Shooting begins on Qingdao WWI documentary  

一战爆发百年 纪录片《1914，青岛永不能忘》开拍

由青岛市市北区人民政府、中国新闻社北京南海影业有限公司、青岛市档案馆联合拍摄的纪念第一次世界大战爆发100周年电视纪录片《1914，青岛永不能忘》28日在山东青岛正式开拍。[查看全文]

Qingdao (CNS) – Shooting began Monday on a documentary of the events that transpired in Qingdao in 1914, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I.

The documentary is being made by the government of Qingdao's Shibei district, the Qingdao Municipal Archives, and Beijing South Sea Film Production under China News Service.

Qingdao was a major eastern battlefield during WWI. In 1914, Japan fought the Germans in the Siege of Qingdao and forcibly occupied the city.

Japan's occupation provoked the Chinese people's resistance, which in part fueled the May Fourth Movement in 1919.

The documentary crew consists of outstanding scriptwriters, directors and cameramen. Some of them have won China's top film and television accolades, including the Golden Rooster Award and the Hundred Flowers Award.

The documentary is expected to be finished in October and released in November. In the meantime, promotional material will be issued by China News Service.