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DEGANZ member Tony Forster is crowdfunding on Indiegogo for his second documentary feature Abducted. In 1973, nine of Anke's extended family were arrested by the Stasi in East Germany for trying to escape to the West. At just two years old,…

New family drama series Secrets at Red Rocks, directed by David Stubbs (DEGANZ), is out now on Neon and Sky Go. The eight-part show is an adaptation of the award-winning novel of the same name by NZ author Rachel King. Set on the rugged…

Five films from DEGANZ members are in this year's Melbourne Women Film Festival (MWFF) programme. MWFF showcases work from women and gender diverse filmmakers from Australia, Aotearoa, and the Pacific Islands. This year marks the ninth run of…

As we sit and contemplate if we should reform our funding bodies, how to rewrite their governing legislations, and look to squeeze funding out of the recalcitrant studios and streamers, the wonderful new world we work in moves on. Streamers…

Writer/director Pulkit Arora (DEGANZ) and his team are one of four selected for the Pan Asian Screen Collective's (PASC) Episode One Redux Web Series Pilot Programme. He teamed up with Matilda Boese-Wong and Carrisse Utai'i for their project…

Local feature Tinā, edited by Luke Haigh (DEGANZ), is out in local cinemas now! This wider cinematic release follows its successful festival run over the past year. It was selected for various high-profile festivals, was the special opening…

On Wednesday, the Ministry of Culture and Heritage issued the Media Reform Discussion Document. This is the biggest shakeup to affect our sector next to that of the advent of international streamers, which has forever changed the global screen…

Kōkā, edited by DEGANZ board member Te Rurehe Paki, is making history as the first feature film shot in the original dialect of Ngāti Porou and is coming to cinemas in June 2025. The film is a powerful relationship drama following Māori…