Ainsley Gardiner, on the Paepae of Te Paepae Ataata is one of the Producers for 'BOY'
Ainsley has just returned from the Berlin international Film Festival where Boy the comedy feature she produced and Taika Waitit wrote, starred in and directed, won the top prize in the category for younger viewers. Since then, Taika and his 11-year-old co-star, James Rolleston have been swamped with praise but Ainsley is just as deserving. Ainsley has brought Taika's offbeat directing brilliance to the big screen, with the Oscar-nominated short film Two Cars, One Night, Eagle vs Shark and now Boy.
At 36, she has produced three feature films, several shorts, a television series and commercials as well as writing and shooting her own award-winning short film Mokopuna.