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The Digital Landscape

20 March 2015 On Tuesday evening I was fortunate to attend the 25th anniversary celebration of New Zealand on Air, hosted by Broadcasting Minister Amy Adams at Parliament. The crowd of 300 or so included many producers whose programmesโ€ฆ
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SINZ and Other Confessions

5 March 2015 Faced with a blank page and no hot topic Iโ€™m left to update you on some of the recent traffic across my desk. Screen Industry New Zealand (SINZ) got together last week for the first time in over a year. SINZ is an informalโ€ฆ
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Where Are The Women?

18 February 2015 Why are there so few female directors making dramatic feature films in New Zealand? Itโ€™s a vexing question with no easy answers. A couple of stats drawn from published NZFC data: Of the 28 dramatic features (discountingโ€ฆ
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Waitangi Day Te Reo

5 February 2015 We are already into February and Waitangi Day is almost upon us. For those of you unfamiliar with Te Tiriti o Waitangi (The Treaty of Waitangi) or wanting to brush up on the detail, here's a good primer on the NZ History website. Waitangiโ€ฆ
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Welcome to 2015

22 January 2015 Kia ora! And welcome to 2015 with the Directors & Editors Guild of NZ. This year is shaping up to continue the extremely positive last six months of 2014 with a range of productions happening. We have the MTVโ€ฆ
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2014 With DEGNZ

19 December 2014 DEGNZ has had another fantastic year. Thanks to all of you for continuing to support us and the NZ film industry. Across 2014 we have rolled out our new brand and website, and seen the implementation of a fantastic new professionalโ€ฆ
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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.