Award-winning documentary filmmaker and DEGANZ board member Robyn Paterson is one of 12 producers selected for the Activator Screen Business Programme. Activator is an international business development initiative designed to build export capability within Aotearoa’s screen production sector. Across the second half of 2025, Robyn and fellow participants will engage in an intensive programme of […]
Here’s the latest work from DEGANZ members! There are features, unscripted projects, and a short film in the mix this time. Feature film Kōkā, edited by DEGANZ members Te Rurehe Paki, is out in local cinemas following its Matariki weekend premiere. Also in the feature space, the trailer for Pike River offers the first glimpse into the […]
DEGANZ member Maddison Grigg is crowdfunding on Boosted for Takahoa, a new coming-of-age YouTube mini-series. The Takahoa team has three days left to hit their goal of $35,000 and already has the the backing of 197 donors. Funds raised will go towards production, cast and crew fees, locations, marketing, and post-production. The five-part series follows […]
DEGANZ member Scott Milligan edited Kid Cudi’s latest music video, Neverland. The musical short accompanies the American rapper’s latest single and premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on 7 June under the Shorts Programme’s Music Videos: Playlist category. Directed by Ti West and produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions, the 11 minute music video tells the […]
Incubator alum Jolin Lee‘s short film Chrysanthemum is having its world premiere at the Palm Springs International ShortFest on 27 June. In addition to writing and directing the film, Jolin co-edited it with fellow DEGANZ member Steven Chow. The film follows an anguished gardener who develops an unhealthy relationship with a chrysanthemum plant when her child […]