Film Festival draws top moviemakers

Flooded by top Hollywood and European filmmakers, the Fifth Beijing International Film Festival kicked off on Thursday night at Yanqi Lake in the northern outskirts of the Chinese capital.

The long pursuit of internationalization and diversity has pushed the young festival to become an influential movie event in the world, Cai Fuchao, director general of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, said at the opening ceremony.

Chinese moviegoers will get their first chance to see two of this year's Oscar winners - Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel - for the first time on the big screens during the festival.