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Taika Waititi’s films have earned an international following. His much-lauded short film, Two Cars, One Night, was Oscar-nominated in 2005. His subsequent short Tama Tū and debut feature Eagle vs Shark showcased his trademark deadpan humour and startling visuals. Second feature Boy won top prize in its section at the Berlin Film Festival, and later became the most successful Kiwi film yet released on its home soil.
I don’t ever want to be seen as a Māori artist. I’d rather be an artist who just happens to be Māori – and not like my art must always, and necessarily, reflect being a Māori.
– Taika Waititi
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Super City |
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2011 |
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The Inbetweeners |
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2011 |
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2010 |
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RadiRadiRah |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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2009 |
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2007 |
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2007 |
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Heinous Crime |
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2004 |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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2003 |
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The Strip |
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2002 |
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2001 |
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1999 |
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2003 NZ Film and Television Awards
Short Film - Screenplay: for Two Cars, One Night
Nominated for Best Short Film
2004 Berlinale - Berlin Film Festival
Short Film (Panorama Section): for Two Cars, One Night
2005 Berlinale - Berlin Film Festival
Short Film (Special Jury of Panorama Section): for Tama Tu
2005 Academy Awards
Nominated for Best Live Action Short: for Two Cars, One Night
2008 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Director (Film): for Eagle vs Shark
Nominated for Best Screenplay and Picture (more than $1 million)
2010 Qantas Film and Television Awards
Director (Film): for Boy
Screenplay
Supporting Actor
2010 Berlinale - Berlin Film Festival
Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix: for Boy
(Grand Prize in Generation section, devoted to "lively cinema aimed at young audiences")
2007 Sundance Film Festival
Nominated for Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema - Dramatic Section): for Eagle vs Shark
2010 Sundance Film Festival
Nominated for Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema - Dramatic Section): for Boy