DEGANZ members Ramon Te Wake and Richard Curtis have been selected for Ngā Aho Whakaari’s 2024 round of Aho Shorts. This year, five films were selected for the short film development programme aimed at empowering tangata whenua and te reo me ngā tikanga Māori within the film and screen industry. Ramon is the writer/director of […]
After screening at the Sydney Film Festival, First Horse directed by Awanui Simich-Pene and edited by DEGANZ member Cushla Dillon, won the inaugural First Nations Award. This accolade is the largest cash prize in Indigenous filmmaking, rewarding $35,000 to the winner. The film, set in 1826 with Aotearoa on the cusp of colonisation, follows a […]
DEGANZ member Jake Tabata‘s web series The Creature is out now, following its early selection to this year’s NZ Web Fest! The four-part series follows Aidan, stuck in the online dating rut of swiping with no results. He is ecstatic when he matches with his ‘dream man’ but must first face the perturbed Creature lurking […]
The acclaimed series Ahikāroa is back for its 6th season, with editing by DEGANZ member Jack Woon and writing and storylining by Onehou Strickland (DEGANZ). The series is a bilingual te reo Māori show that follows a group of kura kaupapa-raised rangatahi navigating the trials and tribulations of urban Māori living in Auckland. This season […]
The financial woes besetting TVNZ with a projected loss of at least $28 million, again highlight the inaction of the current government to address the issues with broadcasting, brought about by the severe negative impact international digital platforms are having on our local media companies. TVNZ advertising revenue is down nearly 16% in comparison to […]