Taika Waititi a.k.a. Taika Cohen was born August 16, 1975 and is a New Zealand born film director, writer, painter, comedian and actor of Maori Te Whanau-a-Apanui and Jewish descent who hails from the East Coast region of New Zealand. He is most notable for his short film Two Cars, One Night for which he was nominated for an Academy Award.
He was one half of the comedy duo Humourbeasts with Jemaine Clement. The Humourbeasts were the recipients of New Zealand's highest comedy accolade, the Billy T Award, in 1999.
His first feature film, Eagle vs Shark, was released to U.S. theatres for limited distribution, June 15, 2007. The film stars Waititi's real-life partner, Loren Horsley, as Lily. The same year, he wrote and directed one episode of the TV show Flight of the Conchords, and was director of another.
Waititi has been named as one of ten new talents to watch in influential United States entertainment magazine Variety.
Film Festivals
Taika Waititi has attended several Film Festivals promoting Eagle vs Shark. He and fellow film maker Mike Jonathan attended Vladivostok Film Festival on September 15th to September 21st, 2007 where he received Special Jury Award.
External links
Taika Waititi at the Internet Movie Database
Official MySpace page
Interview with Taika Waititi recorded on February 2007
Eagle vs Shark interview
Short bio from art exhibition website
http://www.viff.ru
http://www.eaglevsshark.net
References
^ InterFaith Family, The Kiwi Cohen, Jul 10, 2007
^ Variety Magazine, 10 Directors to watch, Mathew Ross, Jan 17, 2007
^ 5th Vladivostok International Film Festival "Pacific Meridian" award winners, Sep 22, 2007
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Flight of the Conchords
Jemaine Clement · Bret McKenzie
Radio series (2005)
Additional writers: Joel Morris · Rhys Darby · Will Saunders · Additional cast: Rhys Darby · Emma Kennedy · Neil Finn
TV series Episodes (2007-)
Sally · Bret Gives Up the Dream · Mugged · Yoko · Sally Returns · Bowie · Drive By · Girlfriends · What Goes on Tour · New Fans · The Actor · The Third Conchord
TV Series Crew
Co-creator: James Bobin · Additional writers: Taika Waititi · Eric Kaplan · Paul Simms · Duncan Sarkies · Damon Beesley · Iain Morris Additional cast: Rhys Darby · Kristen Schaal · Arj Barker
Discography
Folk the World Tour · The BBC Radio Series: Flight of the Conchords · The Distant Future · Flight of the Conchords
See also
Sub Pop · BBC Radio 2 · HBO · New Zealand
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