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Table Read – Submissions Open for Round 3

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Bringing Writers, Directors & Actors together 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. Submit a full-length draft featureโ€ฆ
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Is it Time to be a Union?

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In 2000, the Guild, which is an incorporated society, discussed whether or not to become a craft union when the Labour Government passed the Employment Relations Act making collective bargaining possible. However, because the majority of Guildโ€ฆ
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Wellington Screenlink: Importance of Cast in the Current Climate

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DEGNZ, SPADA and Equity NZ warmly welcomes members to join us for a Screenlink in Wellington. At this discussion and networking event,ย NZ Film Commission CEO Annabelle Sheehan will share on the importance of cast in today's feature filmโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGNZ Response to SWAG Recommendations Around Sexual Harassment in the NZ Screen Industry

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The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ recently received from the Screen Womenโ€™s Action Group (SWAG) proposed recommendations for โ€˜Creating Culture Change Around Sexual Harassment In The Screen Industry'. You can view the document below. Theโ€ฆ
Read more

Fair Pay

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On Tuesday the government announced the appointment of former prime minister Jim Bolger to head a 10-person working group that would report back on the design of Fair Pay Agreements. This is welcome news to me as those of you who have readโ€ฆ
Read more
The Heart Dances

4 Member Films to Look Foward to at NZIFF

There's something magical about experiencing a movie as part of a film festival that beats visits to your local multiplex. It's one of the reasons why the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF), now celebrating it's 50th year in Auckland,โ€ฆ
Read more
Swagger of Thieves film still

The Making of NZ Music Doco ‘Swagger of Thieves’

, ,
Director Julian Boshier chatted about his music documentary Swagger of Thievesย as part of Film Talk, a series of special Q&A screenings presented by DEGNZ and Rialto Cinemas. The film charts Kiwi rock bank Head Like a Hole's continuingโ€ฆ
Read more
Tea with the Dames

Member Giveaway – Win Tickets to Tea with the Dames!

Befitting the Queen's Birthday, we're giving members the chance to win a double pass toย Tea with the Damesย (in NZ cinemas June 7),ย aย unique celebration of the lives and careers of acting royalty Dame Eileen Atkins, Dame Judi Dench, Dameโ€ฆ
Read more

Hopes and Dreams

Thanks to the New Zealand Film Commission, I was fortunate to attend the Cannes Film Festival 2018 where hopes and dreams are realized or not, and was reminded of where we Kiwis sit in the global film industry with our 5 โ€“ 15 films each yearโ€”somewhereโ€ฆ
Read more
Director Chris Dudman

TOTS Directors Toolkit with Chris Dudman – Blenheim

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Up-skill with this two-day practical guide to the directing process.ย  The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ and Top of the South Film Production Society (TOTS) presents the first of two Top of the South Island Directors Toolkits with Newโ€ฆ
Read more
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Auckland – Rehearsal & Performance with Director/Producer Simon Bennett

, ,
Rehearsal & Performance is a practical half-day workshop focused onย developing directors and actors' tools to build better director/actor relationships for on-screen results. Guided by director/producer Simon Bennett, participantsย willโ€ฆ
Read more
Young Creators: Ready Set Network

Young Creators: Ready Set Network

,
โ€œLouis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." Networking, however, can be an awkward business. Hereโ€™s an alternative: speed networking for Young Creators. At this event, youโ€™ll have the chance to make connectionsโ€ฆ
Read more

NZFC +

The New Zealand Film Commission has just announced its Te Rautaki Mฤori strategy and thatโ€™s a great achievement, even though it comes 15 years after New Zealand On Airโ€™sโ€”better late than never. Itโ€™s no secret that Mฤori films areโ€ฆ
Read more
Swagger of Thieves

Rialto Film Talk: Rock Documentary Swagger of Thieves

,
Ten years in the making, NZ rock documentaryย Swagger of Thievesย takes a raw, eye-watering look at Kiwi band Head Like A Hole (aka HLAH). Come join us for this Film Talk at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket for a night out on May 17.ย Director Julianโ€ฆ
Read more

The Big Picture

,
Thereโ€™s a lot of big picture stuff going on at the moment, so I thought I would take the time to discuss it a little further. DEGNZ together with other guilds, screen industry bodies and representatives, the New Zealand Council of Tradeโ€ฆ
Read more
Screenlink with Philippa Campbell

Screenlink with Producer Philippa Campbell

, ,
DEGNZ, WIFT and NZWG invite members for drinks and snacks and to hear leading NZ producer Philippa Campbell (Rain, No. 2, Rubbings From A Live Man) speak to her experiences on two series of Top of the Lake, written by Jane Campion and Gerardโ€ฆ
Read more

Editing for Success

The professional development programme for this year is well underway at DEGNZ. I wanted to let all the editors in the Guild know about the opportunities available so that you stay on the lookout for them as they arise. Editing Workshop Firstly,โ€ฆ
Read more

Call for Applications: Editing Drama with Peter Roberts

,
DEGNZ invites editors toย apply for an Editing Drama Workshop with Peter Roberts, award-winning editor and former Presidentย of the Guild.ย Theย 2-day workshop will be held on 14-15 April in Auckland. Learn about narrative feature-lengthโ€ฆ
Read more

Table Read – Submissions Open for Round 3

,
Bringing Writers, Directors & Actors together 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. Submit a full-length draft featureโ€ฆ
Read more

Is it Time to be a Union?

,
In 2000, the Guild, which is an incorporated society, discussed whether or not to become a craft union when the Labour Government passed the Employment Relations Act making collective bargaining possible. However, because the majority of Guildโ€ฆ
Read more
Screenlink banner

Wellington Screenlink: Importance of Cast in the Current Climate

, ,
DEGNZ, SPADA and Equity NZ warmly welcomes members to join us for a Screenlink in Wellington. At this discussion and networking event,ย NZ Film Commission CEO Annabelle Sheehan will share on the importance of cast in today's feature filmโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGNZ Response to SWAG Recommendations Around Sexual Harassment in the NZ Screen Industry

,
The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ recently received from the Screen Womenโ€™s Action Group (SWAG) proposed recommendations for โ€˜Creating Culture Change Around Sexual Harassment In The Screen Industry'. You can view the document below. Theโ€ฆ
Read more

Fair Pay

,
On Tuesday the government announced the appointment of former prime minister Jim Bolger to head a 10-person working group that would report back on the design of Fair Pay Agreements. This is welcome news to me as those of you who have readโ€ฆ
Read more
The Heart Dances

4 Member Films to Look Foward to at NZIFF

There's something magical about experiencing a movie as part of a film festival that beats visits to your local multiplex. It's one of the reasons why the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF), now celebrating it's 50th year in Auckland,โ€ฆ
Read more
Swagger of Thieves film still

The Making of NZ Music Doco ‘Swagger of Thieves’

, ,
Director Julian Boshier chatted about his music documentary Swagger of Thievesย as part of Film Talk, a series of special Q&A screenings presented by DEGNZ and Rialto Cinemas. The film charts Kiwi rock bank Head Like a Hole's continuingโ€ฆ
Read more
Tea with the Dames

Member Giveaway – Win Tickets to Tea with the Dames!

Befitting the Queen's Birthday, we're giving members the chance to win a double pass toย Tea with the Damesย (in NZ cinemas June 7),ย aย unique celebration of the lives and careers of acting royalty Dame Eileen Atkins, Dame Judi Dench, Dameโ€ฆ
Read more

Hopes and Dreams

Thanks to the New Zealand Film Commission, I was fortunate to attend the Cannes Film Festival 2018 where hopes and dreams are realized or not, and was reminded of where we Kiwis sit in the global film industry with our 5 โ€“ 15 films each yearโ€”somewhereโ€ฆ
Read more
Director Chris Dudman

TOTS Directors Toolkit with Chris Dudman – Blenheim

,
Up-skill with this two-day practical guide to the directing process.ย  The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ and Top of the South Film Production Society (TOTS) presents the first of two Top of the South Island Directors Toolkits with Newโ€ฆ
Read more
Rehearsal & Performance logo

Auckland – Rehearsal & Performance with Director/Producer Simon Bennett

, ,
Rehearsal & Performance is a practical half-day workshop focused onย developing directors and actors' tools to build better director/actor relationships for on-screen results. Guided by director/producer Simon Bennett, participantsย willโ€ฆ
Read more
Young Creators: Ready Set Network

Young Creators: Ready Set Network

,
โ€œLouis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship." Networking, however, can be an awkward business. Hereโ€™s an alternative: speed networking for Young Creators. At this event, youโ€™ll have the chance to make connectionsโ€ฆ
Read more

NZFC +

The New Zealand Film Commission has just announced its Te Rautaki Mฤori strategy and thatโ€™s a great achievement, even though it comes 15 years after New Zealand On Airโ€™sโ€”better late than never. Itโ€™s no secret that Mฤori films areโ€ฆ
Read more
Swagger of Thieves

Rialto Film Talk: Rock Documentary Swagger of Thieves

,
Ten years in the making, NZ rock documentaryย Swagger of Thievesย takes a raw, eye-watering look at Kiwi band Head Like A Hole (aka HLAH). Come join us for this Film Talk at Rialto Cinemas Newmarket for a night out on May 17.ย Director Julianโ€ฆ
Read more

The Big Picture

,
Thereโ€™s a lot of big picture stuff going on at the moment, so I thought I would take the time to discuss it a little further. DEGNZ together with other guilds, screen industry bodies and representatives, the New Zealand Council of Tradeโ€ฆ
Read more
Screenlink with Philippa Campbell

Screenlink with Producer Philippa Campbell

, ,
DEGNZ, WIFT and NZWG invite members for drinks and snacks and to hear leading NZ producer Philippa Campbell (Rain, No. 2, Rubbings From A Live Man) speak to her experiences on two series of Top of the Lake, written by Jane Campion and Gerardโ€ฆ
Read more

Editing for Success

The professional development programme for this year is well underway at DEGNZ. I wanted to let all the editors in the Guild know about the opportunities available so that you stay on the lookout for them as they arise. Editing Workshop Firstly,โ€ฆ
Read more

Call for Applications: Editing Drama with Peter Roberts

,
DEGNZ invites editors toย apply for an Editing Drama Workshop with Peter Roberts, award-winning editor and former Presidentย of the Guild.ย Theย 2-day workshop will be held on 14-15 April in Auckland. Learn about narrative feature-lengthโ€ฆ
Read more