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You Can Help ‘The Climate Canary’ Sing

Vanessa Wells (DEGANZ) and The Climate Canary team are in the final stretch of post-production and are crowdfunding to help cross the finish line. The 90-minute documentary highlights three remarkable women from multiple generations and their…
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Murdie’s Out of This World Boosted Campaign

DEGANZ member Joe Murdie is seeking support on Boosted for his short film, Planet 13. Set in 2093, the film takes place on a rabidly dying planet, ravaged by human activity, and devoid of natural fuel resources. With the planet on the brink…
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DEGANZ Members Sweep Up 2023 NZTVAs

The New Zealand TV Awards (NZTVA) took place on 5 December, celebrating the industry's achievements from the past year. DEGANZ was thrilled to see so many members' mahi on productions being recognised in the finalist list, many of which went…
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Wynn-ing the SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year Award

Congratulations, Harry Wynn (DEGANZ), for winning the Screen Production and Development Association's (SPADA) 2023 New Filmmaker of the Year Award! SPADA grants this award to honour excellence, talent, and creativity in filmmaking. Along…
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2024 Call for Applications: DEGANZ Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator

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The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is now accepting applications for the eighth Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator. In 2024, the talent-focused development programme will mentor a selection of women directors from Aotearoa…
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Director Josh Frizzell: How I Got Started in the Industry

I was expelled from Penrose High in the fifth form after getting caught wagging for a month (I faked the absentee notes from Mum and Dad). I ended up going on the dole (unemployment benefit) for a year. At the dole department you had to show…
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Promotion of Member’s Films

As a Guild, we fully appreciate the mahi and dedication that goes into creating screen content. As such, we celebrate the efforts of all of our members when they release their work. We appreciate that some work is controversial - particularly…
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DEGANZ Welcomes New Life Members

Pictured above from left to right: Ben Powdrell, Celia Jaspers, Grant Campbell, Howard Taylor, Sam Kelly, Robyn Paterson, Tui Ruwhiu, and Bryce Campbell. Earlier this year, the DEGANZ board put forward a motion to give life memberships to…
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Reid’s Director’s Attachment on ‘After the Party’

After the Party is out now on TVNZ+, with new episodes releasing each week. DEGANZ member and Incubator alum, Stella Reid, worked on the show through a Director's Attachment. Stella joined director Peter Salmon through pre-production, shooting,…
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‘The Moon is Upside Down’ Wins at PÖFF

An exciting update of DEGANZ member Loren Taylor's directorial debut: The Moon is Upside Down won Best First Feature Film at the PÖFF Tallinn Black Night Film Festival! The film screened in the First Feature Competition, a collection of first…
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FilmUp Features DEGANZ Members

Script to Screen announced the 2024/23 FilmUp participants, with five of the eight being DEGANZ members. Writer/directors Pulkit Arora, Ella Gilbert (Incubator 2023), Maza White, and Harry Wynn, with 2019 Incubator alum Anna Rose Duckworth,…
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‘TransGenerations’ Wins at Berlin Short Film Festival

Web series TransGenerations won Best Web Series at the Berlin Short Film Festival. The production's core team is chock full of DEGANZ members, with Naashon Zalk as Producer and DOP, Jai Waite as Editor, and Ramon Te Wake as Executive Producer. Since…
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… and We Have the (NZ Web Fest) Winners!

NZ Web Fest announced the winners of this year's festival, featuring podcasts, short films, and web series from local and international creatives. DEGANZ members heavily populated the selection lineup this year, with many of their projects…
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The Levy Ain’t Dry

I’m personally thrilled to see SPADA coming out strongly for a levy on streamers recently. It’s something I’ve been advocating for in this column going back four years, 'Show Me the Money', 'Time for a Reset', 'An Answer to NZ’s Broadcasting…
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Raised by Refugees Returns with McGill

Season two of Pax Assadi's Raised by Refugees, with episodes directed by DEGANZ member Kate McGill, is out now! Kate has worked on the show from the get-go as the casting director and one of the series' directors. Inspired by Assadi's childhood,…
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‘Ms. Information’ in Cinemas Now

After premiering at Whānau Mārama NZIFF this year, Ms. Information, directed by Gwen Isaac (DEGANZ), is now playing in cinemas nationwide. The feature documentary is a visceral and intimate look into the life of the polarising, pink-haired…
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Hunter’s Handycam Time Machine

DEGANZ member Sarah Hunter invites viewers into the time machine that is her new docuseries, MARAUDERS. Through archive handycam footage, she reveals a never-before-seen side of iconic Kiwi musical group Fat Freddy's Drop on their 2003 European…
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‘Te Hokinga Mai – The Return’ Out Now

The first two episodes of Te Hokinga Mai - The Return, produced and directed by DEGANZ member Kathleen Mantel, are available to watch on Whakaata Māori now. The eight-part docuseries offers an intimate look into people's journeys across…
Read more

You Can Help ‘The Climate Canary’ Sing

Vanessa Wells (DEGANZ) and The Climate Canary team are in the final stretch of post-production and are crowdfunding to help cross the finish line. The 90-minute documentary highlights three remarkable women from multiple generations and their…
Read more

Murdie’s Out of This World Boosted Campaign

DEGANZ member Joe Murdie is seeking support on Boosted for his short film, Planet 13. Set in 2093, the film takes place on a rabidly dying planet, ravaged by human activity, and devoid of natural fuel resources. With the planet on the brink…
Read more

DEGANZ Members Sweep Up 2023 NZTVAs

The New Zealand TV Awards (NZTVA) took place on 5 December, celebrating the industry's achievements from the past year. DEGANZ was thrilled to see so many members' mahi on productions being recognised in the finalist list, many of which went…
Read more

Wynn-ing the SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year Award

Congratulations, Harry Wynn (DEGANZ), for winning the Screen Production and Development Association's (SPADA) 2023 New Filmmaker of the Year Award! SPADA grants this award to honour excellence, talent, and creativity in filmmaking. Along…
Read more

2024 Call for Applications: DEGANZ Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator

,
The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is now accepting applications for the eighth Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator. In 2024, the talent-focused development programme will mentor a selection of women directors from Aotearoa…
Read more

Director Josh Frizzell: How I Got Started in the Industry

I was expelled from Penrose High in the fifth form after getting caught wagging for a month (I faked the absentee notes from Mum and Dad). I ended up going on the dole (unemployment benefit) for a year. At the dole department you had to show…
Read more

Promotion of Member’s Films

As a Guild, we fully appreciate the mahi and dedication that goes into creating screen content. As such, we celebrate the efforts of all of our members when they release their work. We appreciate that some work is controversial - particularly…
Read more

DEGANZ Welcomes New Life Members

Pictured above from left to right: Ben Powdrell, Celia Jaspers, Grant Campbell, Howard Taylor, Sam Kelly, Robyn Paterson, Tui Ruwhiu, and Bryce Campbell. Earlier this year, the DEGANZ board put forward a motion to give life memberships to…
Read more

Reid’s Director’s Attachment on ‘After the Party’

After the Party is out now on TVNZ+, with new episodes releasing each week. DEGANZ member and Incubator alum, Stella Reid, worked on the show through a Director's Attachment. Stella joined director Peter Salmon through pre-production, shooting,…
Read more

‘The Moon is Upside Down’ Wins at PÖFF

An exciting update of DEGANZ member Loren Taylor's directorial debut: The Moon is Upside Down won Best First Feature Film at the PÖFF Tallinn Black Night Film Festival! The film screened in the First Feature Competition, a collection of first…
Read more

FilmUp Features DEGANZ Members

Script to Screen announced the 2024/23 FilmUp participants, with five of the eight being DEGANZ members. Writer/directors Pulkit Arora, Ella Gilbert (Incubator 2023), Maza White, and Harry Wynn, with 2019 Incubator alum Anna Rose Duckworth,…
Read more

‘TransGenerations’ Wins at Berlin Short Film Festival

Web series TransGenerations won Best Web Series at the Berlin Short Film Festival. The production's core team is chock full of DEGANZ members, with Naashon Zalk as Producer and DOP, Jai Waite as Editor, and Ramon Te Wake as Executive Producer. Since…
Read more

… and We Have the (NZ Web Fest) Winners!

NZ Web Fest announced the winners of this year's festival, featuring podcasts, short films, and web series from local and international creatives. DEGANZ members heavily populated the selection lineup this year, with many of their projects…
Read more
View from the Top banner

The Levy Ain’t Dry

I’m personally thrilled to see SPADA coming out strongly for a levy on streamers recently. It’s something I’ve been advocating for in this column going back four years, 'Show Me the Money', 'Time for a Reset', 'An Answer to NZ’s Broadcasting…
Read more

Raised by Refugees Returns with McGill

Season two of Pax Assadi's Raised by Refugees, with episodes directed by DEGANZ member Kate McGill, is out now! Kate has worked on the show from the get-go as the casting director and one of the series' directors. Inspired by Assadi's childhood,…
Read more

‘Ms. Information’ in Cinemas Now

After premiering at Whānau Mārama NZIFF this year, Ms. Information, directed by Gwen Isaac (DEGANZ), is now playing in cinemas nationwide. The feature documentary is a visceral and intimate look into the life of the polarising, pink-haired…
Read more

Hunter’s Handycam Time Machine

DEGANZ member Sarah Hunter invites viewers into the time machine that is her new docuseries, MARAUDERS. Through archive handycam footage, she reveals a never-before-seen side of iconic Kiwi musical group Fat Freddy's Drop on their 2003 European…
Read more

‘Te Hokinga Mai – The Return’ Out Now

The first two episodes of Te Hokinga Mai - The Return, produced and directed by DEGANZ member Kathleen Mantel, are available to watch on Whakaata Māori now. The eight-part docuseries offers an intimate look into people's journeys across…
Read more