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When China Met Africa (2011)

When China Met Africa
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Length 1h15
Genres Documentary,    Adventure
Rating58% 2.911292.911292.911292.911292.91129

When China Met Africa is a 2010 documentary film by Nick Francis and Marc Francis, set on the front line of Chinaʼs foray into Africa, following the lives of a Chinese farmer, a road builder, and the Zambian trade minister.

When China Met Africa was an international co-production involving BBC Storyville, Arte France, VPRO, the Sundance Institute, CNC and the Media Fund, and produced by Speakit Films and Zeta Productions. The film played at international film festivals including Rotterdam Film Festival, Munich, Goteburg and at the Margaret Mead Film Festival in New York, where it won best film. It was released in cinemas in the UK in 2011 and was seen on television around the world.

When China Met Africa was characterised by The Guardian as 'An eye-opening documentary that puts into concrete images that truism of the geo-political commentariat: that China is a new economic superpower' and The Times summarised it as 'A rare, grass-roots view into one of the most important economic developments of the age'. The film was also covered by media outlets including CNN, The Economist and The Atlantic.



^ "Directors Marc and Nick Francis Win First Margaret Mead Filmmaker Award for When China Met Africa at the American Museum of Natural History". AMNH Press Centre. 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

^ "When China Met Africa". Total Film. 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

^ Pulvar, Andrew (6 October 2011). "When China Met Africa – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

^ "Reviews". Speakit Films. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

^ Boulden, Jim (25 September 2011). "China's growing investment in Africa". CNN. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

^ Dunmall, Giovanna (1 November 2011). "What the future looks like". The Economist. Retrieved 19 February 2013.

^ "New Documentary Explores China's Growing Presence in Africa". The Atlantic. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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