US director James Cameron and Hollywood star Keanu Reeves are to attend this year's Beijing International Film Festival, scheduled for April 23rd to the 28th at Beijing's Olympic Park.

This February 2012 photo, provided by National Geographic, shows explorer and filmmaker James Cameron emerging from the hatch of DEEPSEA CHALLENGER during testing of the submersible in Jervis Bay, south of Sydney, Australia.

A key aim of the festival is to pool domestic and foreign resources to create an exchange and trading platform. Activities will include an international film panorama, film market, professional forum, and film concert. Organizers have so far received more than 800 films from 74 countries and regions. They'll choose more than 200 movies to be screened during the festival.