Veteran artists Qin Yi, Tian Hua and Jin Di (L to R) pose for a picture with children during the opening ceremony of the 11th Changchun Film Festival in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 20, 2012. The 11th Changchun Film festival kicked off here on Monday. [Xinhua/Lin Hong]

Among the shortlisted films are Beginning of the Great Revival, a 2010 movie about the founding of the Communist Party of China, a 2011 film based on the 1911 revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, which toppled the Qing Dynasty and led to the founding of the Republic of China, as well as Sister Peach, a 2012 human interest movie about how a rich man cared for his former babysitter when the woman was old and sick.

China Changchun Film Festival has been held every two years since it was launched in 1992. The ongoing festival is the 11th such event.

Jury members of the 11th Changchun Film Festival attend the opening ceremony of the festival in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 20, 2012. The 11th Changchun Film festival kicked off here on Monday. [Xinhua/Lin Hong]

Director Wang Quan'an (front), jury president of the 11th Changchun Film Festival, speaks during the opening ceremony of the festival in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Aug. 20, 2012. The 11th Changchun Film festival kicked off here on Monday. [Xinhua/Lin Hong]

Source: Xinhua