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McClymont Signs to Supernormal

DEGANZ member Liv McClymont is the newest director signed to the local independent production studio Supernormal. Liv has been building her portfolio over the past few years with documentaries I Stand for Consent and The Man Outside and,…

DEGANZ Watch List: New Pathways

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This week's DEGANZ Watch List includes stories of new pathways. In Dead Ahead, edited by DEGANZ member Ben Wildish, a family moves back to Aotearoa and finds themselves on an unknown path that sends their whānau, from the past and present,…

Round Two

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The Copyright Act Review is back on, with a proposed Stage 1 set of proposals being finessed for feedback. Although we lobbied long and hard on behalf of directors in the previous review started in 2017, the whole review was ultimately put…

Whānau Mārama NZIFF Celebrates 16 Years with 100(ish) Films

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Whānau Mārama New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) is back for 2025 and is bigger than ever. This year will feature a selection of around 100 films across the four main cities and six regions across Aotearoa. 11 DEGANZ members…

‘Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy’ is in Netflix’s Top Three

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DEGANZ member Jesse Dixon edited Netflix's recently released documentary Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy. Currently, it ranks third on Netflix's global top 10 movies. In 2021, hundreds of people were injured and ten were killed in a crowd…

Curtis’ ‘Rapido’ Wins at imagineNATIVE

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Congratulations to Ricard J Curtis (DEGANZ) for winning the Live Action Short Award with Rapido at the 2025 imaginNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival! This is an Oscar-qualifying category, meaning the film is now eligible for consideration for…

Paterson Selected for 2025 Activator Screen Business Programme

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Award-winning documentary filmmaker and DEGANZ board member Robyn Paterson is one of 12 producers selected for the Activator Screen Business Programme. Activator is an international business development initiative designed to build export…

DEGANZ Watch List: Features & Unscripted & Shorts, Oh My!

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Here's the latest work from DEGANZ members! There are features, unscripted projects, and a short film in the mix this time. Feature film Kōkā, edited by DEGANZ members Te Rurehe Paki, is out in local cinemas following its Matariki weekend…

Time to Boost ‘Takahoa’

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DEGANZ member Maddison Grigg is crowdfunding on Boosted for Takahoa, a new coming-of-age YouTube mini-series. The Takahoa team has three days left to hit their goal of $35,000 and already has the the backing of 197 donors. Funds raised…

Cannes… One Mountain Too High

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The Cannes film festival is over for another year. And it’s another year where no New Zealand film got into Official Competition, Critics Week, Director’s Fortnight, or the short film competition. The last NZ feature in Cannes was Cristine…

Milligan’s Editing for Kid Cudi’s ‘Neverland’ Premiered at Tribeca

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DEGANZ member Scott Milligan edited Kid Cudi's latest music video, Neverland. The musical short accompanies the American rapper's latest single and premiered at Tribeca Film Festival on 7 June under the Shorts Programme's Music Videos: Playlist…

Lee’s ‘Chrysanthemum’ Blooms at Palm Springs ShortFest

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Incubator alum Jolin Lee's short film Chrysanthemum is having its world premiere at the Palm Springs International ShortFest on 27 June. In addition to writing and directing the film, Jolin co-edited it with fellow DEGANZ member Steven Chow. The…

BBC Acquires Local Sitcom ‘Homebound 3.0’

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Local comedy series Homebound 3.0, co-directed by DEGANZ member Hweiling Ow and starring fellow member Michelle Ang, has been picked up by the UK's BBC for global sales and distribution. Exciting news following season two's premiere in May 2025! The…

‘Devils on Horses’ and ‘Mighty Indeed’ are Finalists for the Doc Edge Awards 2025

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Devils on Horses, directed by DEGANZ member Edward Sampson, and Mighty Indeed, directed by Vanessa Wells (DEGANZ) and edited by fellow member Emma Smart, are finalists in the New Zealand Feature Film category for the 2025 Doc Edge Awards. Doc…

Early Birds Got the Worm! DEGANZ Members Amongst Early Selections for NZ Web Fest

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Six projects from DEGANZ members have made the cut for the early selections for this year's NZ Web Fest. Amongst the selections are short films, a music video, and both factual and narrative web series. Since its inception in 2015, the NZ…

‘Murderbot’ Earns Killer Reviews

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The first four episodes of Apple TV's Murderbot are out now, with episodes to come from DEGANZ member Roseanne Liang. The ten-part series drops weekly on Fridays, with Roseanne's episodes coming out on 20 June and 4 July. Since releasing…

DEGANZ Watch List: Music & Mayhem

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Check out these new works from DEGANZ members! The local screen and music industries have come together this month for NZ Music Month. Members Mia Blake and Miryam Jacobi were behind the new music video for local artist Len Blake. Meanwhile,…

‘Myths & Maidens’ Wins at Voyager Media Awards

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Myths & Maidens, edited by DEGANZ member Cushla Dillon, won the Best Current Affairs (long) or Documentary category at the 2025 Voyager Media Awards. The annual awards ceremony encourages, showcases, and acknowledges the best of Atearoa's…