Wolf Totem among nominees for top awards

All eyes are now set on the winner's list for the 5th Beijing International Film Festival that opened to a grand start last week.

Tiantan, or Temple of Heaven Awards as the top honors are called, will be presented on Thursday to 15 winners chosen from hundreds of movies produced in 103 countries.

Wolf Totem, a Sino-French production that's directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, and Hong Kong filmmaker Hark Tsui's revolutionary epic The Taking of Tiger Mountain are two movies that are likely to emerge as favorites for the awards, according to several Chinese moviegoers at the festival.