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Chinese New Zealander Roseanne Liang has taken an unusual path into filmmaking. She first made a splash with documentary Banana in a Nutshell, based on her own cross-cultural romance with a European Kiwi. The film won her multiple awards, including SPADA New Filmmaker of 2005. In 2011, after winning in Berlin with short film Take 3, Liang turned her real-life romance into movie My Wedding and Other Secrets.
Probably the most difficult thing was separating the documentary from the film. Even though the documentary forms the backbone of the film, you really have to find out what makes fiction work.
– Roseanne Liang, on making a movie out of her documentary Banana in a Nutshell
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Writer |
2011 |
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A Thousand Apologies |
Director |
2008 |
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Director |
2007 |
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Banana in a Nutshell |
Director |
2005 |
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Rest Stop |
Director |
2005 |
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Assistant Editor |
2003 - 2004 |
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Filmworthy |
Director |
2001 |
The titles listed here may not reflect this person's full screenography. These are only the titles that are included in or referenced by this site.
2011 Aotearoa Film and Televison Awards
Best Screenplay for a Feature Film (shared with Angeline Loo): for My Wedding and Other Secrets
Nominated for Best Director in a Feature Film
Nominated for Best Feature Film
2008 Berlinale - Berlin Film Festival
Crystal Bear - Special Mention (Generation 14plus section): for Take 3
2008 Valladolid International Film Festival (Spain)
Audience Award for Best Foreign Short: for Take 3
2006 Asian Festival of First Films
Best Director of Documentary: for Banana in a Nutshell
2005 SPADA New Filmmaker of the Year Award
2005 Asia NZ Film Festival
Best Director: for Banana in a Nutshell