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Work Opportunities

Every once in awhile we get contacted at the guild by producers or other individuals wanting recommendations for directors, editors or assistant editors. And I can tell you, we do get contacted about Hollywood projects as well. To be fairโ€ฆ
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Luping and Chanwai-Earle win imagineNATIVE Animated Short Award

Congratulations to DEGANZ members Jo Luping and Lynda Chanwai-Eearle on winning the 2026 imagineNATIVE Animated Short Award with I Duok Om I Bohuntung - The Owl and The Rainbow! Written by Lynda and directed by Jo, the film tells the storyโ€ฆ
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‘Frozen – My Eggs and Me’ Opens Show Me Shorts Iranian Short Film Nights

DEGANZ member Shamin Yazdani's docu-short Frozen - My Eggs and Me is opening the Show Me Shorts Iranian Short Film Nights across the motu. Made as part of the Day One Shorts initiative, the film follows Shamin on the brink of a mid-thirtiesโ€ฆ
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Cameras Rolling on ‘Daisy Chain’

Principal photography is now underway in Tฤmaki Makaurau on Daisy Chain, a wahine-led romantic comedy feature film funded by NZFC and set for distribution by Vendetta Films. DEGANZ members Kerri Roggio, Holly Pretorius, and Shamin Yazdaniโ€ฆ
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Show Me Shorts Brings DEGANZ Members’ Films to Beijing

A selection of films from Show Me Shorts was screened at the Beijing Film Academy, China's leading film school, in May. It included work by DEGANZ members Isla Macleod, Julie Zhu, Brendon Chan, and Kerri Roggio. The screening was one of threeโ€ฆ
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A Kลrero with Music Supervisor Aminรฉ Ramer

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The A Kลrero withโ€ฆ blog series is back for 2026! This time, DEGANZโ€™s Izzi spoke with Music Supervisor Aminรฉ Ramer to hear all the ways music plays its part in screen productions. An award-winning music supervisor and consultant, Aminรฉโ€ฆ
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Reid Wins AMA for ‘Scared Old Men’ Music Video

Congratulations to DEGANZ member Stella Reid for winning the 2026 Aotearoa Music Award for Te Taumata o te Ataata Best Music Video Content with 'Scared Old Men' by Dick Move! Despite the title, the song is not about men, but rather yellsโ€ฆ
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Big Girls Donโ€™t Cryโ€ฆ They Open NZIFF

After premiering at Sundance earlier this year, Big Girls Don't Cry is returning to Aotearoa as the opening night film for this year's Whฤnau Mฤrama New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF). Edited by Cushla Dillon (DEGANZ) and Chia-Chiโ€ฆ
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George Selected for Mฤoriland Indigenous Co-Lab

Congratulations to DEGANZ member Allan George, who has been selected for the Mฤoriland Indigenous Co-Lab. Allan is participating in the programme as the writer/director of Ancestral Fusion, alongside producer Jason Taylor. The Mฤoriland Indigenousโ€ฆ
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Stories Too Real for the Algorithm: DEGANZ Members at Doc Edge 2026

After unveiling a first glimpse of this yearโ€™s festival, Doc Edge has now released its full programme under the theme 'F*&k the Algorithm: See the Stories Too Real for Social Media.' Among the selected works are films from DEGANZ membersโ€ฆ
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‘Smoky’ Among Seven Global Debut Features Shortlisted for YDA

DEGANZ member James Fink-Jensen's debut feature film Smoky has been shortlisted for Best First Feature at the 2026 Young Director Award (YDA) in Cannes, France. Established in 1998 by the Commercial Film Producers of Europe, YDA is a non-profitโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Watch List: Cops, Culture and a Rugby Icon

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This week, we've got a new crime drama series, the trailer for the highly anticipated feature doco Lomu, a new music video from a local artist, and a new factual tele-special! DEGANZ member Max Currie leads the lineup withย Bust Up,ย a freshโ€ฆ
Read more
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Yes Minister(s)

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So... Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Paul Goldsmith (Minister for Public Service; Digitising Government; Arts, Culture and Heritage; Media and Communications) got together and announced that the government is embarking on a fundamental overhaulโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Lomu’ Named Centrepiece Film for NZIFF 2026

Feature documentary Lomu, directed by Vea Mafile'o (DEGANZ) and Gavin Fitzgerald, is this year's Centrepiece film at Whฤnau Mฤrama New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF)! The film offers a complex and deeply human portrait of legendaryโ€ฆ
Read more

Strong DEGANZ Presence in 2026 imagineNATIVE Selection

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival has unveiled its 2026 programme, with six projects from DEGANZ members selected for this yearโ€™s line-up. Recognised as the worldโ€™s largest festival dedicated to Indigenous screen content, imagineNATIVEโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Choir Games’ Wins International Recognition at SeriesFest

DEGANZ member Leanne Pooley's Choir Games has taken home top honours at SeriesFest, winning both Best Unscripted Pilot and theย Unscripted Audience Award. SeriesFestย is considered one of the worldโ€™s leading festivals dedicated to episodicโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Watch List: Editors Spotlight

,
This weekโ€™s DEGANZ Watch List celebrates the incredible work of our editor members, spotlighting a diverse line-up of projects spanning feature film, comedy, and emerging web series pilots. Leading the list is Caterpillar, the highly anticipatedโ€ฆ
Read more
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Party! Party! Party!

Itโ€™s election year. We need to examine what each of the main partiesโ€™ views are on the Screen industry, Arts, Culture and Heritage, as well as what they are going to do for society and the economy. Hereโ€™s a first cursory look from aโ€ฆ
Read more
View from the Top banner

Work Opportunities

Every once in awhile we get contacted at the guild by producers or other individuals wanting recommendations for directors, editors or assistant editors. And I can tell you, we do get contacted about Hollywood projects as well. To be fairโ€ฆ
Read more

Luping and Chanwai-Earle win imagineNATIVE Animated Short Award

Congratulations to DEGANZ members Jo Luping and Lynda Chanwai-Eearle on winning the 2026 imagineNATIVE Animated Short Award with I Duok Om I Bohuntung - The Owl and The Rainbow! Written by Lynda and directed by Jo, the film tells the storyโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Frozen – My Eggs and Me’ Opens Show Me Shorts Iranian Short Film Nights

DEGANZ member Shamin Yazdani's docu-short Frozen - My Eggs and Me is opening the Show Me Shorts Iranian Short Film Nights across the motu. Made as part of the Day One Shorts initiative, the film follows Shamin on the brink of a mid-thirtiesโ€ฆ
Read more

Cameras Rolling on ‘Daisy Chain’

Principal photography is now underway in Tฤmaki Makaurau on Daisy Chain, a wahine-led romantic comedy feature film funded by NZFC and set for distribution by Vendetta Films. DEGANZ members Kerri Roggio, Holly Pretorius, and Shamin Yazdaniโ€ฆ
Read more

Show Me Shorts Brings DEGANZ Members’ Films to Beijing

A selection of films from Show Me Shorts was screened at the Beijing Film Academy, China's leading film school, in May. It included work by DEGANZ members Isla Macleod, Julie Zhu, Brendon Chan, and Kerri Roggio. The screening was one of threeโ€ฆ
Read more

A Kลrero with Music Supervisor Aminรฉ Ramer

,
The A Kลrero withโ€ฆ blog series is back for 2026! This time, DEGANZโ€™s Izzi spoke with Music Supervisor Aminรฉ Ramer to hear all the ways music plays its part in screen productions. An award-winning music supervisor and consultant, Aminรฉโ€ฆ
Read more

Reid Wins AMA for ‘Scared Old Men’ Music Video

Congratulations to DEGANZ member Stella Reid for winning the 2026 Aotearoa Music Award for Te Taumata o te Ataata Best Music Video Content with 'Scared Old Men' by Dick Move! Despite the title, the song is not about men, but rather yellsโ€ฆ
Read more

Big Girls Donโ€™t Cryโ€ฆ They Open NZIFF

After premiering at Sundance earlier this year, Big Girls Don't Cry is returning to Aotearoa as the opening night film for this year's Whฤnau Mฤrama New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF). Edited by Cushla Dillon (DEGANZ) and Chia-Chiโ€ฆ
Read more

George Selected for Mฤoriland Indigenous Co-Lab

Congratulations to DEGANZ member Allan George, who has been selected for the Mฤoriland Indigenous Co-Lab. Allan is participating in the programme as the writer/director of Ancestral Fusion, alongside producer Jason Taylor. The Mฤoriland Indigenousโ€ฆ
Read more

Stories Too Real for the Algorithm: DEGANZ Members at Doc Edge 2026

After unveiling a first glimpse of this yearโ€™s festival, Doc Edge has now released its full programme under the theme 'F*&k the Algorithm: See the Stories Too Real for Social Media.' Among the selected works are films from DEGANZ membersโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Smoky’ Among Seven Global Debut Features Shortlisted for YDA

DEGANZ member James Fink-Jensen's debut feature film Smoky has been shortlisted for Best First Feature at the 2026 Young Director Award (YDA) in Cannes, France. Established in 1998 by the Commercial Film Producers of Europe, YDA is a non-profitโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Watch List: Cops, Culture and a Rugby Icon

,
This week, we've got a new crime drama series, the trailer for the highly anticipated feature doco Lomu, a new music video from a local artist, and a new factual tele-special! DEGANZ member Max Currie leads the lineup withย Bust Up,ย a freshโ€ฆ
Read more
View from the Top banner

Yes Minister(s)

,
So... Finance Minister Nicola Willis and Paul Goldsmith (Minister for Public Service; Digitising Government; Arts, Culture and Heritage; Media and Communications) got together and announced that the government is embarking on a fundamental overhaulโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Lomu’ Named Centrepiece Film for NZIFF 2026

Feature documentary Lomu, directed by Vea Mafile'o (DEGANZ) and Gavin Fitzgerald, is this year's Centrepiece film at Whฤnau Mฤrama New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF)! The film offers a complex and deeply human portrait of legendaryโ€ฆ
Read more

Strong DEGANZ Presence in 2026 imagineNATIVE Selection

The imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival has unveiled its 2026 programme, with six projects from DEGANZ members selected for this yearโ€™s line-up. Recognised as the worldโ€™s largest festival dedicated to Indigenous screen content, imagineNATIVEโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Choir Games’ Wins International Recognition at SeriesFest

DEGANZ member Leanne Pooley's Choir Games has taken home top honours at SeriesFest, winning both Best Unscripted Pilot and theย Unscripted Audience Award. SeriesFestย is considered one of the worldโ€™s leading festivals dedicated to episodicโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Watch List: Editors Spotlight

,
This weekโ€™s DEGANZ Watch List celebrates the incredible work of our editor members, spotlighting a diverse line-up of projects spanning feature film, comedy, and emerging web series pilots. Leading the list is Caterpillar, the highly anticipatedโ€ฆ
Read more
View from the Top banner

Party! Party! Party!

Itโ€™s election year. We need to examine what each of the main partiesโ€™ views are on the Screen industry, Arts, Culture and Heritage, as well as what they are going to do for society and the economy. Hereโ€™s a first cursory look from aโ€ฆ
Read more