Filmmaker Jia Zhangke [File Photo: ent.sina.com.cn]

Renowned Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke will shoot the 90-minute documentary entitled "Shanghai Legend" for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.

The film will introduce Shanghai's architecture, culture and life, and explore the Expo theme, "Better City, Better Life".

The documentary is slated to start its global release in May 2010.

(CRI December 30, 2008)