Prodigy reps Flight of the Conchords director Taika Waititi for commercials in Australasia

WhenProdigy joined forces with Hungry Man to represent their directors inAustralia and New Zealand they also found they were now representingthe phenomenally talented Taika Waititi.

Taika is recognisedworldwide for his work on the hit HBO comedy series Flight Of TheConchords and, in the commercials world, for his Pot Noodle campaignout of Mother in London.  The campaign comprises absurd, popculture-skewing mini-musicals, “Moussaka Rap” and “I Wish (Girls Were More Like Pot Noodle)”which tell the stories of a pair of roommates, extolling the virtues ofPot Noodle.  The campaign proved such a success that the agency turnedit into a full length theatrical musical that ran in the West End.

Starting out as a performer and a comedian, Taika has been involved insome of New Zealand’s most innovative and successful productions.  Hehas a strong background in comedy writing and performing and withfellow comedian Jemaine Clement has won New Zealand’s top comedy awardsalong the with Fringe Awards in Edinburgh.

Taika and Jemaine teamed up again in 2007, when Taika wrote anddirected a handful of episodes for Flight of the Conchords, and thenlater directed Jemaine in his first full length feature, Eagle vs.Shark. Premiering at the Berlin International Film Festival, the filmwent on to screen across the world, eventually making its way into UStheatres, having scooped up many awards along the way.

Named by Variety as one of the “Ten New Directors To Watch” the NewZealand born film director and writer premiered his 2010 film ‘Boy’ atSundance Film Festival this winter and is currently the highestgrossing New Zealand film of all time.  The film is the feature followup to his 2003 short film Two Cars One Night,  which earned him anAcademy Award nomination.

For all Taika commercials enquiries (NZ/ AUS) email: hello@prodigyfilms.com

For Taika’s showreel visit: www.hungryman.com