Congratulations to the many DEGNZ members who have been selected as finalists for Doc Edge Pitch 2021. DEGNZ members accepted as finalists include, Vanessa Wells with The Climate Canary, Gwen Isaac with Siouxsie & The Virus, Paul Wolffram with Sanguma, Kim Webby with Ratman and the Whales, Tom Burstyn with Iggy in Love and Mark […]
Congratulations to Mia Maramara (writer-director) and Hweiling Ow (writer-producer) who received funding from the NZ On Air and Te Mangai Paho co-fund initiative. Their episode titled, Albularyo: The Witch Doctor, is one of six in a new TVNZ anthology series, which sets to explore supernatural stories of Māori, Pasifika, and Filipino cultures. Each episode will […]
Wellington filmmakers Miles Wilson (DEGNZ) and Lindsay Christopherson are hoping to raise funds for their project A Girl Called Elvis. The short film about two siblings growing closer through a family quest is expected to begin filming in mid-April 2021. When 10 year old Ellie hears that her father is back in town, she convinces her half-sister Carol […]
Loner is a six-part web series, directed by DEGNZ member and Incubator alumna Lauren Porteous, that explores friendship, love and loneliness and reminds us that the only way things change is through action. Loner is now available on NZ On Screen. The series won Best Narrative Director at the 2020 NZ Web Fest Awards. Extrovert Mel […]
The series, naturally, shot in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, is now available for kiwis to enjoy. Several DEGNZ members are credited on the series, including Alex Boyd as Editor, Amanda Mulberry as 1st Assistant Editor and Scott Milligan as Assistant Editor. New Zealand’s favourite spooky investigators are back in business! Officers Minogue and O’Leary are keeping the […]