A story of Australia

Even as China's film industry booms, embassies and film organizations abroad are bringing in more of their countries' best films to movie lovers in Beijing through film festivals.

This weekend, My Australian Life - 2009 ANZ Australian Film Festival, offer cinephiles eight films that cover a range of genres including animation (Mary and Max and Happy Feet), drama (Razzle Dazzle, Samson and Delilah and Look Both Ways), history (Ten Canoes, Australia and Kokoda), and comedy (Kenny), besides a collection of finalists at Tropfest, the world's largest short film festival.

"The films are diverse but the common thread is that they tell a story about Australian people and society," says Jill Collins, Counselor Public Affairs and Culture, Australian Embassy Beijing.