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Saville Selected for Square Peg Social

DEGANZ member Matthew Saville was recently selected for and attended the inaugural Square Peg Social, a four-day networking and mentorship event helmed by director Ari Aster and producer Lars Knudsen, the team behind renowned films such as Midsommar,โ€ฆ
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‘Kลkฤ’ Wins the NETPAC Award at HIFF

Local feature, Kลkฤ, edited by DEGANZ member Te Rurehe Paki, won the 2025 Network for the Promotion of Asian-Pacific Cinema (NETPAC) Award at the 45th annual Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) in late October. Writer/Director Kathโ€ฆ
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DEGANZ Members Scoop Up Awards at NZ Web Fest

DEGANZ members scooped up a multitude of awards at the 2025 NZ Web Fest Awards on Sunday, 23 November. This year, 15 projects from members were selected, with 12 of them nominated for awards in writing, directing, editing and more. Congratulationsโ€ฆ
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Tansley’s ‘Tenor: My Name is Pati’ Coming to Cinemas in 2026

DEGANZ board member and award-winning filmmaker, Rebecca Tansley's latest feature documentary, Tenor: My Name is Pati, is coming to cinemas in March 2026. The documentary charts the against-the-odds journey of Pene and Amitai, two of theโ€ฆ
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DEGANZ Watch List: Mฤori Stories on the Big and Small Screen

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This week's DEGANZ Watch List features Mฤori stories on both the big and small screen. While local drama web series Ahikฤroa is heating up with its seventh season, new docuseries, Earth Oven with Temuera Morrison, digs deep to explore howโ€ฆ
Read more
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People Have the Power

The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is both a guild and a union. Weโ€™ve been a union since 2019. The NZ Writers Guild started out as a union in 1976 and Equity New Zealand came into existence as a union in 1944. We threeโ€ฆ
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Pike River’s Emotional and Rewarding Opening Week

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Pike River, directed by Rob Sarkies (DEGANZ) and edited by fellow member Peter Roberts, has had a well-deserved, smashing opening week. Not only has the feature grossed half a million at the box office, but it has also touched the hearts ofโ€ฆ
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Burstyn, Mikha & Murdie Win at NZCS Awards

The 8th annual New Zealand Cinematographers Society (NZCS) Awards took place on 18 October 2025 in Tฤmaki Makaurau Auckland, with DEGANZ members Thomas Burstyn NZCS CSC, Benjamin Mikha, and Joe Murdieย taking home awards. The NZCS Awardsโ€ฆ
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DEGANZ Watch List: Kiwi Zombies & Kiwi Teachers

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Another newsletter, another DEGANZ Watch List! This time, DEGANZ members are behind the new comedy series Bloke of the Apocalypse and the latest season of Educators. Both shows offer a cheeky look into classic Kiwi culture and propose that maybeโ€ฆ
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Misty Flicks Celebrates Waikato Filmmakers

DEGANZ was a proud sponsor of Misty Flicks Film Festival this year, and is excited to join them in celebrating the 2025 award winners, including multiple of our members. Misty Flicks is a not-for-profit organisation that supports film and filmmakersโ€ฆ
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15 Projects from DEGANZ Members in the 2025 NZ Web Fest

It's time for NZ Web Fest once again! This year, 15 selected projects are from DEGANZ members, with 12 as finalists for an array of awards. Of the selections and nominations, several DEGANZ members are being recognised for their talent and skillsโ€ฆ
Read more
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Thereโ€™s Nothing To Be Scared Of

Today, Thursday 22 October, itโ€™s expected that more than up to 100,000 doctors, nurses, allied health workers, and primary and secondary school teachers will go out on strike. They are seeking better pay and working conditions, and betterโ€ฆ
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Liang Honoured with Gaylene Preston Filmmaker Award at Laureate Awards 2025

Massive congratulations to DEGANZ member Roseanne Liang for being the latest filmmaker to receive an Arts Foundation Te Tumi Toi Laureate Award. Roseanne was honoured with the Gaylene Preston Filmmaker Award alongside seven other Arts Laureatesโ€ฆ
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New Zealand Screen Awards Recognise DEGANZ Members

25 DEGANZ members' mahi has been nominated for a 2025 New Zealand Screen Award (NZSA)! DEGANZ is proud to sponsor two awards this year: the DEGANZ Best Director and Best Editor for Drama Feature. From over 700 entries across the 57 categories,โ€ฆ
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Show Me Shorts Award Winners: Short Films, Big Impact

It has been another great year of films in this year's Show Me Shorts, Aotearoa's leading short film festival. During the Vista Foundation Industry Day, the festival announced this year's winners, including Best Director and Best Editor, proudlyโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Pike River’ Celebrates Premiere in Greymouth

The highly anticipated Pike River, directed by Rob Sarkies (DEGANZ) and edited by fellow member Peter Roberts, celebrated its world premiere this month in Greymouth, Auckland, and Wellington. Starring Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcom, theโ€ฆ
Read more

‘The Weed Eaters’ Wins Best Feature at SXSW Sydney

Local horror-comedy The Weed Eaters, directed and edited by DEGANZ member Callum Devlin, won the top prize at South by Southwest Sydney (SXSW Sydney), taking home Best Feature Film. The film follows four friends on a New Year's Eve trip goneโ€ฆ
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DEGANZ Watch List: Day One Shorts, New Series, and Trailers

,
Check out this very full DEGANZ Watchlist with Day One Shorts, new series, and trailers for soon-to-be-released projects! DEGANZ members Giselle Ilaoa, Angel Kameta, Lee Li, and Shamin Yazdani celebrate the online premiere of their Day Oneโ€ฆ
Read more

Saville Selected for Square Peg Social

DEGANZ member Matthew Saville was recently selected for and attended the inaugural Square Peg Social, a four-day networking and mentorship event helmed by director Ari Aster and producer Lars Knudsen, the team behind renowned films such as Midsommar,โ€ฆ
Read more

‘Kลkฤ’ Wins the NETPAC Award at HIFF

Local feature, Kลkฤ, edited by DEGANZ member Te Rurehe Paki, won the 2025 Network for the Promotion of Asian-Pacific Cinema (NETPAC) Award at the 45th annual Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) in late October. Writer/Director Kathโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Members Scoop Up Awards at NZ Web Fest

DEGANZ members scooped up a multitude of awards at the 2025 NZ Web Fest Awards on Sunday, 23 November. This year, 15 projects from members were selected, with 12 of them nominated for awards in writing, directing, editing and more. Congratulationsโ€ฆ
Read more

Tansley’s ‘Tenor: My Name is Pati’ Coming to Cinemas in 2026

DEGANZ board member and award-winning filmmaker, Rebecca Tansley's latest feature documentary, Tenor: My Name is Pati, is coming to cinemas in March 2026. The documentary charts the against-the-odds journey of Pene and Amitai, two of theโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Watch List: Mฤori Stories on the Big and Small Screen

,
This week's DEGANZ Watch List features Mฤori stories on both the big and small screen. While local drama web series Ahikฤroa is heating up with its seventh season, new docuseries, Earth Oven with Temuera Morrison, digs deep to explore howโ€ฆ
Read more
View from the Top banner

People Have the Power

The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand is both a guild and a union. Weโ€™ve been a union since 2019. The NZ Writers Guild started out as a union in 1976 and Equity New Zealand came into existence as a union in 1944. We threeโ€ฆ
Read more

Pike River’s Emotional and Rewarding Opening Week

,
Pike River, directed by Rob Sarkies (DEGANZ) and edited by fellow member Peter Roberts, has had a well-deserved, smashing opening week. Not only has the feature grossed half a million at the box office, but it has also touched the hearts ofโ€ฆ
Read more

Burstyn, Mikha & Murdie Win at NZCS Awards

The 8th annual New Zealand Cinematographers Society (NZCS) Awards took place on 18 October 2025 in Tฤmaki Makaurau Auckland, with DEGANZ members Thomas Burstyn NZCS CSC, Benjamin Mikha, and Joe Murdieย taking home awards. The NZCS Awardsโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Watch List: Kiwi Zombies & Kiwi Teachers

,
Another newsletter, another DEGANZ Watch List! This time, DEGANZ members are behind the new comedy series Bloke of the Apocalypse and the latest season of Educators. Both shows offer a cheeky look into classic Kiwi culture and propose that maybeโ€ฆ
Read more

Misty Flicks Celebrates Waikato Filmmakers

DEGANZ was a proud sponsor of Misty Flicks Film Festival this year, and is excited to join them in celebrating the 2025 award winners, including multiple of our members. Misty Flicks is a not-for-profit organisation that supports film and filmmakersโ€ฆ
Read more

15 Projects from DEGANZ Members in the 2025 NZ Web Fest

It's time for NZ Web Fest once again! This year, 15 selected projects are from DEGANZ members, with 12 as finalists for an array of awards. Of the selections and nominations, several DEGANZ members are being recognised for their talent and skillsโ€ฆ
Read more
View from the Top banner

Thereโ€™s Nothing To Be Scared Of

Today, Thursday 22 October, itโ€™s expected that more than up to 100,000 doctors, nurses, allied health workers, and primary and secondary school teachers will go out on strike. They are seeking better pay and working conditions, and betterโ€ฆ
Read more

Liang Honoured with Gaylene Preston Filmmaker Award at Laureate Awards 2025

Massive congratulations to DEGANZ member Roseanne Liang for being the latest filmmaker to receive an Arts Foundation Te Tumi Toi Laureate Award. Roseanne was honoured with the Gaylene Preston Filmmaker Award alongside seven other Arts Laureatesโ€ฆ
Read more

New Zealand Screen Awards Recognise DEGANZ Members

25 DEGANZ members' mahi has been nominated for a 2025 New Zealand Screen Award (NZSA)! DEGANZ is proud to sponsor two awards this year: the DEGANZ Best Director and Best Editor for Drama Feature. From over 700 entries across the 57 categories,โ€ฆ
Read more

Show Me Shorts Award Winners: Short Films, Big Impact

It has been another great year of films in this year's Show Me Shorts, Aotearoa's leading short film festival. During the Vista Foundation Industry Day, the festival announced this year's winners, including Best Director and Best Editor, proudlyโ€ฆ
Read more

‘Pike River’ Celebrates Premiere in Greymouth

The highly anticipated Pike River, directed by Rob Sarkies (DEGANZ) and edited by fellow member Peter Roberts, celebrated its world premiere this month in Greymouth, Auckland, and Wellington. Starring Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcom, theโ€ฆ
Read more

‘The Weed Eaters’ Wins Best Feature at SXSW Sydney

Local horror-comedy The Weed Eaters, directed and edited by DEGANZ member Callum Devlin, won the top prize at South by Southwest Sydney (SXSW Sydney), taking home Best Feature Film. The film follows four friends on a New Year's Eve trip goneโ€ฆ
Read more

DEGANZ Watch List: Day One Shorts, New Series, and Trailers

,
Check out this very full DEGANZ Watchlist with Day One Shorts, new series, and trailers for soon-to-be-released projects! DEGANZ members Giselle Ilaoa, Angel Kameta, Lee Li, and Shamin Yazdani celebrate the online premiere of their Day Oneโ€ฆ
Read more