Singapore, China to shoot documentary on Silk Road

Singaporean Prod-Co IFA Media announced on Tuesday that it will make a new coproduction with Beijing-based China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) to shoot a documentary of the ancient Silk Road in 2015.

Dubbed Crossroads: The Silk Road, the documentary will be shot in four countries over thousands of kilometers, across some of Asia's most epic landscapes in China, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Russia.

The documentary will focus on the resurgence of the Silk Road in modern times. Shown in five episodes, the production features on how the Silk Road is being reinvented for the modern era and how it is changing lives.

The collaboration is part of the programs of the ongoing Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) & Screen Singapore from December 9 to 12.