Pakistan, China to co-produce film 'The way of heaven'

BEIJING: A renowned Chinese film producer has announced to co-produce a film based on a true story revolving around the Chinese enterprises working together with Pakistanis for construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Wang Haiping, director of the Screening Committee of the China Television Artists Association and the screenwriter of “Tian Lu,” or “The Way of Haven” informed that it is a film based on the real story of real people and faithfully recorded the Chinese companies’ response to the “One Belt and One Road” initiative, which was shared with Pakistan, according to a report of Chinese Edition of the People’s Daily here on Tuesday.

The establishment of the CPEC, the process of mutual benefit and win-win progress, and the promotion of regional development and prosperity praised the Chinese and Pakistani entrepreneurs and social activists who made important contributions to the friendship between China and Pakistan and demonstrated the mutual help and assistance between the Chinese and Pakistani people.

Wang Haiping said that China and Pakistan will cooperate in the whole process of creation, filming, post-production, exhibition, and distribution of “Tian Lu”.

At present, the two sides have begun to collaborate in creating and collecting ideas and it is expected to start shooting in early 2019, mainly in Pakistan, China Xinjiang, and Qingdao West Coast New Area.

In recent years, Qingdao West Coast New District has built Qingdao Lingshan Bay Film and TV Culture Industrial Zone and has built a modern film and television industry clusters such as film and television investment, film and television production, film distribution and cinema management.

Related officials indicated that they will support filming in the West Coast New Area.

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