Actress Yao Chen at the opening ceremony of the China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Zhengzhou, Henan province on Sept 24. [Photo/Sina Weibo of China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival 2020]

The China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival 2020 opened on Thursday in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province.

Film-related exhibitions and forums will be held during the three-day event, and films will be screened for the public at 101 outdoor spots in the city.

The winners of the 35th Hundred Flowers Awards will be announced on Saturday.

Jointly initiated by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Film Association in 1992, the film festival is one of the most professional and authoritative film festivals on the Chinese mainland.