The annual Golden Rooster Film Festival kicked off on Monday in Xiamen. The festival runs through November 24 and included both Chinese and international categories. The event includes screening for a total of 37 internationalfilms.

All of the 10 films in competition in the international section as well as the 21 non-competitive international films fare well at other film festivals earlier this year in places such as Cannes, Toronto and Venice.

The Chinese-language portion of the festival includes 23 popular new and classic films. The entries include nine from Hong Kong, one from Macao, nine from Taiwan and four apiece from Malaysia and Singapore.