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Join us for Young Creators: Get Off the Ground

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Ready, set, goโ€ฆ Now what? Navigating the TV and film industry can be a confusing and challenging process; who can you trust? What are your options? But youโ€™re not alone. Join us for a Q&A panel with established filmmakers as theyโ€ฆ
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Poetry Meets Film in Two Magnetic Shorts

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Documentary shorts Ultimately Lacks Polish and Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems have premiered on the streaming platform Vidzing. Commissioned by the Going West Writers Festival, both documentaries focus on poets who take a radical approach to performance.โ€ฆ
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A child actor standing in a kitchen with three crew members watching.

How to Direct Child Actors

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How do you work with children to get great performances? This May, the Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is offering training on directing children with sought-after acting coach Miranda Harcourt. Directors can apply for theโ€ฆ
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Editor Jochen FitzHerbert: How I Got Started in the Industry

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I should preface by saying that I never planned to be working in the film and television industry. The honest truth is that when I finished school and decided to go to university, Film and Television papers seemed like a fun choice in amongstโ€ฆ
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Perry Bradley Among Finalists at 2022 AWARD Awards

Film Constructionโ€™s Perry Bradley (DEGANZ) has been nominated for the Best Direction category at Australiaโ€™s 43rd AWARD Awards. The nomination is for his work on NZ Blood campaign Unseen Emergencies, which details the need for blood supplyโ€ฆ
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Poppy Wins at the Socially Relevant Film Festival

Charming local drama Poppyย has been awarded Best Narrative Feature at the Socially Relevant Film Festival in New York. DEGANZ member Jonno Woodford-Robinson edited the feature and worked with Amanda Mulderry (DEGANZ), who was first assistantโ€ฆ
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Directorโ€™s Toolkit for Emerging Pasifika Directors

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Dive into the process, craft and career of a director. PISA and DEGANZ welcome new and emerging Pacific Islands directors to apply for this two-day practical guide, taught by director Chris Dudman. Chris will explore the directing processโ€ฆ
Read more

ScreenSafe – Screen Industry Guidance โ€“ย Easing of Restrictionsย 

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Friday 1st April 2022 The following changes were announced by the Prime Minister onย 23rdย March 2022. The Omicron outbreak has now peaked, or is about to peak, in most of the country. This, combined with high vaccination rates and reducedโ€ฆ
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Join us for Editing the Facts in Tฤmaki Makaurau Auckland

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Factual content makes up a great deal of Aotearoa New Zealandโ€™s Screen Industry โ€” stories framed by real people, places, and events. What does it take for an editor to work on anything from a large scale factual series to a one off documentary? Joinโ€ฆ
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Kirsty Hamilton Set to Direct Short Film Save Me

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Kirsty Hamilton, an alumna of the DEGANZ Women Filmmakers Incubator, is set to direct short film Save Me.ย  Written by Suzanne Adamson, the short film follows a mother-daughter dynamic; when a teenage girl is blamed for her brotherโ€™s deathโ€ฆ
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Seven Directors Selected for the Incubator 2022

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Today, the Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is thrilled to announce the seven female directors selected for the Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator 2022. They are Mary-Lyn Chambers, Mฤซria George, Jolin Lee, Magnolia Lowe,โ€ฆ
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Itโ€™s a Crazy Time

Iโ€™ve been around on this planet for quite a while now and Iโ€™ve never experienced a crazier time. Uncertainty seems to be the biggest challenge, at a personal, work and global level, whether itโ€™s war, climate change, the future of theโ€ฆ
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Curtis Vowell Directs British Comedy Seize Them!

DEGANZ member Curtis Vowell is currently directing Seize Them!, a British comedy financed by Entertainment Film Distributors, which will handle the UK and Ireland release. According to Collider, the movie has begun principal photography in Londonโ€ฆ
Read more

Short Film MUNKIE Premieres on Short of the Week

Crime thriller short, MUNKIE, is having its online premiere at Short of the Week on March 25. Directed and edited by DEGANZ board member Steven Chow, MUNKIE follows a daughter's violent plan of revenge against her overbearing parents as it spinsโ€ฆ
Read more

Pooley’s Boxing Documentary Now on Neon

Fightback - Joseph Parker, an intimate documentary on the Kiwi heavyweight boxer, is now streaming on NEON. Produced and directed by Leanne Pooley (DEGANZ) for DAZN Originals (UK), the film follows Parker as he prepares for his fight againstโ€ฆ
Read more
A panel of speakers in front of a festival audience.

DEGANZ Partners with CLIPPED Music Video Festival

We are excited to have partnered with CLIPPED Music Video Festival to support directing and editing talent behind New Zealand's top music videos! As its name suggests, CLIPPED Music Video Festival is the only festival in Australia and NZโ€ฆ
Read more

Charlotte Evans Joins Eight’s Roster of Directors

Production company Eight has welcomed Charlotte Evans (DEGANZ) to its list of directors. A recent top finalist at the 2022 Clipped Music Video Awards with her MV for Beneeโ€™s Happen To Me, Charlotte is continuing her commercial work withโ€ฆ
Read more

Member Arka Gupta Launches Campaign for Next Project

The team behind Dirty Dishes, a heartfelt short drama, is seeking support for their boosted crowdfunding campaign.ย  Written, directed and produced by Palmerston North member Arka Gupta, this short film follows teenager Max who begins re-evaluatingโ€ฆ
Read more

Join us for Young Creators: Get Off the Ground

,
Ready, set, goโ€ฆ Now what? Navigating the TV and film industry can be a confusing and challenging process; who can you trust? What are your options? But youโ€™re not alone. Join us for a Q&A panel with established filmmakers as theyโ€ฆ
Read more

Poetry Meets Film in Two Magnetic Shorts

,
Documentary shorts Ultimately Lacks Polish and Nathan Joe: Homecoming Poems have premiered on the streaming platform Vidzing. Commissioned by the Going West Writers Festival, both documentaries focus on poets who take a radical approach to performance.โ€ฆ
Read more
A child actor standing in a kitchen with three crew members watching.

How to Direct Child Actors

, ,
How do you work with children to get great performances? This May, the Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is offering training on directing children with sought-after acting coach Miranda Harcourt. Directors can apply for theโ€ฆ
Read more

Editor Jochen FitzHerbert: How I Got Started in the Industry

, ,
I should preface by saying that I never planned to be working in the film and television industry. The honest truth is that when I finished school and decided to go to university, Film and Television papers seemed like a fun choice in amongstโ€ฆ
Read more

Perry Bradley Among Finalists at 2022 AWARD Awards

Film Constructionโ€™s Perry Bradley (DEGANZ) has been nominated for the Best Direction category at Australiaโ€™s 43rd AWARD Awards. The nomination is for his work on NZ Blood campaign Unseen Emergencies, which details the need for blood supplyโ€ฆ
Read more

Poppy Wins at the Socially Relevant Film Festival

Charming local drama Poppyย has been awarded Best Narrative Feature at the Socially Relevant Film Festival in New York. DEGANZ member Jonno Woodford-Robinson edited the feature and worked with Amanda Mulderry (DEGANZ), who was first assistantโ€ฆ
Read more

Directorโ€™s Toolkit for Emerging Pasifika Directors

, ,
Dive into the process, craft and career of a director. PISA and DEGANZ welcome new and emerging Pacific Islands directors to apply for this two-day practical guide, taught by director Chris Dudman. Chris will explore the directing processโ€ฆ
Read more

ScreenSafe – Screen Industry Guidance โ€“ย Easing of Restrictionsย 

,
Friday 1st April 2022 The following changes were announced by the Prime Minister onย 23rdย March 2022. The Omicron outbreak has now peaked, or is about to peak, in most of the country. This, combined with high vaccination rates and reducedโ€ฆ
Read more

Join us for Editing the Facts in Tฤmaki Makaurau Auckland

,
Factual content makes up a great deal of Aotearoa New Zealandโ€™s Screen Industry โ€” stories framed by real people, places, and events. What does it take for an editor to work on anything from a large scale factual series to a one off documentary? Joinโ€ฆ
Read more

Kirsty Hamilton Set to Direct Short Film Save Me

,
Kirsty Hamilton, an alumna of the DEGANZ Women Filmmakers Incubator, is set to direct short film Save Me.ย  Written by Suzanne Adamson, the short film follows a mother-daughter dynamic; when a teenage girl is blamed for her brotherโ€™s deathโ€ฆ
Read more

Seven Directors Selected for the Incubator 2022

, ,
Today, the Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is thrilled to announce the seven female directors selected for the Emerging Women Filmmakers Incubator 2022. They are Mary-Lyn Chambers, Mฤซria George, Jolin Lee, Magnolia Lowe,โ€ฆ
Read more

Itโ€™s a Crazy Time

Iโ€™ve been around on this planet for quite a while now and Iโ€™ve never experienced a crazier time. Uncertainty seems to be the biggest challenge, at a personal, work and global level, whether itโ€™s war, climate change, the future of theโ€ฆ
Read more

Curtis Vowell Directs British Comedy Seize Them!

DEGANZ member Curtis Vowell is currently directing Seize Them!, a British comedy financed by Entertainment Film Distributors, which will handle the UK and Ireland release. According to Collider, the movie has begun principal photography in Londonโ€ฆ
Read more

Short Film MUNKIE Premieres on Short of the Week

Crime thriller short, MUNKIE, is having its online premiere at Short of the Week on March 25. Directed and edited by DEGANZ board member Steven Chow, MUNKIE follows a daughter's violent plan of revenge against her overbearing parents as it spinsโ€ฆ
Read more

Pooley’s Boxing Documentary Now on Neon

Fightback - Joseph Parker, an intimate documentary on the Kiwi heavyweight boxer, is now streaming on NEON. Produced and directed by Leanne Pooley (DEGANZ) for DAZN Originals (UK), the film follows Parker as he prepares for his fight againstโ€ฆ
Read more
A panel of speakers in front of a festival audience.

DEGANZ Partners with CLIPPED Music Video Festival

We are excited to have partnered with CLIPPED Music Video Festival to support directing and editing talent behind New Zealand's top music videos! As its name suggests, CLIPPED Music Video Festival is the only festival in Australia and NZโ€ฆ
Read more

Charlotte Evans Joins Eight’s Roster of Directors

Production company Eight has welcomed Charlotte Evans (DEGANZ) to its list of directors. A recent top finalist at the 2022 Clipped Music Video Awards with her MV for Beneeโ€™s Happen To Me, Charlotte is continuing her commercial work withโ€ฆ
Read more

Member Arka Gupta Launches Campaign for Next Project

The team behind Dirty Dishes, a heartfelt short drama, is seeking support for their boosted crowdfunding campaign.ย  Written, directed and produced by Palmerston North member Arka Gupta, this short film follows teenager Max who begins re-evaluatingโ€ฆ
Read more