NZIFF officially opened on Wednesday to great success! While we can’t wait to see all our members’ mahi up on the big screen, we are just as excited to hear them discuss their projects. This year, NZIFF is hosting a series of Meet the Filmmaker Q&A sessions with the directors of select films. Don’t miss […]
Don’t miss the chance to watch DEGANZ member Paolo Rotondo‘s Maunga Cassino during NZIFF this year! The 2022 short is screening before the Australian feature film Sweet As during the festival’s runs in Auckland and Wellington. Set during World War II, a Māori warrior, an Italian deserter, and a scrawny rooster are trapped behind enemy […]
Karanga, directed by DEGANZ member Mary-Lyn Chambers (Incubator 2022), travelled to the US for the Wyoming International Film Festival as part of the Arthouse Programme. The film is a dance and spoken word performance that explores the intersectionality of Māori and Pākehā descendants, centred around the late Tiahuia Te Puea Hērangi Ramihana Gray (Ngāi Tahu, […]
“It’s bleak out there,” I’ve been saying to myself as I look out the office window each day at the weather… for weeks now. And frankly, the New Zealand screen industry at this point in time isn’t much better. The interminable New Zealand Screen Production Rebate Review is still ongoing, no matter the announcement of […]
With so many DEGANZ members featuring in NZIFF, it can be hard to keep track of them all! Here is a complete list of our members’ projects and their screening times in Tāmaki Makarau (stay tuned for other regions): Aotearoa’s Feature Films The Paragon A cosmic comedy horror where a hit-and-run victim learns psychic abilities […]