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6 Key Developments to Note
Advocacy, BlogThere have been a significant number of developments that have occupied our time recently that are worthwhile highlighting. Firstly, the Copyright Act Review Issues Paper submission. DEGNZ made a submission, the primary focus of whichโฆ
Intimacy Guidelines a Win-Win
BlogUK based Intimacy Coordinator Ita OโBrien spent three days in Auckland last December sharing her highly acclaimed approach to intimacy on set. The events gave actors, directors, producers, writers and crew from the stage and screen industriesโฆ
What Does 2019 Hold for NZ Film?
BlogI hope everyone is well and rested after the Christmas and New Year break. As we kick off the year, Iโve been forced to ponder what 2019 holds for NZ film both personally and because itโs something we should all be asking ourselves withโฆ
Brand New Zealand in Film
Advocacy, BlogNB: Anna Serner quotes extracted from a Nordisk Film & TV Fund article Anna Serner, the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, spoke at the Big Screen Symposium a couple of weeks ago on gender equity. In the short time she hasโฆ
Time For A Paradigm Shift
Advocacy, BlogAt the Annual General Meeting on 6 October, the Guild and its membership voted on two remits from President Howard Taylor for DEGNZ to unionise and to affiliate with the Council of Trade Unions (CTU). The motions passed and DEGNZ will unioniseโฆ
Screen Turmoil Across Tassie Causes Concern
BlogThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation was thrown into turmoil last week when Managing Director Michelle Guthrie was fired. Chairman at the time, Justin Milne, a political appointee and personal friend of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, questionedโฆ
Celebrating Women
BlogWomensโ roles in New Zealand society have come a long way. We were the first to give women the vote, weโve had three female prime ministers and finally the Black Ferns have gotten professional contracts. However, in many industries womenโฆ
Taking Action
BlogOn Wednesday evening, together with Ngฤ Aho Whakaari and the New Zealand Writers Guild, we had a two-hour workshop with Debbi Tohill, Executive Director of RPE (Rape Prevention Education) on Sexual Harassment and Disclosure. This sessionโฆ
Cutting Through The Hype
BlogScrolling through my Facebook feed yesterday to catch up on industry news, a Stuff article caught my eye. โCan Aotearoa make the screen the next primary industry?โ the hook headline blared. Diving into the article, I read that SIGANZโฆ
Show Me the Money
BlogThe standoff between the Australian Government and the global digital platforms has been a fascinating insight into the power the platforms, particularly Facebook, now hold. Australiaโs News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargainingโฆ
The COVID Boomerang
BlogWith the vaccine within sight and just when we thought all we had to worry about was who was going to win the Americaโs Cupโฆ here we go again. Itโs only through the news, our friends and other sources do we comprehend the horror ofโฆ
Welcome to 2021-A Year of Positive Uncertainty
BlogConsidering the significant impact of COVID on the entertainment industry, itโs hard not to be pleased with the incredible amount of activity going on in the New Zealand screen industry right now. New Zealand is being seen as a good, safeโฆ
A Trying Year
Advocacy, Blog, COVID Corner2020 has certainly been a trying year. We tried to run our professional development programme as we have done each year and the pandemic threw a spanner in the works. A shift to online worked for nearly every element of it. By moving online,โฆ
Round Up (not the weed killer)
BlogWith the Big Screen Symposium about to kick off tomorrow, itโs yet another recent event at which to be thankful for, for our Governmentโs response to COVID. We can gather in big numbers will little concern for the spread of the virus, whileโฆ