Ka Whawhai Tonu, directed by DEGANZ member Mike Jonathan, written by fellow member Tim Worrall, and edited by board members Te Rurehe Paki and Martin Brinkler, won Best Oceanian Film at the prestigious Septimius Awards. Lead actress Hinerangi Harawira-Nicholas also took home the award for Best Oceanian Actress. Set during the New Zealand Wars, Ka Whawhai Tonu brings to life […]
DEGANZ member Leanne Pooley‘s docuseries Choir Games drops in Canada on Super Channel on 20 September. The series is an uplifting story about the power of music to change lives. In four episodes, two choirs—one from New York City and one from Kaitaia—participate in the 2024 World Choir Games in Aotearoa. Starting in the rehearsal […]
Writer/Director Mia Maramara (DEGANZ) is crowdfunding on Boosted for her upcoming short film, Homestay. The short follows a Filipino nurse who finds herself trapped between losing her job or losing her mind when her dementia patient pushes her to abuse an experimental procedure. It investigates the pressures of immigration, financial precarity, and the insidious exploitation […]
Last month, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) President Lesli Linka Glatter and Executive Director Russell Hollander visited Aotearoa to connect with the local screen industry. While only here for six days, their schedule was packed and took them to both Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington and Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. While here, Lesli and Russ met with […]
New sci-fi comedy series Warren’s Vortex, edited by DEGANZ board member Martin Brinkler and fellow member Alex Boyd, is out now on TVNZ+. The show was created by the team behind Wellington Paranormal and shares a similar humour and tone to the police mockumentary. In this series, Warren’s typical suburban life is turned upside down when […]