'One magical ancient relic, one power hungry warlord, 100 trained assassins – just three girls.”

It's a tantalising teaser and the premise of a short film the Bay of Plenty Film Collective will be shooting in and around downtown Tauranga during the weekend of July 16-17.

Bay of Plenty Film Collective's brand ambassador and actor Tanya Horo.

Titled ‘Just Three Girls', BOP Film president Anton Steel says they're creating the 'Tarantino-esque” short film as part of the upcoming Tauranga Winter Carnival from July 15-23.

'I wanted make something fun and entertaining and didn't take itself too seriously, so there'll be plenty of action, some funny one-liners and some brilliant stunts,” says Anton.

'We're hoping to make a nice little showpiece for BOP Film and something highlighting the city and what a beautiful place it is, which could be potentially utilised by BOP Tourism.”

‘Just Three Girls' will star actors Katherine Kennard – from ‘Street Legal' and ‘Spartacus', BOP actor's Tanya Horo – who has starred in ‘The Z Nail Gang' and ‘Shortland Street' and up-and-coming local actress Melanie Bevan.

The stunt team will be headed by Mana Davis, who's just returned from working on ‘Ghost in the Shell' in Wellington, and Thomas Kiwi who's credits include ‘The Hobbit' and ‘The Lord of the Rings' trilogy.

The script has been written by local screenwriter Darry Belbin and the film will be shot by director of photographer Chris Kirkham, while Anton will be at the helm as the film's director.

Anton says ‘Just Three Girls' is kind of an extension of what they did for ‘The Z Nail Gang' which was filmed in Te Puke in 2014.

'It was very community-based and we tapped into a lot of different community organisations to make the film, so it's the same model.

'We're absolutely spoiled for choice here.ne of the things I've come to realise is we made ‘The Z Nail Gang' with 10 per cent of the talent and resources that I now know are available in this area.”

'What we're also discovering with BOP Film is the networking and job opportunities that are opening up, and all the talent that's out there. There's lots of people starting to come out of the woodwork, people we didn't know were down here.”

Once everything is shot it'll be a tight turnaround, with plans to premiere the short film before the Open Air Movie Night screening of ‘Rio', which takes place on Wharf Street on Saturday, July 23.

Anton is also offering an opportunity to locals to be a part of the film.

'We'd love to get people along as extras for our final scene, we want as many as possible. They'll be making up the mob and the dress code for the baddies is bring your own hoodies and bandanas,” says Anton.

To express your interest in being an extra, contact the Bay of Plenty Film Collective via their Facebook page click here.