All the American Guilds (DGA, IATSE, WGA, SAG-AFTRA, and The Teamsters), together with the Motion Picture Association of America (made up of the major studios and streamers like Walt Disney Studios, Netflix, Paramount Pictures, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Discovery), have been lobbying heavily for a US […]
DEGANZ is proud to announce that Francis Glenday has been awarded Aotearoa New Zealand Screen Editors (ANZSE) Accreditation! Established by DEGANZ in 2025, ANZSE Accreditation recognises master editors whose work consistently meets a world-class standard. The accreditation celebrates the mana, artistry and expertise editors bring to their craft, provides a benchmark for excellence, and helps […]
This October, Show Me Shorts is bringing over 100 screenings to 40 cinemas across Aotearoa, with 11 DEGANZ members selected across the 2026 programme. Show Me Shorts is Aotearoa NZ’s leading international short film festival, connecting audiences with short films from around the world while championing local filmmakers. It is one of Aotearoa’s most prestigious […]
DEGANZ member Edward Sampson’s feature documentary Devils on Horses is currently screening on Māori+, following its world premiere at the 2025 Doc Edge Festival. While at Doc Edge, the film became the festival’s highest-attended film. It went on to have a limited New Zealand theatrical run. Screenings in Palmerston North, Tauranga and Christchurch included filmmaker […]
Congratulations to director Julie Zhu (DEGANZ), whose drama short film Unknown, Unknown has been selected as one of two projects to receive production funding through the Pan Asian Screen Collective’s Short Cuts initiative. Julie is working with writer Carolyn Deng and producer Matilda Boese-Wong on the project, which was awarded a $40,000 production grant from […]