Congrats to DEGANZ members Sapna Samant and Rouzie Hassanova for being selected for Script to Screen’s South Shorts and Waitaha Screen Development Incubator programmes, respectively. South Shorts 2025 South Shorts is an annual mentorship programme for new and emerging screenwriters from South Auckland to develop short film scripts. Over five workshops, Sapna and the other […]
n00b’s success streak continues! The local dramedy series, directed by DEGANZ members Victoria Boult and Josh Frizzell, has been selected for the Short Form Competition at Canneseries. Canneseries is an annual international television series festival held in Cannes, France. Each year an experienced jury selects long and short form narrative and docuseries to be showcased. […]
Doc Edge kicks off its 20th anniversary by announcing the first 15 films selected for this year’s festival, including Devils on Horses and Mighty Indeed (former working title The Climate Canary) from DEGANZ members Edward Sampson, Vanessa Wells, and Emma Smart. Doc Edge is Aotearoa’s leading documentary film festival with the prestigious Oscar-qualifying status. The […]
Congratulations to DEGANZ member Julie Zhu on winning Best Short Film for Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le at the Melbourne Women Film Festival (MWFF)! Fellow member Brendon Chan edited the short, which premiered in 2023. Since, it has travelled to numerous festivals collecting accolades, including Best NZ Film and Director at Show Me Shorts. Lǎo Lao […]
Check out these new series from DEGANZ members Rouzie Hassanova, Robyn Grace, and Jack Woon. It’s great to see DEGANZ members in the mix of new local series on both primetime and online. These shows offer insight into different cultural identities within Aotearoa and a peek behind of curtain of amateur theatre. Ahi Wānganga Factual […]