MEDIA RELEASE PR38136
Spanish Pangea Films Producing Company Starts Report Program across Eurasia for Shanghai World
Exposition
MADRID, Feb. 1 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/ --
On Jan 28 of 2010, under the patronage of Ministry of Culture of Spain and a Spanish cultural organization -
Home of Asia, Spanish Pangea Films Producing Company officially starts the first significant activity in the
history of exchanges between Chinese and Western cultures, driving across Eurasia to report 2010 Shanghai
World Exposition.
It is learned that the huge filming plan is named "MADHAI", which is composed of the first part of "MADRID"
and the latter part of "SHANGHAI", indicating the starting point and destination of the activity. The Spanish
government has regarded "MADHAI" as an important cultural exchange program for its participation in the
Exposition. It will not only be exhibited to the public during the five-month-long Exposition but also be
broadcast live on Television of Spain.
As introduced by Pangea Films, two young directors of the company, with the theme "Better City, Better
Life" of Expo 2010 as their subject, will start driving from Madrid, capital of Spain, in March 2010, filming city
outlooks£¬local customs and practices of 14 countries, such as France, Italy, Serbia, Romania, Turkey,
Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyz. After entering Xinjiang, China, they will drive along Urumqi,
Lanzhou, Xi'an, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Wenzhou, etc. As planned, "MADHAI" will be completed before the
opening ceremony of Expo 2010 on May 1st. The whole journey will last for two months.
Pangea Films also discloses that the two young directors, Marcos Mij¨¢n and Carlo Magnesi, from Spain
and Italy respectively, have finished preparations at present. Column makers are now collecting cultural
materials of the countries and regions. "MADHAI" will annotate cultural styles in different countries. Marcos
Mij¨¢n, has ever lived in Beijing for four years. He once worked in CCTV, took part in the entire journey reports
for 2008 Beijing Olympics and traveled in 19 provinces of China. He's confident in "MADHAI", "World Expo has
increasing become a grand meeting for world economy. China is a country with long orient civilization, which
adores international contact. It attracts 242 countries to attend World Expo the first time China holds it. I will
use my camera to record the beautiful cities and lives of different countries along the way. Through vivid
record, I want to promote historical and cultural merging of countries, particularly to display the lovely
hometown style of the Chinese Zhejiang people who have contributed a lot to the economic development of
Spain in a long time. As a result, Hangzhou and Wenzhou are included in the journey."
Pangea Films is optimistic about the broadcasting prospect of "MADHAI" and extends great thanks to the
Spanish government's support to realize the plan. For this close to "adventure" driving across Eurasia in two
months, the company is still making thorough plans including marching line, scenic spot choice, safety
measures and fund arrangement.
SOURCE: Spanish Pangea Films Producing Company
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