A group photo of Canada Golden Maple Film Festival. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Bringing Chinese and Canadian culture together in the film industry, A press conference for this year's Canada Golden Maple Film Festival was held in Beijing on Tuesday.

The event, an international festival supported by all three levels of government and by the Chinese government, aims to help spread “Chinese culture through films to the North American audience” and promote “a greater understanding of Chinese culture,” according to the official website of the Canada Golden Maple Film Festival.

The Canada Golden Maple Film Festival is held in September every year in British Columbia, Canada, and screens outstanding films throughout major city's theaters.

The film festival's judges consist of directors, screenwriters, special effects experts, critics, filmmakers and related professionals from the US and Canada.

Besides awarding shortlisted films, the festival also holds Film Forum and other activities for movie lovers and professionals to promote, inspire, interact and exchange at an academic level.