Six films from Taiwan will be screened in two Chinese mainland cities during the last week of May as a cross-Straits film festival kicked off in Beijing on Sunday.

The Scoundrels was screened right after the opening ceremony, followed by a talk with the film crew. Five other films, including comedy It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Show and tear-jerker Long Time No Sea will be shown in Beijing and Chengde in Hebei Province. Side exhibitions and forums will also be held.

After the film festival a mainland film delegation will begin its tour to Taiwan.

The annual cross-Straits film festival, now in its 11th edition, has brought nearly 150 films to audiences across the Taiwan Straits over the past 10 years.