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Rehearsal & Performance for Pan-Asian Directors & Actors

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DEGANZ and the Pan-Asian Screen Collective welcome screen directors and actors of Pan-Asian heritage for this Rehearsal & Performance workshop, led by actor/director Jennifer Ward-Lealand. Pan-Asian participants will get to practise theirโ€ฆ
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SIWB โ€“ You Canโ€™t Ignore it Any Longer

The biggest change ever to happen to the New Zealand screen industry is fast approaching. No, itโ€™s not the merger of TVNZ and Radio NZ. Itโ€™s the Screen Industry Workers Bill (SIWB). Before the end of the year, the SIWB is almost certainโ€ฆ
Read more

Membersโ€™ Films Head to Sydney Film Festival

The 69th Sydney Film Festival (June 8-19) will be back in cinemas across 12 days and nights, promising to showcase the greatest, strangest and most exciting works cinema has to offer, with a number of DEGANZ members featuring. Anthology filmโ€ฆ
Read more

LGBTQ+ Film Festival Directors Q&A

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DEGANZ presents an LGBTQ+ Film Festival Directors Q&A On June 7, join us for a panel livestream with film festival directors James Wooley (Frameline San Francisco), Andrea Coloma (MIX COPENHAGEN) and Spiro Economopoulos (Melbourne Queerโ€ฆ
Read more

Fiona Clark: Unafraid Goes International at Inside Out

Congratulations are in order for DEGANZ member Lula Cucchiara whose feature documentary film, Fiona Clark: Unafraid, is about to have its international premiere at Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival (May 26 - June 5). Directed by Lulaโ€ฆ
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Doc Edge to Screen Whetลซ Mฤrama โ€“ Bright Star

Among the films at this yearโ€™s Doc Edge Festival is Whetลซ Mฤrama โ€“ Bright Star. Aileen Oโ€™Sullivan (DEGANZ) co-directed this film alongside Toby Mills. Whetลซ Mฤrama โ€“ Bright Star is the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, akaโ€ฆ
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ScreenSafe – Screen Industry Guidance โ€“ COVID-19 Protocols V4.0 Update

Tuesday 17th May 2022 The ScreenSafe COVID-19 Protocols have now been updated. New Zealand has been through the peak of the Omicron outbreak, the Government has eased many restrictions and the borders are now opening up to the outside world. Whileโ€ฆ
Read more

Director Jamie Lawrence: How I Got Started in the Industry

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Iโ€™m 18, with frosted tips, earnest to a fault, about to graduate from South Seas Film & TV School. I post out my CV to every production company I can find: nobody bites. (Though, I did send it with a bar of soap wrapped in 16mm film andโ€ฆ
Read more

Ben Chesters Edits for Noel Leeming Spot

Itโ€™s Motherโ€™s Day this Sunday! In the lead up to Motherโ€™s Day, Noel Leemingโ€™s campaign is making the rounds on TV, digital, and social platforms. The offline edit for the 30-second spot was done by our member Ben Chesters. Createdโ€ฆ
Read more

Luke Haigh Joins ARC EDIT

Award-winning editor and DEGANZ member Luke Haigh has joined ARC EDIT, a boutique post-production company, for Australian representation. Luke joins a diverse roster of editors at ARC. His editorial range in film, TV and commercial work makesโ€ฆ
Read more

Short Drama Bottle Money Seeks Funding

The Boosted crowdfunding campaign for Bottle Money is well underway with just under a month to go! Writer/director Rebekah Tyler (DEGANZ) is at the heart of the project, seeking $15,000 to help cover production costs. Bottle Money takes theโ€ฆ
Read more

Film Talk: Nude Tuesday – June 13

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On June 13, before its release in NZ cinemas, DEGANZ is thrilled to be hosting a Film Talk of Nude Tuesday in association with Rialto Cinemas. Join us for what is sure to be an hilarious night with a screening of Nude Tuesday, followed byโ€ฆ
Read more

Tone with Gaylene Preston – Wellington

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We know as directors, that our films are not just a line of scenes strung together to tell the story.ย Maintaining and amalgamating tone โ€“ the emotional and intellectual heartbeat of cinematic storytellingย โ€“ย is what we do. Communicatingโ€ฆ
Read more

Film Editors Contract Workshops for Members

,
DEGANZ released the standard feature film editing agreement last September to help strengthen the negotiating position of editors. To give you confidence to use this template contract, we are holding free workshops with lawyer Anchali Anandanayagamโ€ฆ
Read more

Loading Docs 2022 Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Membersโ€™ Films

Loading Docs 2022 has announced the eight projects selected to take part in their ninth season titled Powers of Emotion. Our members are among the different teams selected, and are now looking to secure funding. Director Sophie Black willโ€ฆ
Read more

High Tide Don’t Hide Now Streaming

Co-directed by DEGANZ member Niva Kay, Emily McDowell, Nia Phipps and Phil Stebbing, High Tide Don't Hide is now available on TVNZ OnDemand. Documenting the 2019 School Strike for Climate movement, the feature documentary follows a groupโ€ฆ
Read more

Vivie Needs Boosting

There are just 7 days left to donate to the Boosted crowdfunding campaign for Vivie, a heart-warming tale about a woman and her relationship with her body. DEGANZ member Hweiling Ow is the short film's writer and director and is joined by producersโ€ฆ
Read more

Nude Tuesday Drops Trailerย 

After months of waiting, the trailer for Nude Tuesday has dropped this week, capturing the unique comedyโ€™s entirely made-up language and eccentric characters. Written by DEGANZ memberย Jackie van Beek and directed by member ArmaฤŸan Ballantyne,โ€ฆ
Read more

Rehearsal & Performance for Pan-Asian Directors & Actors

,
DEGANZ and the Pan-Asian Screen Collective welcome screen directors and actors of Pan-Asian heritage for this Rehearsal & Performance workshop, led by actor/director Jennifer Ward-Lealand. Pan-Asian participants will get to practise theirโ€ฆ
Read more

SIWB โ€“ You Canโ€™t Ignore it Any Longer

The biggest change ever to happen to the New Zealand screen industry is fast approaching. No, itโ€™s not the merger of TVNZ and Radio NZ. Itโ€™s the Screen Industry Workers Bill (SIWB). Before the end of the year, the SIWB is almost certainโ€ฆ
Read more

Membersโ€™ Films Head to Sydney Film Festival

The 69th Sydney Film Festival (June 8-19) will be back in cinemas across 12 days and nights, promising to showcase the greatest, strangest and most exciting works cinema has to offer, with a number of DEGANZ members featuring. Anthology filmโ€ฆ
Read more

LGBTQ+ Film Festival Directors Q&A

,
DEGANZ presents an LGBTQ+ Film Festival Directors Q&A On June 7, join us for a panel livestream with film festival directors James Wooley (Frameline San Francisco), Andrea Coloma (MIX COPENHAGEN) and Spiro Economopoulos (Melbourne Queerโ€ฆ
Read more

Fiona Clark: Unafraid Goes International at Inside Out

Congratulations are in order for DEGANZ member Lula Cucchiara whose feature documentary film, Fiona Clark: Unafraid, is about to have its international premiere at Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival (May 26 - June 5). Directed by Lulaโ€ฆ
Read more

Doc Edge to Screen Whetลซ Mฤrama โ€“ Bright Star

Among the films at this yearโ€™s Doc Edge Festival is Whetลซ Mฤrama โ€“ Bright Star. Aileen Oโ€™Sullivan (DEGANZ) co-directed this film alongside Toby Mills. Whetลซ Mฤrama โ€“ Bright Star is the story of Sir Hekenukumai Ngaiwi Puhipi, akaโ€ฆ
Read more

ScreenSafe – Screen Industry Guidance โ€“ COVID-19 Protocols V4.0 Update

Tuesday 17th May 2022 The ScreenSafe COVID-19 Protocols have now been updated. New Zealand has been through the peak of the Omicron outbreak, the Government has eased many restrictions and the borders are now opening up to the outside world. Whileโ€ฆ
Read more

Director Jamie Lawrence: How I Got Started in the Industry

, ,
Iโ€™m 18, with frosted tips, earnest to a fault, about to graduate from South Seas Film & TV School. I post out my CV to every production company I can find: nobody bites. (Though, I did send it with a bar of soap wrapped in 16mm film andโ€ฆ
Read more

Ben Chesters Edits for Noel Leeming Spot

Itโ€™s Motherโ€™s Day this Sunday! In the lead up to Motherโ€™s Day, Noel Leemingโ€™s campaign is making the rounds on TV, digital, and social platforms. The offline edit for the 30-second spot was done by our member Ben Chesters. Createdโ€ฆ
Read more

Luke Haigh Joins ARC EDIT

Award-winning editor and DEGANZ member Luke Haigh has joined ARC EDIT, a boutique post-production company, for Australian representation. Luke joins a diverse roster of editors at ARC. His editorial range in film, TV and commercial work makesโ€ฆ
Read more

Short Drama Bottle Money Seeks Funding

The Boosted crowdfunding campaign for Bottle Money is well underway with just under a month to go! Writer/director Rebekah Tyler (DEGANZ) is at the heart of the project, seeking $15,000 to help cover production costs. Bottle Money takes theโ€ฆ
Read more

Film Talk: Nude Tuesday – June 13

, ,
On June 13, before its release in NZ cinemas, DEGANZ is thrilled to be hosting a Film Talk of Nude Tuesday in association with Rialto Cinemas. Join us for what is sure to be an hilarious night with a screening of Nude Tuesday, followed byโ€ฆ
Read more

Tone with Gaylene Preston – Wellington

,
We know as directors, that our films are not just a line of scenes strung together to tell the story.ย Maintaining and amalgamating tone โ€“ the emotional and intellectual heartbeat of cinematic storytellingย โ€“ย is what we do. Communicatingโ€ฆ
Read more

Film Editors Contract Workshops for Members

,
DEGANZ released the standard feature film editing agreement last September to help strengthen the negotiating position of editors. To give you confidence to use this template contract, we are holding free workshops with lawyer Anchali Anandanayagamโ€ฆ
Read more

Loading Docs 2022 Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Membersโ€™ Films

Loading Docs 2022 has announced the eight projects selected to take part in their ninth season titled Powers of Emotion. Our members are among the different teams selected, and are now looking to secure funding. Director Sophie Black willโ€ฆ
Read more

High Tide Don’t Hide Now Streaming

Co-directed by DEGANZ member Niva Kay, Emily McDowell, Nia Phipps and Phil Stebbing, High Tide Don't Hide is now available on TVNZ OnDemand. Documenting the 2019 School Strike for Climate movement, the feature documentary follows a groupโ€ฆ
Read more

Vivie Needs Boosting

There are just 7 days left to donate to the Boosted crowdfunding campaign for Vivie, a heart-warming tale about a woman and her relationship with her body. DEGANZ member Hweiling Ow is the short film's writer and director and is joined by producersโ€ฆ
Read more

Nude Tuesday Drops Trailerย 

After months of waiting, the trailer for Nude Tuesday has dropped this week, capturing the unique comedyโ€™s entirely made-up language and eccentric characters. Written by DEGANZ memberย Jackie van Beek and directed by member ArmaฤŸan Ballantyne,โ€ฆ
Read more