Piki Films

Piki Films is a New Zealand film and video production and distribution company based in Auckland. The company was founded by filmmaker Taika Waititi and producer Carthew Neal. Its name comes from the Māori word “piki,” which can mean “to jump” or “to climb over.” This name gives the company a distinctly New Zealand and Māori linguistic identity while suggesting movement, ambition, and overcoming obstacles. Piki Films operates across film and television-related production and distribution activities. Publicly available reference material identifies the company as a production entity rather than a consumer-facing entertainment platform or broadcaster. Its documented scope includes feature-film and television production, as well as video-related work and distribution. The available information does not establish a precise founding year, corporate ownership structure, current executive roster, financial profile, or a complete catalogue of productions. It is therefore best characterized as an independently identified New Zealand screen-production brand associated with its two cofounders. Piki Films’ Auckland base places it within New Zealand’s established film and television ecosystem, while its association with Waititi connects it to internationally visible New Zealand filmmaking. However, the supplied reference material does not provide enough detail to determine the company’s current operating status, principal markets beyond New Zealand, or the extent of its international distribution relationships. Its principal outputs are films and television programmes, supported by production and distribution capabilities. No verified information was provided about specific flagship titles, major campaigns, acquisitions, scandals, leadership changes, pricing decisions, or corporate milestones. Accordingly, this entry records the company’s documented identity and activities without attributing unverified productions or business developments to it.

Piki Films was established in New Zealand by Taika Waititi and Carthew Neal. The available reference identifies Auckland as the company’s base and describes it as operating in film and video production and distribution. No founding year is supplied, so the company’s chronological development cannot be dated precisely from the available material. The company name is derived from the Māori word “piki,” meaning “jump” or “climb over,” giving the brand a linguistic connection to Aotearoa New Zealand and a name associated with movement or ascent. Piki Films’ stated business scope encompasses the development and production of screen content, including films and television programmes, together with distribution activity. The reference material separates its output into film and television categories but does not enumerate individual titles or identify release dates, production budgets, distribution partners, or commercial results. The company is associated with two prominent New Zealand creative figures through its founding: Taika Waititi and Carthew Neal. Beyond that founding connection, the supplied sources do not document the company’s staffing structure, ownership, financing model, corporate changes, or present-day leadership. There is also no verified information in the supplied material about international offices, subsidiaries, parent companies, stock-market status, or current operating markets outside New Zealand. Piki Films is therefore documented here as an Auckland-based New Zealand production and distribution company whose publicly described activities span film, television, and video. A fuller institutional history would require additional reliable sources covering its production catalogue, corporate records, distribution arrangements, and subsequent development.

• Piki Films founded

  [1]Piki Filmsen.wikipedia.org

  Taika Waititi and Carthew Neal founded Piki Films in New Zealand. The available reference does not specify the year of establishment.

A New Zealand screen-production and distribution company with a Māori-named identity and cofounding links to filmmakers Taika Waititi and Carthew Neal.

• Feature films

  Film productions

  Piki Films is identified as a film-production company whose activities include the development and production of screen works. The supplied reference does not provide a verified list of individual films, release dates, creative teams, or distribution outcomes.

• Television

  Television productions

  The company’s documented scope includes television production. Available reference material does not specify particular programmes, broadcasters, formats, commissioning arrangements, or territories.

• Film and video services

  Video production and distribution

  Piki Films is also described as working in video production and distribution. The available material does not clarify whether these activities are focused on company-owned titles, third-party distribution, or a combination of both.

• 2020-07-08

  Vertigo secures distribution rights to Baby Done[2]Vertigo取得《Baby Done》发行权screendaily.com

  Reported: 2020-07-08

  Vertigo Releasing secured the UK and Ireland rights to the film Baby Done and will also handle its distribution in South Africa.

1. 1Piki Filmsen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Vertigo取得《Baby Done》发行权screendaily.com