MUMBAI: Beijing will host its first ever international film festival. The inaugural Beijing International Film Festival, scheduled to go underway from 23 to 28 April, will screen hundred recently-produced Hollywood films for local moviegoers.

Among the films that would be screened are the Coen Brothers‘ True Grit and Danny Boyle‘s 127 Hours, Oscar favourites Black Swan and The Social Network among others.
Sixty Chinese-language films will add to the festival‘s screening panorama.

Jackie Chan and Zhang Ziyi have been named the image ambassadors for the festival.

The Chinese capital city, although being the nation‘s cultural center and base for many actors, does lack a major international film festival.

Earlier, stars travelled every year to Shanghai for the annual Shanghai International Film Festival that has been China‘s only A-category international film festival accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations.