Richy Hafner
I’m a Swiss-born director and creative producer based in Wellington, New Zealand.
My work sits at the intersection of film, technology, and storytelling, from dark fiction and AI-assisted cinema to emotionally grounded brand films.
After more than a decade of directing commercials and narrative shorts in Europe, I co-founded Bad Batch Studio, a new kind of production company built around one idea: “Created by Creatives - Fabricated with AI”
We use emerging tools not to replace creativity, but to expand it, blending human direction, practical effects, and generative film design into something new.
Recent projects Whispers from the Dark (AI horror anthology)
Currently: developing new hybrid IPs, mentoring GenAI creators, and collaborating with NZ’s film and academic communities.