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Talking Documentary

10 June 2015 Documentary is a hot topic at the moment. I recently attended the Documentary Edge Festivalโ€™s Screen Edge Forum in Auckland, opened with an address by Chris McDonald, the president of the second largest documentary filmโ€ฆ

That Old Chestnut Copyright

29 May 2015 As Dotcom seemingly inches closer to extradition, copyright has raised its head here at the guild enough times recently for me to decide to write about it. And before your eyes glaze over at the thought of reading boring copyโ€ฆ

Are You Ready?

15 May 2015 An old boss of mine used to say that with great change came great opportunity. It would seem that the opportunity in New Zealand is finally arriving from the shakeup in the screen industry predominantly driven by new digitalโ€ฆ

Pay Rates

1 May 2015 Pay rates continue to be a hot topic here at DEGNZ. Itโ€™s understandable as the impact of digital technology continues to drive down pricing in many instances. Just this week I was speaking with a voiceover agency ownerโ€ฆ

What Are You Worth?

17 April 2015 On Tuesday evening the DEGNZ board debated the effect that low-budget filmmaking has had on the pay rates of members. When the Escalator low-budget feature film scheme was introduced by the NZFC, it formalised for featuresโ€ฆ

Being Mฤori

Tฤ“nฤ kotou katoa. I have had two very different experiences in the last week that were refreshers on what it is to be Mฤori in the New Zealand film industry. The first was when I attended the down-homeย  Mฤoriland Film Festival inโ€ฆ

ANZSE Career Spotlights

Read about the illustrious careers of ANZSE-accredited editors.

A Kลrero With…

In this guest blog series, we speak to screen professionals to find out more about their job and what most people might not know, including those working in the industry. This blog offers an inside look into different parts of the industry and offers insights into how directors and editors can be successful in the collaborative process of their mahi.

How I Got Started in the Industry

In this guest blog series, our members reflect on how they made their way into assistant editing, editing, and directingโ€”with no two stories the same. They offer advice for those starting out.