Taika Waititi is a New Zealand filmmaker, actor and comedian known for blending humour with heartfelt emotion in films such as Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok. He won an Academy Award for the Jojo Rabbit screenplay and frequently acts in his own productions. Waititi’s loose, improvisational directing style encourages playful performances while his stories quietly centre empathy and outsiders.