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Editor Rāhera Herewini-Mulligan: How I Got Started in the Industry

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When I was in primary school, I never knew I was Māori, or should I say I never understood what being Māori was. I always thought I was a little bit darker than a lot of the other kids, but that was ok. I was introduced to te reo Māori and…
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NZFC Funds Documentaries about Women, by Women

Earlier this month, The New Zealand Film Commission released its May funding decisions. Congratulations to DEGANZ members Gwen Isaac and Katherine McRae, whose projects were two of the three applications successful in receiving the Feature Film…
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DocEdge Superhero Annie Goldson

DEGANZ member Annie Goldson has been chosen as this year's Doc Edge 'Superhero'. The 'Documentary Superhero' is a yearly title honouring those who contributed significantly to the industry.  Festival director Alex Lee comments that the 'superhero'…
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Ow Selected for FIAPF and WIA’s Stories x Women

The International Federation of Film Producers Association (FIAPF) and Women in Animation (WIA) have selected DEGANZ member, Hweiling Ow (2021 Incubator), to participate in the second edition of the Stories x Women program for her new animated…
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‘The Polycees’ on the Loose in LA Dances With Films Festival

Congratulations to DEGANZ Board member, Celia Jaspers, for her new fantastical adventure short selected to screen at the Dances With Films festival in Los Angeles! Directed, written, and produced by Celia, The Polycees was chosen as one of the…
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First Look at New Maori Action Feature ‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’

The new action-adventure drama KA WHAWHAI TONU has hit the worldwide market at Cannes. It is written by DEGANZ member Tim Worrall and edited by DEGANZ Board Member Te Rurehe Paki. Set in Aotearoa in 1864, the film reveals the story of a crucial…
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Getting Ready

Here at DEGANZ, we are working through an educational and information campaign as part of our work around the Screen Industry Workers Act (SIWA). One of the things we are asking editors, assistant editors, and directors to do for themselves…
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What Commercial Dreams Are Made Of

DEGANZ members Perry Bradley and Harriett Maire (2023 Incubator) have a new commercial for Rainger & Rolfe and Honda out now. This is Harriett’s first time directing a car commercial, and she joined forces with TVC veteran Perry to work…
Read more
The Asian 8 and BoomShankar Title Images with the Episode One logo on the right

Ready Pilot One

Two of the pilots from PASC’s Episode One initiative are now available to watch online after a successful screening a few weeks ago. Fans of the teen genre can watch Asian 8, directed by 2021 Incubator alum Nahyeon Lee (DEGANZ) and edited…
Read more

DEGANZ members at Doc Edge Festival

This year's Doc Edge Festival will feature projects by DEGANZ members Katherine McRae, Anton Steel and Blandine Massiet du Biest. The Oscar-qualifying festival will run in Auckland and Wellington in May-June and virtually in June-July. Having…
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Gone To Screens

The long-awaited crime drama The Gone, co-directed by DEGANZ member Peter Meteherangi Tikao Burger, hits the screens this Sunday on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+. The six-episode series is an Irish-New Zealand co-production, with Peter directing the first…
Read more
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Big Days

This week sees the marking of two significant days on the annual calendar: World Intellectual Property Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Two things close to the heart of DEGANZ. Copyright is an expression of Intellectual Property.…
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DEGANZ Members Make the Cut for Shorts Cuts

PASC has selected DEGANZ member Rafa Yam for this year's Short Cuts lab. The programme is designed to support Pan-Asian creatives in crafting scripted shorts, with advice and guidance from industry practitioners. Participants are selected…
Read more
Roseanne's headshot with the Warner Bros. logo in to top right corner

Liang Thrills with ‘Maude v Maude’

Over the weekend, Warner Bros. announced that Roseanne Liang (DEGANZ) will direct Maude v Maude, starring Oscar winners Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry. Not much is known about the project, but according to Deadline, the feature will be a "Bond…
Read more

DEGANZ Members win at New York Festivals Film & TV Awards

Congratulations to DEGANZ members Jesse Griffin, Jackie Van Beek, Caroline Bell Booth, David de Lautour, and Kerri Roggio for their successes at the 2023 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards! Three episodes of Educators Season 3, co-written…
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Episode One participants, Shuchi Kothari, and Dale Corlett stand in front of a red curtain and PASC banner

PASC Episode One Pilots Fly to (the) Hollywood (Avondale)

PASC's Episode One Web Series Pilot Programme, featuring many DEGANZ members, finally came to fruition at the Hollywood Avondale cinema. After a year of developing and producing their pilot episodes, the teams pitched to industry commissioners…
Read more
Israel Adesanya lays with eyes closed in a bath sprinkled with flower petals

Fighting with ‘Stylebender’ at Tribeca Film Festival

Stylebender, directed by DEGANZ Incubator alum Zoe McIntosh, will premiere at this year's Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Out of the 28 documentaries in the programme, this is one of the 19 female-directed features. Zoe, well known…
Read more
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The Interminable Wait Is Nearly Over

It was close to a year that the NZ Film Commission was without a permanent CEO. That was resolved when Head of Sky Originals Annie Murray was announced as the new CEO, replacing David Strong. The response from the industry has been overwhelmingly…
Read more

Editor Rāhera Herewini-Mulligan: How I Got Started in the Industry

,
When I was in primary school, I never knew I was Māori, or should I say I never understood what being Māori was. I always thought I was a little bit darker than a lot of the other kids, but that was ok. I was introduced to te reo Māori and…
Read more

NZFC Funds Documentaries about Women, by Women

Earlier this month, The New Zealand Film Commission released its May funding decisions. Congratulations to DEGANZ members Gwen Isaac and Katherine McRae, whose projects were two of the three applications successful in receiving the Feature Film…
Read more

DocEdge Superhero Annie Goldson

DEGANZ member Annie Goldson has been chosen as this year's Doc Edge 'Superhero'. The 'Documentary Superhero' is a yearly title honouring those who contributed significantly to the industry.  Festival director Alex Lee comments that the 'superhero'…
Read more

Ow Selected for FIAPF and WIA’s Stories x Women

The International Federation of Film Producers Association (FIAPF) and Women in Animation (WIA) have selected DEGANZ member, Hweiling Ow (2021 Incubator), to participate in the second edition of the Stories x Women program for her new animated…
Read more

‘The Polycees’ on the Loose in LA Dances With Films Festival

Congratulations to DEGANZ Board member, Celia Jaspers, for her new fantastical adventure short selected to screen at the Dances With Films festival in Los Angeles! Directed, written, and produced by Celia, The Polycees was chosen as one of the…
Read more

First Look at New Maori Action Feature ‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’

The new action-adventure drama KA WHAWHAI TONU has hit the worldwide market at Cannes. It is written by DEGANZ member Tim Worrall and edited by DEGANZ Board Member Te Rurehe Paki. Set in Aotearoa in 1864, the film reveals the story of a crucial…
Read more
View from the Top banner

Getting Ready

Here at DEGANZ, we are working through an educational and information campaign as part of our work around the Screen Industry Workers Act (SIWA). One of the things we are asking editors, assistant editors, and directors to do for themselves…
Read more

What Commercial Dreams Are Made Of

DEGANZ members Perry Bradley and Harriett Maire (2023 Incubator) have a new commercial for Rainger & Rolfe and Honda out now. This is Harriett’s first time directing a car commercial, and she joined forces with TVC veteran Perry to work…
Read more
The Asian 8 and BoomShankar Title Images with the Episode One logo on the right

Ready Pilot One

Two of the pilots from PASC’s Episode One initiative are now available to watch online after a successful screening a few weeks ago. Fans of the teen genre can watch Asian 8, directed by 2021 Incubator alum Nahyeon Lee (DEGANZ) and edited…
Read more

DEGANZ members at Doc Edge Festival

This year's Doc Edge Festival will feature projects by DEGANZ members Katherine McRae, Anton Steel and Blandine Massiet du Biest. The Oscar-qualifying festival will run in Auckland and Wellington in May-June and virtually in June-July. Having…
Read more

Gone To Screens

The long-awaited crime drama The Gone, co-directed by DEGANZ member Peter Meteherangi Tikao Burger, hits the screens this Sunday on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+. The six-episode series is an Irish-New Zealand co-production, with Peter directing the first…
Read more
View from the Top banner

Big Days

This week sees the marking of two significant days on the annual calendar: World Intellectual Property Day and World Day for Safety and Health at Work. Two things close to the heart of DEGANZ. Copyright is an expression of Intellectual Property.…
Read more

DEGANZ Members Make the Cut for Shorts Cuts

PASC has selected DEGANZ member Rafa Yam for this year's Short Cuts lab. The programme is designed to support Pan-Asian creatives in crafting scripted shorts, with advice and guidance from industry practitioners. Participants are selected…
Read more
Roseanne's headshot with the Warner Bros. logo in to top right corner

Liang Thrills with ‘Maude v Maude’

Over the weekend, Warner Bros. announced that Roseanne Liang (DEGANZ) will direct Maude v Maude, starring Oscar winners Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry. Not much is known about the project, but according to Deadline, the feature will be a "Bond…
Read more

DEGANZ Members win at New York Festivals Film & TV Awards

Congratulations to DEGANZ members Jesse Griffin, Jackie Van Beek, Caroline Bell Booth, David de Lautour, and Kerri Roggio for their successes at the 2023 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards! Three episodes of Educators Season 3, co-written…
Read more
Episode One participants, Shuchi Kothari, and Dale Corlett stand in front of a red curtain and PASC banner

PASC Episode One Pilots Fly to (the) Hollywood (Avondale)

PASC's Episode One Web Series Pilot Programme, featuring many DEGANZ members, finally came to fruition at the Hollywood Avondale cinema. After a year of developing and producing their pilot episodes, the teams pitched to industry commissioners…
Read more
Israel Adesanya lays with eyes closed in a bath sprinkled with flower petals

Fighting with ‘Stylebender’ at Tribeca Film Festival

Stylebender, directed by DEGANZ Incubator alum Zoe McIntosh, will premiere at this year's Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. Out of the 28 documentaries in the programme, this is one of the 19 female-directed features. Zoe, well known…
Read more
View from the Top banner

The Interminable Wait Is Nearly Over

It was close to a year that the NZ Film Commission was without a permanent CEO. That was resolved when Head of Sky Originals Annie Murray was announced as the new CEO, replacing David Strong. The response from the industry has been overwhelmingly…
Read more