Looking Glass Takes on New China Doc

CANNES, April 6: Looking Glass International has
taken on the distribution rights to Mad About English, a documentary that was pre-sold to the
CBC and produced with the support of the Media Development Authority of
Singapore.

Made by award-winning producer Lian
Pek of Journey Pictures, the film looks at China’s newfound passion for the English language
as it prepares to host the 2008 Olympics. Nha-Uyen
Chau, the director of Looking Glass International,
said the special “is chock-full of delightful and inspiring characters who
attest to the English-learning phenomenon which has swept China since it won the Olympics
bid. Mad About English presents a
refreshingly human side to the games with great verve and humor.

—By Mansha Daswani