…stick to your vision…
More words of wisdom from Taika in an interview he gave to an Australian magazine back in August, while he was promoting Boy before its national release. But first, here […]
Monthly Archives: December 2010
…learn the rules before you break them…
More Taika news from Qatar! Here‘s a very short interview he gave to a Qatari radio station, QF RADIO 93.7 FM, where he offers advice on how to keep your […]
Taika the Just
The 2011 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival has announced the five-person jury for its prestigious International Award for Best Feature Film and Taika is in the jury! For the 2011 festival, […]
Taika’s favourite word
…is also what he does when he’s bored. Do you already know what it is? Here are some bits of a short Q&A he did for The Wellingtonista in 2007: […]
Find Taika
Nothing really happening today, no awards, no new projects. Let it be just a random post. Yeah, a new category. Can you see Taika in this photo? If you can’t, […]
Taika will be honoured with a Distinguished Alumni Award
Taika Waititi will be honoured with a Distinguished Alumni Award from Victoria University of Wellington. The University will present awards in April 2011 to six alumni who have made an […]
About an aboriginal Boy and his father, a selfish lout
I’ve found a really sweet review of “Boy” on The Hindu, the second-largest circulated daily English newspaper in India after Times of India. It’s interesting to see how different cultures receive […]
TimeOut’s New Zealand Entertainer of the Year
from twitter: TheJayReeve “…So that’s why Taika Waititi is TimeOut’s New Zealand Entertainer of the Year. We hopes he likes the title and he sees it as a fair trade.” […]
What’s Taika got to do with The Inbetweeners?
He’s got a lot! But first, what’s The Inbetweeners? If you haven’t heard of this British sitcom, shame on you! It was written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris and the […]
The people of New Zealand have spoken
Taika Waititi has gone back to New Zealand to get what is rightfully his, to accept some more awards for BOY at the inaugural Visa Entertainment Screen Awards tonight. The […]
Taika’s films make a career in diplomacy
Three films directed by Taika Waititi are in a catalogue of 23 New Zealand feature and short films available for overseas screenings organised by New Zealand’s diplomatic posts abroad. The […]
Taika Waititi shows his Michael Jackson dance moves
The BOY premiere in the Middle East must have been a great feast! First of all, because Taika was there. Then, you could watch the film on a huge, I’m […]
James Rolleston and Ainsley Gardiner at the APSA
i. e. the 2010 Asia Pacific Screen Awards at the Gold Coast Convention Centre. Photographer: Jay Nel-McIntosh source Isn’t James cute in his flip-flops? And Ainsley looks gorgeous, as always!
Fun & Important or Depressing & Not Important?
…that is the question! Watch this short interview (from 1:42-2:22 min.) Taika gave during TEDxDoha brunch, before he had his speech later that afternoon on October 29th, 2010. ..and he […]
Shared jury prize for BOY at the IFFI
Taika’s BOY cannot stop winning more praises, fans and prizes. His new movie has shared the special jury award at the 41st International Film Festival of India in Goa yesterday with […]
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