BEIJING, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- More than 10 Chinese films, including the former highest-grossing "The Founding of a Republic," will be screened at the Second China Image Film Festival, UK's only non-profit Chinese film festival and largest Chinese film festival in Europe, from Oct. 3 to 10.
Other movies include "Perhaps love," "Tian An Men," "Sophie's Revenge" and "Welcome To Sha-ma Town," said Kong Xiangxi, the executive chairman of the film festival, at a news conference held here Monday.
"The films screened are selected by Chinese film's watchdog, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT). The films all present Chinese culture from a variety of perspectives," Kong said.
"The Founding of a Republic," marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of New China which was shown in 2009, grossed about 420 million yuan (62.7 million U.S. dollars) at the box office.
The takings, however, have been surpassed by the on-going "Aftershock," a film telling the story of the devastating Tangshan Earthquake in 1976, as it has so far grossed over 500 million yuan.
The annual festival was organized jointly by China Image Ltd. and China Film Promotion International since 2009. It is supported by the SARFT, the Cultural Office of the Chinese Embassy to the United Kingdom, the British Film Institute, Westminster Art, United Kingdom Cultural Affairs Bureau, and British Film Culture Bureau.
"The festival will help introduce high quality Chinese films to British audiences, and enhance the exchange and cooperation between Chinese and British movie-makers," said La Peikang, a senior SARFT official.
