Director Sarah Zhang Shanghai

The Film making industry in China has been colourful and turbulent and Shanghai is a very important place as it’s where it all began. Motion Pictures first came to Shanghai in 1896 to kick start the industry. Shanghai film makers were trained up by their American counterparts. In recent times, films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden […]

Muslims in Urumqi, China

Production stills from Diamond in the Dunes, a feature-length documentary about a Chinese-Muslim baseball team. The film is currently in production in Urumqi, China. History There are more Chinese Muslims in China than the population of the UK. An estimated 100 million live in China. There is a long history between Islam and China. In the year […]

Director Sarah Zhang Shanghai

The Film making industry in China has been colourful and turbulent and Shanghai is a very important place as it’s where it all began. Motion Pictures first came to Shanghai in 1896 to kick start the industry. Shanghai film makers were trained up by their American counterparts. In recent times, films such as Crouching Tiger, […]