Max Currie (DEGANZ) will take part in Rupture, a new development programme for series writers. Additionally, fellow member Litia Tuiburelevu joins writer Coco Solid’s team as a collaborator. The pilot programme aims to bring together powerful storytellers to shake up and deepen episodic series development in Aotearoa. Over six months, Rupture will provide the teams with […]
Day One Shorts (formerly Someday Stories) selected DEGANZ member Ricky Townsend‘s Wilbert Wire as one of the eight commissioned projects for 2024. Ricky is the project’s writer/director and is joined by Ella Waswo (producer) and Joseph Chamsay (co-producer) to bring his sci-fi/family short film to life. It follows a robot art student, othered by his […]
There’s a coalition government in power now whose focus is on the economy and righting what they see as the wrongs of the government before. I decided to go trawling to see if there was any hope for the arts, culture and heritage or the media and communications sectors in the government’s communications. A visit […]
Congratulations to DEGANZ members Kishan Raman and Jamie Lawrence for being selected for the New Zealand Writer Guild’s Seed Grant! They are two of six writers (out of 122 applications) to receive funds from the highly competitive grant, designed for first-time feature filmmakers to develop their screenplay drafts. Both Kishan and Jamie will receive $2,500 […]
Many DEGANZ members’ mahi have been selected to show during the 2024 Māoriland Film Festival! This year marks the biggest one yet for the festival with 168 films and video works from over 130 Indigenous nations. The festival will take place in Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast across five days in late March. Congratulations to […]