[1] The Directors and Editors Guild of Aotearoa New Zealand was previously a registered Incorporated society.
It seeks to maintain a forum where directors and editors can define, defend and further their professional industry.
Key initiatives and responsibilities of the Guild include lobbying for improved labour standards within the New Zealand screen and motion picture industry and the organization of training programs for Guild members to engage with directors/editors and mentors within the industry.
[2] In 2012 the SDGNZ announced that, due to funding and resource restraints, it would not be involved with the AFTAs in 2012,[3] nor would it run a separate film awards.
[4] For a period of some years the Guild regularly published a quarterly magazine, Take, featuring news, interviews, events and humour of particular interest to the New Zealand screen and motion picture industry.