RNZ, in partnership with the Pan-Asian Screen Collective (PASC) and the Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA), have selected two projects with DEGANZ members at the helm to receive development support through the RNZ PASC PISA Development Fund. The development fund launched in early 2025 to address the systemic underrepresentation of Asian and Pacific creatives in […]
The projects in this week’s DEGANZ Watch List address some of Aotearoa’s hard conversations, including patriarchy and systemic racism. DEGANZ member Stella Reid directed the punk rock band Dick Move’s latest music video, titled F*ck It. Edited by fellow member Sam Small, the music video is a two-minute single take following the lead singer through […]
DEGANZ’s Izzi Hoskyn sat down with award-winning Colourist Damian McDonnell to take a peek behind the curtain of the craft of colour grading. Damian has over twenty years’ experience as a colourist and editor in both Hollywood and Aotearoa. He began his career as an assistant colourist on The Lord of the Rings: The Two […]
DEGANZ is thrilled to announce the Aotearoa New Zealand directors attending the 2025 Melbourne International Film Festival’s (MIFF) Accelerator Lab. Ira Hetaraka, Lucy Suess, and Raymond Edwards have been selected by MIFF to attend the Accelerator Lab, alongside their films screening in the Accelerator Shorts programme. Additionally, DEGANZ has selected fellow directors Aroha Awarau, Jolin […]
Congratulations to the DEGANZ members whose films have been selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF)! Marlon Williams: Two Worlds – Ngā Ao E Rua, edited by Josh Yong (DEGANZ), is screening as part of the Music on Film programme. This collection of films showcases cinematic explorations of sound, performance, and the stories behind […]