Tinā is the gift that keeps on giving! The feature, edited by Luke Haigh (DEGANZ), has cemented itself in Aotearoa’s film history, securing the fifth spot on the Top Ten Most Successful Kiwi Films list, just overtaking Whale Rider. Hunt For the Wilderpeople (2016) – $12,207,699 Boy (2010) – $9,322,000 The World’s Fastest Indian (2005) – $7,059,147 Once […]
DEGANZ member Taylor Nixon is crowdfunding for his dramedy short-form web series, Feelings Club. Set in the harshest school in Aotearoa, new kid Toby and art teacher Ms. Evans team up to start a secret support group hidden inside a dusty old storage room. Suddenly, it’s the only place where students can talk about what’s […]
Last night I participated in the first of three sessions of the NZFC-supported Animation Matchmaking Series, put together by ourselves, the Visual Effects Guild and the Writers Guild. One hundred and ten people turned out for the evening. Part of the event was for NZFC to talk about the He Kauahi Catalyst Fund and how […]
DEGANZ member Taratoa Stappard‘s debut feature film Mārama is celebrating its world premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) as part of the Discovery programme. Mārama is a Māori gothic and tells the story of a young woman’s fight to reclaim her identity and indigenous culture in Victorian-era Britain. TIFF describes it as […]
Congratulations to Jack Woon (DEGANZ) and the team behind Let’s Settle This for winning the Audience Award for Best International Short Film at Fantasia in Montreal. Written, directed, and edited by Jack, the short blends modern romance, kung fu, and diasporic Chinese identity. When two kung fu masters meet via a dating app for dinner, they […]