Massive congratulations to DEGANZ member Roseanne Liang for being the latest filmmaker to receive an Arts Foundation Te Tumi Toi Laureate Award. Roseanne was honoured with the Gaylene Preston Filmmaker Award alongside seven other Arts Laureates at this year’s Arts Foundation celebration, also marking 25 years of the organisation. Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Laureates […]
25 DEGANZ members’ mahi has been nominated for a 2025 New Zealand Screen Award (NZSA)! DEGANZ is proud to sponsor two awards this year: the DEGANZ Best Director and Best Editor for Drama Feature. From over 700 entries across the 57 categories, the finalists highlight the vibrant storytelling, creativity, and technical excellence that continue to […]
It has been another great year of films in this year’s Show Me Shorts, Aotearoa’s leading short film festival. During the Vista Foundation Industry Day, the festival announced this year’s winners, including Best Director and Best Editor, proudly sponsored by DEGANZ. The DEGANZ Best Director award went to Allan George for Mirumiru (Bubble), a poignant […]
The highly anticipated Pike River, directed by Rob Sarkies (DEGANZ) and edited by fellow member Peter Roberts, celebrated its world premiere this month in Greymouth, Auckland, and Wellington. Starring Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcom, the film follows the true story of Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse, who became leading voices in their community following the […]
Local horror-comedy The Weed Eaters, directed and edited by DEGANZ member Callum Devlin, won the top prize at South by Southwest Sydney (SXSW Sydney), taking home Best Feature Film. The film follows four friends on a New Year’s Eve trip gone wrong. When they stumble upon and smoke some ancient weed, the group devolves into […]