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Peel-McGregor’s ‘Storm’ is Brewing with the Empowering Women Script Competition

Congratulations to DEGANZ member and 2018 Incubator Alum Agnes Peel-McGregor for being one of 11 finalists for the inaugural Empowering Women Script Competition by Stage 32, in collaboration with Catalyst Studios. This is a first-of-its-kindโ€ฆ
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DEGANZ Members Bring Fact and Fiction to FIFO

The International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival (FIFO) returns for its 21st run with multiple DEGANZ members' work featured! Each year, the festival aims to celebrate and amplify the voices and cultures of Oceania on screens locally andโ€ฆ
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Still Crazy After All These Years

Youโ€™d have thought things might have settled after the COVID years. But, no, itโ€™s still crazy. And what a year itโ€™s been. The long mooted merger of TVNZ and RNZ finally fell over. The $60 million taken away from NZ On Air returnedโ€ฆ
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DEGANZ Members Sweep Up 2023 NZTVAs

The New Zealand TV Awards (NZTVA) took place on 5 December, celebrating the industry's achievements from the past year. DEGANZ was thrilled to see so many members' mahi on productions being recognised in the finalist list, many of which wentโ€ฆ
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Wynn-ing the SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year Award

Congratulations, Harry Wynn (DEGANZ), for winning the Screen Production and Development Association's (SPADA) 2023 New Filmmaker of the Year Award! SPADA grants this award to honour excellence, talent, and creativity in filmmaking. Alongโ€ฆ
Read more

You Can Help ‘The Climate Canary’ Sing

Vanessa Wells (DEGANZ) and The Climate Canary team are in the final stretch of post-production and are crowdfunding to help cross the finish line. The 90-minute documentary highlights three remarkable women from differing generations andโ€ฆ
Read more

Murdie’s Out of This World Boosted Campaign

DEGANZ member Joe Murdieย is seeking support on Boosted for his short film, Planet 13. Set in 2093, the film takes place on a rabidly dying planet, ravaged by human activity, and devoid of natural fuel resources. With the planet on the brinkโ€ฆ
Read more

*DEADLINE EXTENDED* 2024 Call for Applications: DEGANZ Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator

,
The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is now accepting applications for the eighth Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator. In 2024, the talent-focused development programme will mentor a selection of women directors from Aotearoaโ€ฆ
Read more

Director Josh Frizzell: How I Got Started in the Industry

I was expelled from Penrose High in the fifth form after getting caught wagging for a month (I faked the absentee notes from Mum and Dad). I ended up going on the dole (unemployment benefit) for a year. At the dole department you had to showโ€ฆ
Read more

Promotion of Member’s Films

As a Guild, we fully appreciate the mahi and dedication that goes into creating screen content. As such, we celebrate the efforts of all of our members when they release their work. We appreciate that some work is controversial - particularlyโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Welcomes New Life Members

Pictured above from left to right: Ben Powdrell, Celia Jaspers, Grant Campbell, Howard Taylor, Sam Kelly, Robyn Paterson, Tui Ruwhiu, and Bryce Campbell. Earlier this year, the DEGANZ board put forward a motion to give life memberships toโ€ฆ
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Reid’s Director’s Attachment on ‘After the Party’

After the Party is out now on TVNZ+, with new episodes releasing each week. DEGANZ member and Incubator alum, Stella Reid, worked on the show through a Director's Attachment. Stella joined director Peter Salmon through pre-production, shooting,โ€ฆ
Read more

‘The Moon is Upside Down’ Wins at Pร–FF

An exciting update of DEGANZ member Loren Taylor's directorial debut: The Moon is Upside Down won Best First Feature Film at the Pร–FF Tallinn Black Night Film Festival! The film screened in the First Feature Competition, a collection of firstโ€ฆ
Read more

FilmUp Features DEGANZ Members

Script to Screen announced the 2024/23 FilmUp participants, with five of the eight being DEGANZ members. Writer/directors Pulkit Arora, Ella Gilbert (Incubator 2023), Maza White, and Harry Wynn, with 2019 Incubator alum Anna Rose Duckworth,โ€ฆ
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‘TransGenerations’ Wins at Berlin Short Film Festival

Web series TransGenerations won Best Web Series at the Berlin Short Film Festival. The production's core team is chock full of DEGANZ members, with Naashon Zalk as Producer and DOP, Jai Waite as Editor, and Ramon Te Wake as Executive Producer. Sinceโ€ฆ
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… and We Have the (NZ Web Fest) Winners!

NZ Web Fest announced the winners of this year's festival, featuring podcasts, short films, and web series from local and international creatives. DEGANZ members heavily populated the selection lineup this year, with many of their projectsโ€ฆ
Read more
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The Levy Ain’t Dry

Iโ€™m personally thrilled to see SPADA coming out strongly for a levy on streamers recently. Itโ€™s something Iโ€™ve been advocating for in this column going back four years, 'Show Me the Money', 'Time for a Reset', 'An Answer to NZโ€™s Broadcastingโ€ฆ
Read more

Raised by Refugees Returns with McGill

Season two of Pax Assadi's Raised by Refugees, with episodes directed by DEGANZ member Kate McGill, is out now! Kate has worked on the show from the get-go as the casting director and one of the series' directors. Inspired by Assadi's childhood,โ€ฆ
Read more

Peel-McGregor’s ‘Storm’ is Brewing with the Empowering Women Script Competition

Congratulations to DEGANZ member and 2018 Incubator Alum Agnes Peel-McGregor for being one of 11 finalists for the inaugural Empowering Women Script Competition by Stage 32, in collaboration with Catalyst Studios. This is a first-of-its-kindโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Members Bring Fact and Fiction to FIFO

The International Oceanian Documentary Film Festival (FIFO) returns for its 21st run with multiple DEGANZ members' work featured! Each year, the festival aims to celebrate and amplify the voices and cultures of Oceania on screens locally andโ€ฆ
Read more
View from the Top banner

Still Crazy After All These Years

Youโ€™d have thought things might have settled after the COVID years. But, no, itโ€™s still crazy. And what a year itโ€™s been. The long mooted merger of TVNZ and RNZ finally fell over. The $60 million taken away from NZ On Air returnedโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Members Sweep Up 2023 NZTVAs

The New Zealand TV Awards (NZTVA) took place on 5 December, celebrating the industry's achievements from the past year. DEGANZ was thrilled to see so many members' mahi on productions being recognised in the finalist list, many of which wentโ€ฆ
Read more

Wynn-ing the SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year Award

Congratulations, Harry Wynn (DEGANZ), for winning the Screen Production and Development Association's (SPADA) 2023 New Filmmaker of the Year Award! SPADA grants this award to honour excellence, talent, and creativity in filmmaking. Alongโ€ฆ
Read more

You Can Help ‘The Climate Canary’ Sing

Vanessa Wells (DEGANZ) and The Climate Canary team are in the final stretch of post-production and are crowdfunding to help cross the finish line. The 90-minute documentary highlights three remarkable women from differing generations andโ€ฆ
Read more

Murdie’s Out of This World Boosted Campaign

DEGANZ member Joe Murdieย is seeking support on Boosted for his short film, Planet 13. Set in 2093, the film takes place on a rabidly dying planet, ravaged by human activity, and devoid of natural fuel resources. With the planet on the brinkโ€ฆ
Read more

*DEADLINE EXTENDED* 2024 Call for Applications: DEGANZ Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator

,
The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is now accepting applications for the eighth Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator. In 2024, the talent-focused development programme will mentor a selection of women directors from Aotearoaโ€ฆ
Read more

Director Josh Frizzell: How I Got Started in the Industry

I was expelled from Penrose High in the fifth form after getting caught wagging for a month (I faked the absentee notes from Mum and Dad). I ended up going on the dole (unemployment benefit) for a year. At the dole department you had to showโ€ฆ
Read more

Promotion of Member’s Films

As a Guild, we fully appreciate the mahi and dedication that goes into creating screen content. As such, we celebrate the efforts of all of our members when they release their work. We appreciate that some work is controversial - particularlyโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Welcomes New Life Members

Pictured above from left to right: Ben Powdrell, Celia Jaspers, Grant Campbell, Howard Taylor, Sam Kelly, Robyn Paterson, Tui Ruwhiu, and Bryce Campbell. Earlier this year, the DEGANZ board put forward a motion to give life memberships toโ€ฆ
Read more

Reid’s Director’s Attachment on ‘After the Party’

After the Party is out now on TVNZ+, with new episodes releasing each week. DEGANZ member and Incubator alum, Stella Reid, worked on the show through a Director's Attachment. Stella joined director Peter Salmon through pre-production, shooting,โ€ฆ
Read more

‘The Moon is Upside Down’ Wins at Pร–FF

An exciting update of DEGANZ member Loren Taylor's directorial debut: The Moon is Upside Down won Best First Feature Film at the Pร–FF Tallinn Black Night Film Festival! The film screened in the First Feature Competition, a collection of firstโ€ฆ
Read more

FilmUp Features DEGANZ Members

Script to Screen announced the 2024/23 FilmUp participants, with five of the eight being DEGANZ members. Writer/directors Pulkit Arora, Ella Gilbert (Incubator 2023), Maza White, and Harry Wynn, with 2019 Incubator alum Anna Rose Duckworth,โ€ฆ
Read more

‘TransGenerations’ Wins at Berlin Short Film Festival

Web series TransGenerations won Best Web Series at the Berlin Short Film Festival. The production's core team is chock full of DEGANZ members, with Naashon Zalk as Producer and DOP, Jai Waite as Editor, and Ramon Te Wake as Executive Producer. Sinceโ€ฆ
Read more

… and We Have the (NZ Web Fest) Winners!

NZ Web Fest announced the winners of this year's festival, featuring podcasts, short films, and web series from local and international creatives. DEGANZ members heavily populated the selection lineup this year, with many of their projectsโ€ฆ
Read more
View from the Top banner

The Levy Ain’t Dry

Iโ€™m personally thrilled to see SPADA coming out strongly for a levy on streamers recently. Itโ€™s something Iโ€™ve been advocating for in this column going back four years, 'Show Me the Money', 'Time for a Reset', 'An Answer to NZโ€™s Broadcastingโ€ฆ
Read more

Raised by Refugees Returns with McGill

Season two of Pax Assadi's Raised by Refugees, with episodes directed by DEGANZ member Kate McGill, is out now! Kate has worked on the show from the get-go as the casting director and one of the series' directors. Inspired by Assadi's childhood,โ€ฆ
Read more