The Spinoff’s successful series Takeout Kids, directed by DEGANZ member Julie Zhu and edited by fellow member Isaiah Tour, is back for season two. The docu-series offers a glimpse into five young people’s lives while growing up between the classroom, home, and their family-owned business. From a Thai restaurant in the Banks Peninsula to a […]
Day One (formerly Someday Stories) is gearing up to premiere this year’s round of short films, including projects from DEGANZ members Seunghoon Sung, Joshua Siu, and Ricky Townsend. Each year, Day One hosts a short film grant and mentorship programme for new and emerging filmmakers in Aotearoa. The shorts selected explore cultural, social, and political […]
DEGANZ members have been working away over the past couple of years to bring about new documentary projects focusing on some of Aoteatroa’s top para-athletes and their hopes to qualify for the 2024 Paralympics. Wheel Blacks: Bodies on the Line Created by DEGANZ board president Robyn Paterson and fellow member Jai Waite with their production […]
I’m writing this in my hotel room. I arrived today at lunchtime and got thrown into the fray with the three NZ directors attending the MIFF Accelerator Lab, Awanui Simich-Pene, Vea Mafile’o and Te Waiarangi Ratana, and about 40 Australian directors. Vea and Te Waiarangi’s shorts ran in the first short programme that screened today. […]
DEGANZ is excited to announce the three New Zealand directors selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival’s (MIFF) Accelerator Lab. Each director is attending with a short film screening at the festival. The Accelerator Lab will take place across four days during the festival this year which is running from 8-25 August. It is designed […]