CCTV10, Wildbear make New China

Chinese factual channel CCTV10 and Australian factual producer WildBear Entertainment are preparing a two-hour special that has already been licensed to Foxtel’s History Channel.

The War that Changed the World: The Making of a New China (2×50′) explores how the conflict between China and Japan that began in 1931 kick-started the development of the country’s Communist Party.

Michael Tear, CEO of WildBear, said the “truly landmark coproduction… will contain new information for both Chinese and international audiences and we are very proud to be able to tell this extraordinary story in such detail.”

Kan Zhaojiang, general director of CCTV10, added that the partnership “has delivered a unique film, one that mixes a distinctive Chinese voice with international sensibilities, to ensure a pivotal time in our history is told accurately and in an informative and compelling manner.”

The show will premiere on CCTV10 in July and on History Channel in Oz in September. International sales are being handled in Europe by Wild Thring Media, based in the UK, and in Asia by Angelina Wang, manager of international sales for CCTV.