supports the growth of economic activity and helps ensure New Zealand has sustainable screen sector businesses operating within an internationally competitive screen sector.  The NZFC also helps negotiate co-production treaties and certifies co-productions and New Zealand films for tax purposes. www.nzfilm.co.nz

The Vista Foundation was set up to foster a viable, successful, and inclusive local film industry in New Zealand. By providing support and education for necessary skills and expertise, the Foundation encourages the production of exceptional works of New Zealand cinema, and the extension of the available opportunities to wider groups and individuals. The Vista Foundation is the primary social responsibility initiative of film industry technology company Vista Group.

The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ is a not-for-profit membership organisation that represents Directors and Editors in the New Zealand screen industry. This includes Directors and Editors of feature drama and documentary; television drama, documentary and factual programmes; short films; video art; animation; commercials and web content.

DEGNZ’s two primary roles are advocacy and professional development. We:

• are dedicated to promoting excellence in the arts of directing and editing.
• foster collegiality and unity within the screen industry.
• promote members’ creative and economic rights.
• work to improve industry working conditions and remuneration.
• offer professional advice and information on contracts and industry standards and practice.
• offer professional development events, networking opportunities, career advice, dispute resolution, mentoring, workshops, training, discounts and regular news bulletins for members across all levels of expertise, from novices to seasoned professionals.
• is a voice for Directors and Editors in influencing policy in the interest of our members. We do this through our membership of the pan‐industry group SINZ (Screen Industry New Zealand), and by making submissions to government and public officials.
• Internationally work co-operatively with other guilds and we belong to the International Affiliation of English‐Speaking Directors’ Organisations (IEASDO).

DEGNZ is Auckland-based with an office in Grey Lynn.

Contact Details:

Directors & Editors Guild of NZ
Level 2, 66 Surrey Crescent, Grey Lynn
P.O. Box 47-294, Ponsonby
Auckland
+64-9-360-2102
www.deganz.co.nz
www.facebook.com/degnz
www.linkedin.com/in/degnz
@degnz_online

Last updated on 10 April 2018