Birdman to land at beijing gathering

Hollywood blockbusters that could have little chance of a mainland release will be shown in the capital at a film festival. Xu Fan reports.

Beijing movie fans will have a chance to see this year's biggest Academy Award winner, Birdman, on the big screen, despite a wider Chinese mainland release of the film looking unlikely.

Beijing International Film Festival committee announced on Monday that it has selected more than 300 films from 1,524 candidates from 103 countries, including recent Oscar winners Birdman, The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Imitation Game.