Roseanne Liang's short film Take 3 received a special mention in the Generation 14plus competition of the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.

Take 3 is a short film about three Asian actresses who transcend professional rivalry in one gleeful act of solidarity. The youth jury commented that "the three charismatic actresses and the fresh and wacky approach communicated with great ease by this film inspired us immensely". Roseanne Liang's short film Take 3 received a special mention in the Generation 14plus competition of the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.

Take 3 is a short film about three Asian actresses who transcend professional rivalry in one gleeful act of solidarity. The youth jury commented that "the three charismatic actresses and the fresh and wacky approach communicated with great ease by this film inspired us immensely".Writer/director Liang was at the award ceremony in the Babylon theatre in Berlin last Friday along with producer Owen Hughes and New Zealand Film Commission short film manager, Juliette Veber.

Director Liang thanked all the people of New Zealand in her acceptance speech.

"We are thrilled with this award because the Berlinale is one of the top European film festivals and the competition was tough," said NZFC short film manager Veber.

"There were some fantastic short films in the Generation 14plus section. It was such a pleasure to watch Take 3 with the audiences in Berlin. The award was an honour for us."

New Zealand was well represented at the58th Berlinale with Take 3, Run, Taua and The Trophy screening in competition of the Generation Kplus and 14plus sections.

Take 3, Run and Taua were funded by the short film fund of the NZFC. The Trophy was funded by the Screen Innovation Production Fund with post production funding from the NZFC.

Title: Take 3
Duration: 12 mins
Writer/Director: Roseanne Liang
Producer: Owen Hughes
Logline: Three Asian actresses transcend professional rivalry in one gleeful act of solidarity

19/02/08