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Taika Waititi (born 16 August 1975), also known as Taika Cohen, is a New Zealand film director, writer, painter, comedian, and actor.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for his 2004 short film Two Cars, One Night.
His 2010 film Boy became the top grossing film in New Zealand, and was released internationally in 2012.
Waititi hails from the Raukokore area of the East Coast region of the northern island of New Zealand. His father is Māori of Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and his mother is Jewish. Waititi used his mother's surname, "Cohen", for some of his work in film and writing.
While a drama student at Victoria University of Wellington, Waititi was part of the five-member ensemble, So You're a Man, which toured New Zealand and Australia with some success.
He was one half of the comedy duo The Humourbeasts alongside Jemaine Clement – recipients of New Zealand's highest comedy accolade, the Billy T Award, in 1999.
His 2003 short film Two Cars, One Night earned him an Academy Award nomination. At the awards ceremony, he famously feigned falling asleep as the nominations were being read out.
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Jemaine Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand comedian, actor and multi-instrumentalist, known as one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Bret McKenzie and the voice of Nigel the Cockatoo in the Rio film series.
Jemaine Clement was born in Masterton, New Zealand on 10 January 1974 and was raised by his Māori mother, in the Wairarapa region. He attended Makoura College in Masterton. After graduation, he moved to New Zealand's capital Wellington, where he studied drama and film at Victoria University of Wellington. There he met Taika Waititi (a.k.a. Taika Cohen) with whom he went on to form So You're a Man and The Humourbeasts. In 2004, the Humourbeasts toured New Zealand in a stage show titled The Untold Tales of Maui, a rework of the traditional Maori legends of Māui. The duo received New Zealand's highest comedy honour, the Billy T Award.
Taika Waititi is a visual artist, actor, writer and director hailing from the Raukokore region of New Zealand. His short film Two Cars, One Night was nominated for an Academy Award in 2005. Taika's second and most recent feature, Boy, appeared at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals earlier this year. He discusses how creativity has helped him to express his ideas and led him to where he is today. About TEDx, x = independently organized event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently org...
In der Mockumentary »5 Zimmer Küche Sarg« gewähren Regisseur Taika Waititi (»Eagle Vs. Shark«) und Flight-Of-The-Conchords-Folkie Jemaine Clement Einblick in die Welt wohnungssuchender Vampire. Wir trafen die beiden, um über die pikanten Dinge des Lebens zu reden. Zum Beispiel übers Kotzen und beeindruckende Talente in der Küche. Say That Again?! --- Jemaine Clement (Flight Of The Conchords) and Taika Waititi (»Eagle Vs. Shark«) on cooking skills, throwing up and other absurd facts. Say that again?! http://www.intro.de http://www.facebook.com/introredaktion http://www.twitter.com/intromagazin
We hosted a Facebook Live Q&A; chat with the director and star of Hunt for the Wilderpeople! Own it on Disc & Digital - http://www.wilderpeople.com Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/madmanfilms Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/madmanfilms
Oscar-nominated writer/director Taika Waititi (BOY, Flight of the Conchords, Eagle vs Shark) answers some questions from the Reddit community during his AMA on March 1, 2012. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/qd7nk/i_am_a_writer_director_and_other_things_too_boy/
We ask Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi from 'What We Do in the Shadows' the "36 Questions to Fall In Love". http://www.mashable.com LIKE us on FACEBOOK: http://facebook.com/mashable.video FOLLOW us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/mashablevideo FOLLOW us on TUMBLR: http://mashable.tumblr.com FOLLOW our INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/mashable JOIN our circle on GOOGLE PLUS: http://plus.google.com/+Mashable Subscribe!: http://bit.ly/1ko5eNd Mashable is the leading independent news site for all things tech, social media, and internet culture. http://www.youtube.com/mashable
http://www.joblo.com - HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE Official Trailer (2016) Taika Waititi Comedy Movie HD A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. Director: Taika Waititi Stars: Julian Dennison, Rachel House, Rima Te Wiata In theaters: 2016 ►Subscribe to JoBlo Movie Trailers: http://bit.ly/JoBloTrailers
He's one of New Zealand's most successful filmmakers: no, not Peter Jackson. It's Taika Waititi and he's talking about his new film Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SBS2Australia Twitter: https://twitter.com/thefeedsbs Insta: https://instagram.com/sbs2australia Tumblr: http://thefeedsbs.tumblr.com/
Liam Maguren from Flicks.co.nz chatted to director Taika Waititi hours before the New Zealand premiere of his heralded film 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople'. Waititi explores the process of adapting Barry Crump's novel, comments on the current state of NZ film, and even answers some 'Thor 3' questions Liam sneaked in. New Zealand movie times for 'Hunt for the Wilderpeople': http://www.flicks.co.nz/movie/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople/ Filmed by Chillbox Creative | Edited by Steve Newall | Executive Producer Nick Garrett
Matt and Trisha talk with Jemaine and Taika about their new vampire comedy "What We Do In The Shadows." GET OUR OFFICIAL APP: http://bit.ly/aIyY0w More stories at: http://www.sourcefed.com Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sourcefednerd Follow us on Tumblr: http://sourcefed.tumblr.com/ Like us on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/xQDV8M Get your SourceFed Posters here: http://bit.ly/P2Zn7h P.O. Box Address: ATTN: SourceFedNERD 6433 Topanga Canyon Blvd #805 Canoga Park, CA 91303 The @SourceFedNerd Hosts: @mattlieberman @thatgrltrish Special Guests: @AJemaineClement @TaikaWaititi Get more Matt at: https://www.youtube.com/user/matthewdlieberman Music: @ronaldjenkees @Hagemeister
Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi talk about What We Do in the Shadows, and take questions from the audience.
Vampire-comedy mockumentary about four vampires turned in different eras sharing a house in Wellington, New Zealand. Viago (Waititi), Deacon (Brugh), and Vladislav (Clement) are hundreds of years old, but still have to keep up with household chores, dress well without being able to use a mirror, get into nightclubs when they need to be invited in, and overcome flatmate disputes like “who let the vampire hunter in?” When a modern day New Zealand lad is turned and joins the household with his human friend Stu, they appreciate Stu’s knowledge of the internet but find the new vampire’s insistence on showing off difficult to deal with. On the horizon is the big vampire ball and a fateful run in with some local werewolves. Directed and written by stars Clement and Waititi (who also starred in an...
Hilarious QnA with Taika Waititi from a movie night with Denver Hamlet!
Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi chat with Chris and Matt about doing comedy back in New Zealand, and Jemaine talks a bit about Flight of the Conchords
Mikey's team: Kitty Flanagan, Taika Waititi Claire's team: Justin Hamilton, Josh Thomas Special guests: Megan Washington, Bluejuice
Spencer Fornaciari of The MacGuffin interviews director/writer/actor Taika Waititi from Boy.
Watch What We Do in the Shadows Online Hd - http://amzn.to/1Vy9Zrj Buy What We Do in the Shadows [ Blu-ray Dvd ] - http://amzn.to/1PMnCEV Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are finding that modern life has them struggling with the mundane - like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts. Starring: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi
Taika Watiti lecture and roundtable interview. Thank you WinCAM Lecture was taped on Wednesday evening, March 27; roundtable interview on March 28, 2012 at the Eliot Hotel. Discussing the film BOY and working in New Zealand. Waititi stars with Ryan Reynolds in The Green Lantern. nterview footage COPYRIGHT 2012 Joe Viglione, all rights reserved. Visual Radio It's Innovative Television ™ Great community programming...entertainment and more! Visual Radio It's Innovative Television ™ Academy Award Winner Jodie Foster Academy Award Winner Michael Moore Academy Award Winner Charles Ferguson Rob Sitch, Director of the DISH Director David C. Snyder "The Quiet Arrangement" Director Davidlee Wilson "The Autumn Heart" Jurassic Park/Spiderman scriptwriter David Koepp Sara Karloff (Boris Ka...
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Multi-talented director, writer and actor Taika Waititi chats about his idea of a modern day vampire in What We Do In The Shadows, why he wanted to tell such a story and why the timing of his new movie was fortunate and unfortunate all at once at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival. http://bit.ly/movie-interviews-tv - Watch more movie interviews! http://FlicksAndTheCity.com - Visit Flicks and the City! http://facebook.com/FlicksAndTheCity - Like Flicks and the City on Facebook! http://twitter.com/flickscity - Follow Flicks and the City on Twitter! Interviewer: Nora Hiller Camera: Théo Verprat Featured on http://flicksandthecity.com/taika-waititi-interview-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-berlin-film-festival/
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Interviews for the Kiwi film, Boy. Uploaded onto the SBS Film Site
Stefan Pape from HeyUGuys interviews actors, comedians, directors, writers and everything else Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi for their new movie What We Do in the Shadows. More from HeyUGuys Website ► http://HeyUGuys.com Follow us on Twitter ► http://twitter.com/HeyUGuys Subscribe here! ► http://bit.ly/HeyUGuysYTSub Facebook ► http://facebook.com/HeyUGuys Instagram ► http://instagram.com/HeyUGuysOfficial
Matt sits down with the multi-talented New Zealander to discuss his new movie 'Boy'.
Taika Waititi is a film director (Boy). He's also handsome, has a New Zealand accent, and a great sense of humor...according to Taika Waititi.
I walk along these tired
streets
That I walked the night before
I cleared my head a thousand times
Whilst staring at your door
I tore up your photograph
And found myself taping it back together again
Can we start again?
'Cause the road is cold
And the sun's too bright
And the sunglasses on my face
I can't hide behind
I can't hide behind
Chorus:
This is my wake-up calling
This is my way of falling
Back into love with you
I'm a 6 in the morning fool
My feet are tired of walkin'
my words are tired of talkin'
I'm back in love with you
I'm a 6 in the morning fool
Days are nights and nights are days
And what are afternoons?
My only company is staring at the evening news
My friends try to take me out
To talk to me out of you and me getting together again
Yeah, they call themselves friends
All the lights are out
And the stores are closed
But the day is coming
And I'm the only one that knows
I'm the only one that knows
Chorus
Baby could you come outside
We can watch the rest arrive
Even if you say goodbye
I know that I have tried
I've tried to tell you
Got to tell you
Chorus
Yeah, yeah