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Congratulations to former Guild President Peter Roberts who took home the Craft Award for Best Editing: Drama for Jean at the New Zealand Television Awards. The finalists in the remaining categories were also announced at the Craft…

Join us for a special Rialto Newmarket screening of Human Traces, the debut feature from DEGNZ member Nic Gorman, which was selected for the New Zealand, Melbourne and Toronto film festivals. When a mysterious young man arrives on a remote…

DEGNZ welcomes directors and actors to register their interest for a chance to take part in Rehearsal & Performance, DEGNZ’s revamped Rehearsal Room workshop series. In this hands-on half-day workshop, director Michael Duignan (Go Girls,…

For Immediate Release Monday 30 October 2017 The Directors & Editors Guild of NZ (DEGNZ) welcomes the opportunity to collectively bargain on behalf of its membership in the event that the new Government repeal the controversial ‘Hobbit…

I’ve had an incredibly busy time these last few weeks attending industry gatherings, and if there’s one thing certain, it’s that change is coming. New Zealand On Air held a drama day recently with more than 130 industry people who intersect…

Get more control over your career by knowing the pitfalls to avoid before you set out on your web series dreams. Be informed about issues currently facing web content creators in NZ. Lately, we’ve seen some appalling agreements given to…

With the Big Screen Symposium almost upon us again with a host of excellent speakers to hear from, I thought I might reflect on professional development. Eight or so years ago I decided to focus on narrative feature film and TV drama. I had…

I was fortunate to have been invited to the Asia-Pacific Producers Network annual meeting last week in Taiwan. There were 40 or so producers there from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, and Patrick Frater, Variety’s…