The finalists have been announced for the 2022 WIFT NZ Awards, with DEGANZ members among them. DEGANZ members Cian Elyse White and Cushla Dillon have been named as two of the 33 finalists selected from nearly 500 nominations. Cian will be up for the SAE Award for Outstanding Newcomer, alongside Grace Palmer and Grae Meek. […]
Our congrats goes to Tom Augustine (DEGANZ) who is one of five recipients selected to take part in the 2022 Tฤhuna Writers Residency. The residency was created by Great Southern Television and the Queenstown Lakes District Council, with the support of the NZFC and NZOA. The one month residency will include workshops with leading screen […]
We are excited for member Michelle Savill (DEGANZ Incubator 2018) whose debut feature film, Millie Lies Low, will have its international premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival (February 10-20), as part of the Generation programme. So far, Berlinale has announced ten features and seven shorts invited to play in Generation. According to the festival, […]
Port Chalmers Indie rock band Seafog has released the music video for their latest single title Influences. Directed and produced by DEGANZ member Dan Eady (pictured left), the music video features beautiful views of the Otago harbour and some of Dunedin’s iconic musical locations. A life sized Moa also stars, the costume courtesy of the […]
The NZWG announced the recipients of the second round of Seed and Seed Advanced for 2021 late last year, with many of our members’ faces among them! Well done to David Hay and DEGANZ Incubator alumniย Nahyeon Lee andย Stella Reid, who are all recipients of Seed grants. One of the most competitive writer-only grants for draft […]