Oscar nomination for glass movie

Published 14th January, 2020 by Greg Morris

The Fuyao Glass plant near Dayton, Ohio is the subject of American Factory.

A film about a glass factory in the mid-west of America has been nominated for an Oscar.

American Factory charts the story of Chinese glassmaker Fuyao Glass’s acquisition of a plant near Dayton, Ohio in 2015 and the subsequent culture clash between American and Chinese values.

The film was nominated for an Oscar earlier this week in the Best Documentary category.

The Chairman of Fuyao Glass Industry Group is Cho Tak Wong, who was named the 2016 Phoenix Committee Glass Person of the Year award.

American Factory is available on Netflix and is the first film distributed by Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company.

Greg Morris

Glass International Editor

Greg Morris has been editor of Glass International and organiser of the Glassman conferences since 2012, specialising in glass packaging. Prior to this he spent five years working in newspaper journalism.