"Ba'Tie Girl" celebrates Pakistan-China friendship through film co-production

STORY: "Ba'Tie Girl" celebrates Pakistan-China friendship through film co-production DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Pakistani movie co-producer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIE PENG, Movie producer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZAFAR UDDIN MAHMOOD, Special assistant to Pakistani Prime Minister STORYLINE: The first major film co-produced by film-makers in China and Pakistan will hit the big screen next week. The film, "Ba'Tie Girl," which means the girl from ironclad-brotherly Pakistan, revolves around the friendship between a Chinese woman and a Pakistani teenage girl who both share a love for football. The Chinese lady traveled from China to Pakistan to work as a translator at a China-built hydropower project providing cheap and clean electricity to Pakistan. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYED JAMAL SHAH, Pakistani movie co-producer "(Chinese filmmakers) they're very capable. They're very tale

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-MOVIE

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-MOVIE

(230808) -- ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch "Ba'Tie Girl", a film co-produced by Pakistani and Chinese producers, at the Pakistan National Council of Arts in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Aug. 3, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: 'Ba'Tie Girl' celebrates Pakistan-China friendship through film co-production" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-MOVIE

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-MOVIE

(230808) -- ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch "Ba'Tie Girl", a film co-produced by Pakistani and Chinese producers, at the Pakistan National Council of Arts in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Aug. 3, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: 'Ba'Tie Girl' celebrates Pakistan-China friendship through film co-production" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-MOVIE

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-MOVIE

(230808) -- ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch "Ba'Tie Girl", a film co-produced by Pakistani and Chinese producers, at the Pakistan National Council of Arts in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Aug. 3, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: 'Ba'Tie Girl' celebrates Pakistan-China friendship through film co-production" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-MOVIE

PAKISTAN-ISLAMABAD-CHINA-MOVIE

(230808) -- ISLAMABAD, Aug. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch "Ba'Tie Girl", a film co-produced by Pakistani and Chinese producers, at the Pakistan National Council of Arts in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on Aug. 3, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: 'Ba'Tie Girl' celebrates Pakistan-China friendship through film co-production" (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)