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NZIFF’s Best of the Best

Congratulations to DEGANZ member and 2024 MIFF Accelerator Lab participant Vea Mafile’o for winning this year's NZIFF Patron Award for Best Film with Lea Tupu’anga/Mother Tongue! Alongside the prestigious award, Vea received a $7,500 cash…

‘Grafted’ Trailer Cuts Deep

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This news piece contains gory imagery. Please proceed with care. The trailer for DEGANZ member Sasha Rainbow's horror film Grafted is out now in the lead-up to its local theatrical release in September. In addition to directing, Sasha co-wrote…

Dig Into ‘Takeout Kids’ Season Two

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The Spinoff's successful series Takeout Kids, directed by DEGANZ member Julie Zhu and edited by fellow member Isaiah Tour, is back for season two. The docu-series offers a glimpse into five young people's lives while growing up between the…

Day One Premieres ‘Behind the White Wall’ and ‘Wilbert Wire’

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Day One (formerly Someday Stories) is gearing up to premiere this year's round of short films, including projects from DEGANZ members Seunghoon Sung, Joshua Siu, and Ricky Townsend. Each year, Day One hosts a short film grant and mentorship…

Sport Doco Fans Delight! ‘Wheel Blacks: Bodies on the Line’ and ‘Grit & Glory’ Out Now

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DEGANZ members have been working away over the past couple of years to bring about new documentary projects focusing on some of Aoteatroa's top para-athletes and their hopes to qualify for the 2024 Paralympics. Wheel Blacks: Bodies on the Line Created…

Postcard from MIFF

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I’m writing this in my hotel room. I arrived today at lunchtime and got thrown into the fray with the three NZ directors attending the MIFF Accelerator Lab, Awanui Simich-Pene, Vea Mafile’o and Te Waiarangi Ratana, and about 40 Australian…

Three New Zealand Directors Selected for the 2024 MIFF Accelerator Lab

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DEGANZ is excited to announce the three New Zealand directors selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival’s (MIFF) Accelerator Lab. Each director is attending with a short film screening at the festival. The Accelerator Lab will…

‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’ Selected for TIFF’s Centerpiece

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Ka Whawhai Tonu – Struggle Without End has been selected to screen in the Centerpiece programme at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), marking the film's North American premiere. DEGANZ members Te Rurehe Paki and Martin Brinkler,…

‘Bookworm’ Wins Audiences’ Hearts at Fantasia

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After opening Fantasia International Film Festival, NZ feature Bookworm, edited by DEGANZ member Dan Kircher, won the Audience Award for Best International Film. This year was the festival's 28th run with a record attendance and various sold-out…

Even More DEGANZ Members in the NZ Web Fest Mix This Year

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Five more projects from DEGANZ members have been selected for this year's NZ Web Fest. These projects join the five others selected earlier this year. This year marks the 24th annual run of the festival celebrating international online content,…

‘What Is Left Unsaid’ Seeks a Boost

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DEGANZ member Danika Leigh Ciullo's production company Herstory Collective is crowdfunding on Boosted for the short film What Is Left Unsaid. Fellow member Guillaume Arnoulet is attached as the project's editor. The team is looking to raise…

Where’s Feature Doco At?

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It’s encouraging to see NZ feature documentary alive and well, with five docos screening at the New Zealand International Film Festival. You wouldn’t think so if you went to TVNZ+, though. Not a single NZ documentary feature sits in the…

DEGANZ to Manage NZ’s MIFF Accelerator Lab Participation

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The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand (DEGANZ) is pleased to announce that it will be managing the participation of New Zealand short filmmakers in the Melbourne International Film Festival’s Accelerator Lab, having signed…

‘Bookworm’ is a Joyride into the Wild at Fantasia

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Bookworm, edited by Dan Kircher (DEGANZ), kicked off this year's Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal as the opening night film. This was the feature's world premiere, earning many positive reviews leading up to its wider cinematic…

‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’ Hits #1 in NZ Cinemas

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Ka Whawhai Tonu has become the highest-grossing NZ film this year after just four weeks in cinema and now sits at just over $800,000 at the box office. The screenplay was written by DEGANZ member Tim Worrall while board member Te Rurehe Paki…

Jaspers Heading to MIFF’s 37ºSouth: PostScript & Direct

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DEGANZ board member Celia Jaspers has been selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival's (MIFF) 37ºSouth: PostScript & Direct. The programme enables directors, writers, and creatives from Australia and Aotearoa to meet with,…

Chamber’s ‘The Lads’ Makes The Women’s List

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DEGANZ member and 2022 Incubator alum Mary-Lyn Chambers' in-development series The Lads has made The 2024 Women's List. The Women's List is an American screenplay competition to bolster women writers in the screen industry. The selected…

Where’s The Work?

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While everyone angsts about what the New Zealand Film Commission is or isn’t up to—and frankly I still don’t know either—I thought I’d take a look at the work situation for directors and editors with television/platform content. Now…