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Arora and Hudson Sow the Seeds for Features

Congratulations to DEGANZ members Pulkit Arora and Jayde Hudson for receiving writing grants from the New Zealand Writers Guild's (NZWG) 2024 Seed Round. Each round offers different types of funding aimed at writers of different experience…
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NZ Web Fest Awards This Year’s Bests

An exciting update from our previous piece about the DEGANZ members nominated for awards at this year's NZ Web Fest! Six projects with members involved won awards. The Ahikāroa team had a particularly successful run, taking home four awards…
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More News About ‘More Than Gold’

Dame Valerie Adams: More Than Gold, edited by Margot Francis (DEGANZ) and produced by fellow member Leanne Pooley, continues its successful international film festival run with the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC). The…
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Eady and Redmond Take Home Bronze and Silver at the NZCS Awards

DEGANZ members Dan Eady and Tyler Redmond received kudos at this year's New Zealand Cinematographers Society's (NZSC) Cinematography Awards. NZSC created the festival in 2016 as a way for cinematographers' mahi in Aotearoa to be evaluated…
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Trumped… Again

Well, it’s done and dusted. We have another Trump presidency. So what does that mean for our screen industry? Unfortunately, it would seem we have a volatile future in store. As Trump has been telling us pretty much from Day 1, he wants…
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Vision Feast Your Eyes on DEGANZ Members!

Six DEGANZ Members have their projects nominated for awards at this year's Vision Feast. Vision Feast is an annual short film and music video festival that acknowledges filmmakers with a creative passion, technical skills, and what they…
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Rainbow wins at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

Sasha Rainbow (DEGANZ) has won the Dark Matter Jury Award for Best Director at the 2024 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival for her film Grafted. The feature follows Wei, a brilliant but disfigured Chinese scholarship student who is shunned by…
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Webby Selected for Script to Screen Strength in Numbers

Kim Webby (DEGANZ) has been selected to participate in the 2024/2025 Strength in Numbers programme, run by Script to Screen. Over a series of workshops run by Script to Screen and led by David Court, Strength in Numbers participants are…
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‘The Moon is Upside Down’ Win at Santa Fe International Film Festival

The Moon is Upside Down, written and directed by DEGANZ member Loren Taylor, has won the Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival. The film follows three women as they navigate an unfamiliar…
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‘Night Freaks’ to Stream on Rialto Channel

Night Freaks, directed by David Blyth (DEGANZ), is set to stream on Rialto from November 8th to December 12th. During the COVID pandemic, ordinary citizens Jules and Lucy are abducted by grey aliens and taken onboard a UFO where they're…
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Our Annual Trade Mission to France

In May of 2024 in France, New Zealand showcased export products, and promoted inbound investment into New Zealand at the largest industry market event of its kind in the world for this particular sector. The trade mission was…
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‘The Office’ Australia Streaming now on Prime Video

DEGANZ members Jackie Van Beek and Jesse Griffin are at the helm of The Office Australia, now streaming on Prime Video. Van Beek, who co-developed the series, directed four episodes, holds writing credits on three and serves as an Executive…
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DEGANZ Members are Show Me Shorts Winners!

Show Me Shorts had a wonderful Awards Night on Sunday 13 October, with multiple DEGANZ members nominated for and receiving awards. Lea Tupu'anga (Mother Tongue) directed by Vea Mafile'o (DEGANZ) took home the Oscar-qualifying Department…
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NZTV Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists for the 2024 New Zealand Television Awards have been announced, with 21 members having worked on the selected projects! Check out the list of members nominated below:   Miles From Nowhere A young Muslim songwriter…
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Don’t be a ‘n00b’, Watch it on ThreeNow

DEGANZ Members are at the helm of the new comedy-drama n00b, now available to stream on ThreeNow. n00b is set in Gore, New Zealand, in 2005. It follows the social downfall of Nikau Bennett, a popular teenager whose world is turned upside…
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‘Home Education’ is Spinning Off!

The first three episodes of Home Education, directed by Christopher Pryor (DEGANZ), are now streaming on The Spinoff. This engaging docu-series explores the lives of six families who have chosen to educate their children outside traditional…
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Nicol’s ‘Keyboard Warriors: Knights of Chalacyn’ Seeks Support

DEGANZ member Jack Nicol is seeking support on Kickstarter for his feature documentary, Keyboard Warriors: Knights of Chalacyn. Shot over the past two years, the film dives into the vibrant world of online gaming, focusing on the passionate…
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TVNZ’s Woes, Our Pain

TVNZ has to find another $30 million in savings. Advertising revenue fleeing to offshore companies operating digital platforms is just one of the broadcaster’s major issues. While audience viewing habits are stabilising on platforms…
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Arora and Hudson Sow the Seeds for Features

Congratulations to DEGANZ members Pulkit Arora and Jayde Hudson for receiving writing grants from the New Zealand Writers Guild's (NZWG) 2024 Seed Round. Each round offers different types of funding aimed at writers of different experience…
Read more

NZ Web Fest Awards This Year’s Bests

An exciting update from our previous piece about the DEGANZ members nominated for awards at this year's NZ Web Fest! Six projects with members involved won awards. The Ahikāroa team had a particularly successful run, taking home four awards…
Read more

More News About ‘More Than Gold’

Dame Valerie Adams: More Than Gold, edited by Margot Francis (DEGANZ) and produced by fellow member Leanne Pooley, continues its successful international film festival run with the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival (GZDOC). The…
Read more

Eady and Redmond Take Home Bronze and Silver at the NZCS Awards

DEGANZ members Dan Eady and Tyler Redmond received kudos at this year's New Zealand Cinematographers Society's (NZSC) Cinematography Awards. NZSC created the festival in 2016 as a way for cinematographers' mahi in Aotearoa to be evaluated…
Read more
View from the Top banner

Trumped… Again

Well, it’s done and dusted. We have another Trump presidency. So what does that mean for our screen industry? Unfortunately, it would seem we have a volatile future in store. As Trump has been telling us pretty much from Day 1, he wants…
Read more

Vision Feast Your Eyes on DEGANZ Members!

Six DEGANZ Members have their projects nominated for awards at this year's Vision Feast. Vision Feast is an annual short film and music video festival that acknowledges filmmakers with a creative passion, technical skills, and what they…
Read more

Rainbow wins at Brooklyn Horror Film Festival

Sasha Rainbow (DEGANZ) has won the Dark Matter Jury Award for Best Director at the 2024 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival for her film Grafted. The feature follows Wei, a brilliant but disfigured Chinese scholarship student who is shunned by…
Read more

Webby Selected for Script to Screen Strength in Numbers

Kim Webby (DEGANZ) has been selected to participate in the 2024/2025 Strength in Numbers programme, run by Script to Screen. Over a series of workshops run by Script to Screen and led by David Court, Strength in Numbers participants are…
Read more

‘The Moon is Upside Down’ Win at Santa Fe International Film Festival

The Moon is Upside Down, written and directed by DEGANZ member Loren Taylor, has won the Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival. The film follows three women as they navigate an unfamiliar…
Read more

‘Night Freaks’ to Stream on Rialto Channel

Night Freaks, directed by David Blyth (DEGANZ), is set to stream on Rialto from November 8th to December 12th. During the COVID pandemic, ordinary citizens Jules and Lucy are abducted by grey aliens and taken onboard a UFO where they're…
Read more
View from the Top banner

Our Annual Trade Mission to France

In May of 2024 in France, New Zealand showcased export products, and promoted inbound investment into New Zealand at the largest industry market event of its kind in the world for this particular sector. The trade mission was…
Read more

‘The Office’ Australia Streaming now on Prime Video

DEGANZ members Jackie Van Beek and Jesse Griffin are at the helm of The Office Australia, now streaming on Prime Video. Van Beek, who co-developed the series, directed four episodes, holds writing credits on three and serves as an Executive…
Read more

DEGANZ Members are Show Me Shorts Winners!

Show Me Shorts had a wonderful Awards Night on Sunday 13 October, with multiple DEGANZ members nominated for and receiving awards. Lea Tupu'anga (Mother Tongue) directed by Vea Mafile'o (DEGANZ) took home the Oscar-qualifying Department…
Read more

NZTV Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists for the 2024 New Zealand Television Awards have been announced, with 21 members having worked on the selected projects! Check out the list of members nominated below:   Miles From Nowhere A young Muslim songwriter…
Read more

Don’t be a ‘n00b’, Watch it on ThreeNow

DEGANZ Members are at the helm of the new comedy-drama n00b, now available to stream on ThreeNow. n00b is set in Gore, New Zealand, in 2005. It follows the social downfall of Nikau Bennett, a popular teenager whose world is turned upside…
Read more

‘Home Education’ is Spinning Off!

The first three episodes of Home Education, directed by Christopher Pryor (DEGANZ), are now streaming on The Spinoff. This engaging docu-series explores the lives of six families who have chosen to educate their children outside traditional…
Read more

Nicol’s ‘Keyboard Warriors: Knights of Chalacyn’ Seeks Support

DEGANZ member Jack Nicol is seeking support on Kickstarter for his feature documentary, Keyboard Warriors: Knights of Chalacyn. Shot over the past two years, the film dives into the vibrant world of online gaming, focusing on the passionate…
Read more
View from the Top banner

TVNZ’s Woes, Our Pain

TVNZ has to find another $30 million in savings. Advertising revenue fleeing to offshore companies operating digital platforms is just one of the broadcaster’s major issues. While audience viewing habits are stabilising on platforms…
Read more