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Watch: Stray Q&A with Director Dustin Feneley

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Writer/director Dustin Feneley answers questions about his debut feature film Stray (2018). Dustin talks about not compromising his cinematic, arthouse vision, despite modest means while making the film.   "We wanted a very formalised,โ€ฆ
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Call for Applications: Directing Actors Workshop with Ian Hughes

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DEGNZ is now accepting applications for a one-day Directing Actors Workshop in Wellington with highly experienced actor and director Ian Hughes. Ian Hughesโ€™ breakthrough role was in acclaimed TV series and movie Topless Women Talk Aboutโ€ฆ
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2018 Screen Guilds Christmas Parties

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Come have a drink with us to celebrate 2018 at the Screen Guilds Christmas Parties in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch! Cash Bar Nibbles provided You must RSVP on Eventbrite in advance. Only financial members (+1 partner) of theโ€ฆ
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Brand New Zealand in Film

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NB: Anna Serner quotes extracted from a Nordisk Film & TV Fund article   Anna Serner, the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, spoke at the Big Screen Symposium a couple of weeks ago on gender equity. In the short time she hasโ€ฆ
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NZ Cinema: Q&A Screening of Vermilion

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New Zealand film Vermilionย opens in cinemas on November 8, the feature film debut from writer/directorย Dorthe Scheffmann. The film is edited by DEGNZ member Peter Roberts. Scheffmann and star Jennifer Ward-Lealand will attend a Q&Aโ€ฆ
Read more
Young Creators: Rewrite Your Story

Young Creators: Rewrite Your Story

Writing is rewriting, and the final rewrite is in the edit. You've probably heard this a lot. So we're digging into the how of developing and crafting a good story for our last Young Creators meet-up of the year. We take a look at the importantโ€ฆ
Read more
Assistant Editors - Mandatory Skills

Call for Applications: Assistant Editors – Mandatory Skills Workshop

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Call for Applications Directors & Editors Guild of NZ is pleased to present Assistant Editors - Mandatory Skills, a new workshop designed for assistant editors in Aotearoa. The Guild warmly invites applications for this 2-day workshop toโ€ฆ
Read more
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Intimacy on Set &ย Stage with Itaย Oโ€™Brien

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As some of you will be aware, Equity New Zealand is involved in bringing Intimacy Coordinator Ita Oโ€™Brien from England to run a series of seminars and workshops in Australia and New Zealand (10-12 December). The DEGNZ board feels the bestโ€ฆ
Read more
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Time For A Paradigm Shift

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At the Annual General Meeting on 6 October, the Guild and its membership voted on two remits from President Howard Taylor for DEGNZ to unionise and to affiliate with the Council of Trade Unions (CTU). The motions passed and DEGNZ will unioniseโ€ฆ
Read more
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Recommendations for screen sector workplace relations unveiled

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Media release 17 October 2018 A recommended model to allow collective bargaining for contractors in the screen sector has today been unveiled by the Government-convened Film Industry Working Group. The recommendations, which will nowโ€ฆ
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Coming up: Yellow Is Forbidden Film Talk

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Film Talk at Rialto Cinemas is where filmmakers and film fans meet. After each Film Talk screening, members of the creative team will join a moderator from the Directors & Editors Guild to discuss their work. Join us on October 31โ€ฆ
Read more
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Auckland – Rehearsal & Performance with Actor/Director Kathy McRae

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Rehearsal & Performance is a hands-on workshop focused on assisting directors and actors to work better collaboratively to achieve great on screen performances. Guided by actor/director Kathy McRae, participantsย will explore a workshopโ€ฆ
Read more
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Screen Turmoil Across Tassie Causes Concern

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation was thrown into turmoil last week when Managing Director Michelle Guthrie was fired. Chairman at the time, Justin Milne, a political appointee and personal friend of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, questionedโ€ฆ
Read more
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Table Reads Final 2018 Round Now Open

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A core cast โ€“ max six actors โ€“ together with a writer+director team OR writer/director will collaborate on each script-in-development table read. The script must have a director attached and have been through a development process. Fourโ€ฆ
Read more

Screenlink: Cutting it as a Commercials Director

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Come join us for networking drinks at Screenlink on October 10, hosted by Directors & Editors Guild of NZ with New Zealand Advertising Producers Group and Ngฤ Aho Whakaari. Director Robin Walters will share on his career in commercials,โ€ฆ
Read more
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Celebrating Women

Womensโ€™ roles in New Zealand society have come a long way. We were the first to give women the vote, weโ€™ve had three female prime ministers and finally the Black Ferns have gotten professional contracts. However, in many industries womenโ€ฆ
Read more
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Stray Director Dustin Feneley to Share at Rialto Film Talk

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Film Talk at Rialto Cinemas is where filmmakers and film fans meet. After each Film Talk screening, members of the creative team will join a moderator from the Directors & Editors Guild to discuss their work. On October 3, Film Talk willโ€ฆ
Read more
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Taking Action

On Wednesday evening, together with Ngฤ Aho Whakaari and the New Zealand Writers Guild, we had a two-hour workshop with Debbi Tohill, Executive Director of RPE (Rape Prevention Education) on Sexual Harassment and Disclosure. This sessionโ€ฆ
Read more
Stray key still

Watch: Stray Q&A with Director Dustin Feneley

, ,
Writer/director Dustin Feneley answers questions about his debut feature film Stray (2018). Dustin talks about not compromising his cinematic, arthouse vision, despite modest means while making the film.   "We wanted a very formalised,โ€ฆ
Read more
Directing Actors workshop

Call for Applications: Directing Actors Workshop with Ian Hughes

,
DEGNZ is now accepting applications for a one-day Directing Actors Workshop in Wellington with highly experienced actor and director Ian Hughes. Ian Hughesโ€™ breakthrough role was in acclaimed TV series and movie Topless Women Talk Aboutโ€ฆ
Read more

2018 Screen Guilds Christmas Parties

,
Come have a drink with us to celebrate 2018 at the Screen Guilds Christmas Parties in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch! Cash Bar Nibbles provided You must RSVP on Eventbrite in advance. Only financial members (+1 partner) of theโ€ฆ
Read more
Stray film still

Brand New Zealand in Film

,
NB: Anna Serner quotes extracted from a Nordisk Film & TV Fund article   Anna Serner, the CEO of the Swedish Film Institute, spoke at the Big Screen Symposium a couple of weeks ago on gender equity. In the short time she hasโ€ฆ
Read more

NZ Cinema: Q&A Screening of Vermilion

,
New Zealand film Vermilionย opens in cinemas on November 8, the feature film debut from writer/directorย Dorthe Scheffmann. The film is edited by DEGNZ member Peter Roberts. Scheffmann and star Jennifer Ward-Lealand will attend a Q&Aโ€ฆ
Read more
Young Creators: Rewrite Your Story

Young Creators: Rewrite Your Story

Writing is rewriting, and the final rewrite is in the edit. You've probably heard this a lot. So we're digging into the how of developing and crafting a good story for our last Young Creators meet-up of the year. We take a look at the importantโ€ฆ
Read more
Assistant Editors - Mandatory Skills

Call for Applications: Assistant Editors – Mandatory Skills Workshop

,
Call for Applications Directors & Editors Guild of NZ is pleased to present Assistant Editors - Mandatory Skills, a new workshop designed for assistant editors in Aotearoa. The Guild warmly invites applications for this 2-day workshop toโ€ฆ
Read more
Ita Obrien

Intimacy on Set &ย Stage with Itaย Oโ€™Brien

, ,
As some of you will be aware, Equity New Zealand is involved in bringing Intimacy Coordinator Ita Oโ€™Brien from England to run a series of seminars and workshops in Australia and New Zealand (10-12 December). The DEGNZ board feels the bestโ€ฆ
Read more
Stray film still

Time For A Paradigm Shift

,
At the Annual General Meeting on 6 October, the Guild and its membership voted on two remits from President Howard Taylor for DEGNZ to unionise and to affiliate with the Council of Trade Unions (CTU). The motions passed and DEGNZ will unioniseโ€ฆ
Read more
Stray film still

Recommendations for screen sector workplace relations unveiled

, ,
Media release 17 October 2018 A recommended model to allow collective bargaining for contractors in the screen sector has today been unveiled by the Government-convened Film Industry Working Group. The recommendations, which will nowโ€ฆ
Read more
At-work-on-the-Legend-collection-Beijing

Coming up: Yellow Is Forbidden Film Talk

,
Film Talk at Rialto Cinemas is where filmmakers and film fans meet. After each Film Talk screening, members of the creative team will join a moderator from the Directors & Editors Guild to discuss their work. Join us on October 31โ€ฆ
Read more
Rehearsal & Performance logo

Auckland – Rehearsal & Performance with Actor/Director Kathy McRae

, ,
Rehearsal & Performance is a hands-on workshop focused on assisting directors and actors to work better collaboratively to achieve great on screen performances. Guided by actor/director Kathy McRae, participantsย will explore a workshopโ€ฆ
Read more
Stray film still

Screen Turmoil Across Tassie Causes Concern

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation was thrown into turmoil last week when Managing Director Michelle Guthrie was fired. Chairman at the time, Justin Milne, a political appointee and personal friend of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, questionedโ€ฆ
Read more
Stray film still

Table Reads Final 2018 Round Now Open

,
A core cast โ€“ max six actors โ€“ together with a writer+director team OR writer/director will collaborate on each script-in-development table read. The script must have a director attached and have been through a development process. Fourโ€ฆ
Read more

Screenlink: Cutting it as a Commercials Director

, ,
Come join us for networking drinks at Screenlink on October 10, hosted by Directors & Editors Guild of NZ with New Zealand Advertising Producers Group and Ngฤ Aho Whakaari. Director Robin Walters will share on his career in commercials,โ€ฆ
Read more
Stray film still

Celebrating Women

Womensโ€™ roles in New Zealand society have come a long way. We were the first to give women the vote, weโ€™ve had three female prime ministers and finally the Black Ferns have gotten professional contracts. However, in many industries womenโ€ฆ
Read more
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Stray Director Dustin Feneley to Share at Rialto Film Talk

,
Film Talk at Rialto Cinemas is where filmmakers and film fans meet. After each Film Talk screening, members of the creative team will join a moderator from the Directors & Editors Guild to discuss their work. On October 3, Film Talk willโ€ฆ
Read more
Stray film still

Taking Action

On Wednesday evening, together with Ngฤ Aho Whakaari and the New Zealand Writers Guild, we had a two-hour workshop with Debbi Tohill, Executive Director of RPE (Rape Prevention Education) on Sexual Harassment and Disclosure. This sessionโ€ฆ
Read more