This week’s roundup is all about trailers for soon-to-be-released projects by DEGANZ members, including a memorial docu-drama honouring L. Sgt. Haane Manahi DCM, and a sneak peek into the lives of the wahine in a tiny coastal town with a thriving surf community at the bottom of the South Island. Check out the trailers below. […]
The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand (DEGANZ) is proud to announce the establishment of the Aotearoa New Zealand Screen Editors (ANZSE) Accreditation for the art of editing. ANZSE Accreditation recognises a master editor with a significant body of work that consistently meets a world-class standard. The desire to establish ANZSE was driven […]
DEGANZ member Luke Haigh edited Taika Waititi’s recent Super Bowl ad: A reimagining of the 1993 classic Jurassic Park, with core cast members Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum reprising their original roles. When the team’s system drops offline, a friendly Comcast Xfinity employee gets the operation back online, allowing the scientists to have […]
The trailer for Caterpillar, the debut feature from Chelsie Preston Crayford, edited by DEGANZ member Jonno Woodford-Robinson ANZSE, is out now. Set in Wellington in 2003, Caterpillar is a sentimental, multi-generational drama about three women living under one roof as the delicate balance of their family begins to unravel. When a grandmother’s mind starts to fail, […]
The International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival (FIFO) returns for 2026 with six DEGANZ members’ work featured! The festival is on now from 6-15 February in Tahiti, celebrating and amplifying the voices and cultures of Oceania through a wide showcase of stories. FIFO is also a pillar in film development in the Pacific, annually bringing filmmakers […]