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NZIFF: Arora and Brooks’ Successful Shorts

NZIFF announced the final awards and special mentions during the festival's Wellington run, with DEGANZ members Pulkit Arora and Douglas Brooks being recognised for their mahi. Pulkitย won the hearts of audiences across the country with hisโ€ฆ
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‘Kฤinga’ is Coming Back Home

Kฤinga is returning to Aotearoa! Following the feature's premiere at NZIFF last year and its international festival run (including MIFF, HIFF, and IFFI Goa) the film will return to Kiwi screens on Radio New Zealand (RNZ). DEGANZ members Michelleโ€ฆ
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Don’t be Frightened! ‘You’re Out’ is In (FrightFest)

DEGANZ member Chaz Harris' latest short film, You're Out, is having its European premiere as one of the 13 international short films in the 2023 FrightFest in London. It will screen in the Centreframe Short Film Showcase #1 at the Cineworldโ€ฆ
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A Sustainable Career

For those of us in the industry we canโ€™t help but be aware of the writers' and actorsโ€™ strikes in the US, not only because of the impact itโ€™s having on international productions coming into New Zealand but also because of the issues beingโ€ฆ
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‘The Convert’ to Premiere at TIFF

The Convert, edited by DEGANZ member Luke Haigh, is premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. The New Zealand-Australia production stars Guy Pearce as Thomas Munro, a lay preacher ministering to a Britishโ€ฆ
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NZ’s Best: Short Films, Big Screen

Congratulations to the winners of NZIFF's NZ's Best 2023 awards, including DEGANZ members Pulkit Arora and Jaimee Poipoi! After the six finalist films premiered, the jury (including DEGANZ member Peter Roberts) announced the winners. Forโ€ฆ
Read more

NZFC Funds DEGANZ Members

NZFC announced the funding decisions for new productions to come, featuring many DEGANZ members on new and existing productions. Extended Screen Production Recovery Fund Boy Eats God Short Film; $8,250 Writer/Director: Litia Tuiburelevu Movingโ€ฆ
Read more

Lee Back with Another Music Video

DEGANZ member and 2022 Incubator alum, Jolin Lee proves themselves as a director with a knack for music videos with the release ofย Breakdown Breakthrough for local pop artist Blake. This is Jolin's second music video this year, and eighth inโ€ฆ
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Editor Te Rurehe Paki: How I Got Started in the Industry

,
I've always been a tinkerer. Growing up, I spent most of my time drawing, carving, and making things. I would pick up the tools and teach myself by doing, feeling my way through it. As an editor, it's something I still do to this day. My careerโ€ฆ
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DEGANZ Editor Takeover

Our editor members are always working away at something in the background. Two new NZOA series have just come out, featuring DEGANZ members. In TransGenerations, edited by Jai Waite (DEGANZ) with additional editing by Charlotte Evans (DEGANZ)โ€ฆ
Read more

‘Mysterious Ways’ Celebrates its World Premiere

Mysterious Ways, a new feature film edited by Peter Roberts (DEGANZ), is celebrating its world premiere in August! It will make its festival debut at the Chichester International Film Festival in the UK as part of the Window on the Worldโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Gate Crash,’ ‘Anu,’ and ‘Earthlings’ off to MIFF

While enthralled by the hustle and bustle of NZIFF on our shores, DEGANZ congratulates members Cushla Dillon, Pulkit Arora, and Jamie Lawrence for their work making the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) selection. Gate Crash, editedโ€ฆ
Read more

NZIFF: Meet the (DEGANZ) Filmmaker

NZIFF officially opened on Wednesday to great success! While we can't wait to see all our members' mahi up on the big screen, we are just as excited to hear them discuss their projects. This year, NZIFF is hosting a series of Meet the Filmmakerโ€ฆ
Read more

NZIFF Featured Short: ‘Maunga Cassino’

Don't miss the chance to watch DEGANZ member Paolo Rotondo's Maunga Cassino during NZIFF this year! The 2022 short is screening before the Australian feature film Sweet As during the festival's runs in Auckland and Wellington. Set duringโ€ฆ
Read more

Chambers’ Arthouse Tribute ‘Karanga’ in the US

Karanga, directed by DEGANZ member Mary-Lyn Chambers (Incubator 2022), travelled to the US for the Wyoming International Film Festival as part of the Arthouse Programme. The film is a dance and spoken word performance that explores the intersectionalityโ€ฆ
Read more
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Welcome Back!

"Itโ€™s bleak out there," Iโ€™ve been saying to myself as I look out the office window each day at the weatherโ€ฆ for weeks now. And frankly, the New Zealand screen industry at this point in time isnโ€™t much better. The interminable Newโ€ฆ
Read more

Catch DEGANZ Members at NZIFF

With so many DEGANZ members featuring in NZIFF, it can be hard to keep track of them all! Here is a complete list of our members' projects and their screening times in Tฤmaki Makarau (stay tuned for other regions): Aotearoa's Feature Films Theโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Members Ate at Vision Feast

Congratulations to DEGANZ members Joe Murdie, Sophie Black, and James Fink-Jensen for their success at the 2023 Vision Feast awards! Joe won big with the Rubber Monkey Best Aotearoa Project Award for WALK. Along with the accolade, he receivedโ€ฆ
Read more

NZIFF: Arora and Brooks’ Successful Shorts

NZIFF announced the final awards and special mentions during the festival's Wellington run, with DEGANZ members Pulkit Arora and Douglas Brooks being recognised for their mahi. Pulkitย won the hearts of audiences across the country with hisโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Kฤinga’ is Coming Back Home

Kฤinga is returning to Aotearoa! Following the feature's premiere at NZIFF last year and its international festival run (including MIFF, HIFF, and IFFI Goa) the film will return to Kiwi screens on Radio New Zealand (RNZ). DEGANZ members Michelleโ€ฆ
Read more

Don’t be Frightened! ‘You’re Out’ is In (FrightFest)

DEGANZ member Chaz Harris' latest short film, You're Out, is having its European premiere as one of the 13 international short films in the 2023 FrightFest in London. It will screen in the Centreframe Short Film Showcase #1 at the Cineworldโ€ฆ
Read more
View from the Top banner

A Sustainable Career

For those of us in the industry we canโ€™t help but be aware of the writers' and actorsโ€™ strikes in the US, not only because of the impact itโ€™s having on international productions coming into New Zealand but also because of the issues beingโ€ฆ
Read more

‘The Convert’ to Premiere at TIFF

The Convert, edited by DEGANZ member Luke Haigh, is premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September. The New Zealand-Australia production stars Guy Pearce as Thomas Munro, a lay preacher ministering to a Britishโ€ฆ
Read more

NZ’s Best: Short Films, Big Screen

Congratulations to the winners of NZIFF's NZ's Best 2023 awards, including DEGANZ members Pulkit Arora and Jaimee Poipoi! After the six finalist films premiered, the jury (including DEGANZ member Peter Roberts) announced the winners. Forโ€ฆ
Read more

NZFC Funds DEGANZ Members

NZFC announced the funding decisions for new productions to come, featuring many DEGANZ members on new and existing productions. Extended Screen Production Recovery Fund Boy Eats God Short Film; $8,250 Writer/Director: Litia Tuiburelevu Movingโ€ฆ
Read more

Lee Back with Another Music Video

DEGANZ member and 2022 Incubator alum, Jolin Lee proves themselves as a director with a knack for music videos with the release ofย Breakdown Breakthrough for local pop artist Blake. This is Jolin's second music video this year, and eighth inโ€ฆ
Read more

Editor Te Rurehe Paki: How I Got Started in the Industry

,
I've always been a tinkerer. Growing up, I spent most of my time drawing, carving, and making things. I would pick up the tools and teach myself by doing, feeling my way through it. As an editor, it's something I still do to this day. My careerโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Editor Takeover

Our editor members are always working away at something in the background. Two new NZOA series have just come out, featuring DEGANZ members. In TransGenerations, edited by Jai Waite (DEGANZ) with additional editing by Charlotte Evans (DEGANZ)โ€ฆ
Read more

‘Mysterious Ways’ Celebrates its World Premiere

Mysterious Ways, a new feature film edited by Peter Roberts (DEGANZ), is celebrating its world premiere in August! It will make its festival debut at the Chichester International Film Festival in the UK as part of the Window on the Worldโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Gate Crash,’ ‘Anu,’ and ‘Earthlings’ off to MIFF

While enthralled by the hustle and bustle of NZIFF on our shores, DEGANZ congratulates members Cushla Dillon, Pulkit Arora, and Jamie Lawrence for their work making the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) selection. Gate Crash, editedโ€ฆ
Read more

NZIFF: Meet the (DEGANZ) Filmmaker

NZIFF officially opened on Wednesday to great success! While we can't wait to see all our members' mahi up on the big screen, we are just as excited to hear them discuss their projects. This year, NZIFF is hosting a series of Meet the Filmmakerโ€ฆ
Read more

NZIFF Featured Short: ‘Maunga Cassino’

Don't miss the chance to watch DEGANZ member Paolo Rotondo's Maunga Cassino during NZIFF this year! The 2022 short is screening before the Australian feature film Sweet As during the festival's runs in Auckland and Wellington. Set duringโ€ฆ
Read more

Chambers’ Arthouse Tribute ‘Karanga’ in the US

Karanga, directed by DEGANZ member Mary-Lyn Chambers (Incubator 2022), travelled to the US for the Wyoming International Film Festival as part of the Arthouse Programme. The film is a dance and spoken word performance that explores the intersectionalityโ€ฆ
Read more
View from the Top banner

Welcome Back!

"Itโ€™s bleak out there," Iโ€™ve been saying to myself as I look out the office window each day at the weatherโ€ฆ for weeks now. And frankly, the New Zealand screen industry at this point in time isnโ€™t much better. The interminable Newโ€ฆ
Read more

Catch DEGANZ Members at NZIFF

With so many DEGANZ members featuring in NZIFF, it can be hard to keep track of them all! Here is a complete list of our members' projects and their screening times in Tฤmaki Makarau (stay tuned for other regions): Aotearoa's Feature Films Theโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Members Ate at Vision Feast

Congratulations to DEGANZ members Joe Murdie, Sophie Black, and James Fink-Jensen for their success at the 2023 Vision Feast awards! Joe won big with the Rubber Monkey Best Aotearoa Project Award for WALK. Along with the accolade, he receivedโ€ฆ
Read more