Stars of The Grand Song, a film featuring Guizhou province's Dong ethnic group made an appearance on the red carpet of the closing ceremony of the 6th Beijing International Film Festival on April 23.

The Beijing film festival has attracted increasing global attention since China became the world's second biggest box office market last year, according to official statistics. By virtue of this opportunity, The Grand Song has attracted a lot of worldwide attention.

The Grand Song took home two prizes at the 49th Houston International Film Festival which closed several days ago, according to the official website of the film festival.

The film is linked by 24 Dong ethnic group love songs and tells a story of the friendship and love of three singing masters.

Guizhou youth director Ou Chouchou, who directed the film said that she wanted to tell the world the stories of Guizhou.

Stars of the Guizhou-featured film The Grand Song pose at the 6th Beijing International Film Festival on April 23. [Photo/Xinhua]

Edited by Owen Fishwick