Combined Guilds Xmas Parties 2025
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It’s been another interesting year for Aotearoa’s screen industry, now it’s time to reflect, raise a glass, and celebrate together!
Join the writers, directors, editors, actors, stunties, crew, producers, postproduction and VFX magicians and all the screen creators who keep the cameras rolling and the stories flowing.
The Combined Guilds Xmas Parties are your chance to reconnect with old friends, meet new collaborators, and enjoy a well-earned festive catch-up with good people who get it.
Tickets: $10 per person – includes bar tab + snacks
Dress code: Come as you are (festive flair welcome!)
What’s included:
- Your $10 ticket covers a bar tab and snacks
- A warm, welcoming mix of industry whānau across all screen guilds
- The perfect chance to unwind, swap stories, and toast to another creative year
Whether you’ve been on set, in post, behind the scenes, or in front of the camera, come celebrate the people who make Aotearoa’s screen industry what it is, one big circus family.
Dates & Venues:
Ōtautahi / Christchurch
Tuesday 9 December 2025, 5–9pm
Venue: Dux Central, 144 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Central City
Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
Thursday 11 December, from 6pm
Venue: The Longroom, 114 Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn
Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington
Thursday 18 December, from 6pm
Venue: Southern Cross Garden Bar & Restaurant, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro
Proudly hosted by:
Directors & Editors Guild Aotearoa NZ (DEGANZ) · Equity NZ · Ngā Aho Whakaari (NAW) · New Zealand Cinematographers Society (NZCS) · New Zealand Writers Guild (NZWG) · Pacific Island Screen Artists (PISA) · Pan Asian Screen Collective (PASC) · Proud Voices on Screen · Screen Industry Guild Aotearoa NZ (SIGANZ) · Screen Music & Sound Guild (SMSG) · Screen Production and Development Association (SPADA) · VFX Guild · Women in Film and Television NZ (WIFTNZ)
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