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Ai, known for his criticism of China's human rights record,
visited camps, such as Idomeni on the Greek-Macedonian border,
in the last few months where he said he had witnessed a very
difficult situation and wanted to share the experience.
"It's a documentary film, we have been shooting (for) over 600
hours, I did hundreds of interviews," Ai told reporters in Bern.
"The film is going to come out next year. Now we are still doing
last (shoots) since the refugee situation is continuous, it
doesn't seem (like) it is going to stop."
Ai was speaking at a news conference at the Paul Klee center
regarding the "Chinese Whispers" exhibition featuring works by
contemporary Chinese artists.
Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie and Orlando Bloom are among
celebrities who have visited refugee camps to underline the
ongoing crisis as people fleeing conflict and poverty in the
Middle East and other countries have flooded into Europe since
2015.
(Reporting by Cecile Mantovani in Bern; Writing by Marie-Louise
Gumuchian in London, editing by Ed Osmond)
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