Moves by NZ On Air to question the timing of the broadcast of documentary Inside Child Poverty and then to seek to legal advice on controlling the scheduling of programmes “likely to be an election issue” is counter to their politically neutral position, says the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand…

Director Florian Habicht – with his film Love Story – is the recipient of the 2011 DGA/SDGNZ Director’s Finder Series Screening…

Entries to the 2011 Aotearoa Film & Television Awards (AFTAs) have now closed and are well above last year, at 660 entries in 61 categories including Film, Documentary, General Television, and Television News and Current Affairs. Judging is now underway, so put the following dates in your calendars…

Media Release | For Immediate Release
15 August 2011

SDGNZ launches call for entries for USA distribution showcase

The Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand (SDGNZ) has launched a Call for Entries for the 2011 Director’s Finder Series in Los Angeles.

The Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand has argued vigorously that the charter and a dedicated public broadcasting channel provides a crucial home for content unique to New Zealand and not tagged to the commerical dollar, while creating a new archive of stories that are essential to building our identity…

A recent meeting held between screen industry guilds, organisations and unions has resulted in the formation of a new combined industry group called Screen Industry New Zealand (SINZ)…

A media release claiming to support pay equity for New Zealand directors is a complete hoax, says President of the Screen Directors Guild of New Zealand, Peter Bell.
“We did not issue the release and we are concerned that someone has issued false statements in our name. Whoever has done this hasn’t even managed to get my name correct, so clearly their attention to detail isn’t a strong point.”