Iranian female director to make movie in China

Iranian filmmaker Narges Abyar has teamed up with two Chinese directors Jang Jung and Shirzad Yaqub to make a film called ‘Chang’an, Chang’an’.

In her interview with the China Radio International, Abyar told that the ‘Chang’an, Chang’an’ is a film on the Silk Road, adding that she realized there are people in some parts of China such as Xinjiang, who use words with roots in Persian.

‘Track 143’ (2013) director will make the film on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the announcement of the One Belt, One Road Initiative in the southeastern Asian country.

She stressed that the film, which is expected to hit silver screens in 2022, will narrate the story of the China-Europe railway in the ancient city of Chang’an.  

Recently, Abyar has been named an honorary professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China where she held a master class on filmmaking.

‘Chang’an, Chang’an’ is the first joint production by Iranian and Chinese filmmakers.

Earlier in July, Abyar was invited by the Chinese ambassador to Tehran, Chang Hua, to China to collaborate on a joint film project about the Silk Road.

Abyar referred to her cooperation with Chinese filmmaking industry as a great collaboration, saying that Asian countries need to expand unity and teamwork in order to assure security and peace for regional states.

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