DEGANZ member and 2022 Incubator alum, Jolin Lee proves themselves as a director with a knack for music videos with the release of Breakdown Breakthrough for local pop artist Blake. This is Jolin’s second music video this year, and eighth in total. The music video follows Blake around Auckland city center in the late night/early morning […]
I’ve always been a tinkerer. Growing up, I spent most of my time drawing, carving, and making things. I would pick up the tools and teach myself by doing, feeling my way through it. As an editor, it’s something I still do to this day. My career started with my whānau in Tūrangi. My uncle […]
Our editor members are always working away at something in the background. Two new NZOA series have just come out, featuring DEGANZ members. In TransGenerations, edited by Jai Waite (DEGANZ) with additional editing by Charlotte Evans (DEGANZ) and fellow member Ramon Te Wake as Executive Producer, high-profile trans rights activists share their stories and shine […]
Mysterious Ways, a new feature film edited by Peter Roberts (DEGANZ), is celebrating its world premiere in August! It will make its festival debut at the Chichester International Film Festival in the UK as part of the Window on the World collection. Established in 1992, the festival brings cinema, both new and archival, to the […]
While enthralled by the hustle and bustle of NZIFF on our shores, DEGANZ congratulates members Cushla Dillon, Pulkit Arora, and Jamie Lawrence for their work making the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) selection. Gate Crash, edited by Cushla, will screen as part of the festival’s Accelerator Shorts 1 programme, highlighting bold works from Aotearoa and Australia. […]