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Taika Waititi acting career takes another step forward with Green Lantern

by admin on March 16, 2010

Taika Waititi Crazy Horses

Taika Waititi as Shogun leader of the Crazy Horses gang

Taika Waititi has joined the cast of fellow New Zealand director Martin Campbell’s Green Lantern. Produced by Warner Bros Pictures the filming is set to start later this month in New Orleans.  The film is scheduled for a mid-2011 release.

Waititi will play the best friend of the Green Lantern. The decision to cast Waititi in the role was made after Warner Bros casting director’s watched New Zealand feature film, BOY, which Waititi wrote, directed and also stars in as the hapless but likeable father of two young boys being raised on the East Coast in 1984.
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TVNZ appoints AimProximity as lead agency, drops Saatchi & Saatchi

by admin on July 10, 2009

TVNZ announced today that AimProximity will take over from Saatchi & Saatchi as the lead advertising agency on its business.   Jason Paris, Head of Marketing & Head of Digital Media at TVNZ, says the move is part of the organisation’s progression to become New Zealand’s leading television and digital media company.
“We have worked with both Saatchi & Saatchi and AimProximity for a number of years, but it makes sense for our digital partner to now take the lead. Our huge thanks to the Saatchi team; we are in a strong position in no small part due to their contribution to our business.”

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Carol Hirschfeld takes up new role with Maori TV

May 20, 2009

NZ Film Commission appoints CEO – Graeme Mason

March 11, 2009

TVNZ appoints new GM of Maori Programming

June 20, 2008

New Head of Factual Programming at South Pacific Pictures

September 27, 2007

TV3 set to launch early morning news show – Sunrise

September 26, 2007