Membership: Regular
Year Joined: 1996
City: Auckland
Country: New Zealand
Languages: English
Biography
Ondrej Havas is a producer and director based in Auckland, New Zealand. He began his career early, founding Omnicron Projects at 19 in the early 1980s, long before social media and online video. Starting on film, then moving through analogue video, digital video and fully digital workflows, Ondrej has consistently ridden each new technological wave, always looking for ways to do things differently and better.
Alongside his production work, Ondrej has long had a passion for music and entertainment. He has managed several music artists over the years, with projects that have won two Tui Awards – New Zealand’s top recorded‑music honour, broadly equivalent to a Grammy.
In the early 2000s, Ondrej produced award‑winning television series and documentaries. In 2018, he created a new, highly scalable business model for corporate video production and founded VideoTaxi, which by 2022 had become New Zealand’s largest corporate video producer.
Today, Ondrej is once again focusing on television documentaries, series and entertainment projects, drawing on decades of experience across both corporate and creative storytelling.
Awards / Honors
Clients / Networks
Production Specialties
Corporate
Entertainment
Contact
Company: Omnicron Projects
Address: 10 Galatos Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
Website: https://www.omnicron.co.nz/
Email: info@omnicron.co.nz
Phone: +64 9 307 1010
Company: Video Taxi
Website: https://www.videotaxi.cab/
Company Overview
Omnicron Projects is one of New Zealand’s longest‑running production companies. Founded in the early 1980s by producer and director Ondrej Havas, the company has successfully navigated every major technological shift in the industry over the past four decades—from film and analogue tape through to today’s fully digital, multi‑platform landscape.
Omnicron is known for embracing innovation, not just in tools and workflows, but in how it shapes stories for constantly evolving distribution channels. The company has produced television series, documentaries, corporate communications and branded content for many of New Zealand’s leading organisations, adapting format and approach for broadcast, live events, online and social platforms.
Across its history, Omnicron Projects has earned more than 70 international awards, reflecting a consistent focus on craft, effectiveness and audience engagement.
