The opening ceremony of 2010 Beijing Film Festival for Youth Welfare is held on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Actors Liu Xiaowei, Li Chen, Qin Lan and Yang Lixin (from right) were designated as the ambassadors of this year's festival. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com]

Director Feng Xiaoning's newest project, "Hands up 2" ("Ju Qi Shou Lai 2"), starring Pan Changjiang, Guo Da and Liu Xiaowei, opened the show at the 2010 Beijing Film Festival for Youth Welfare, which began on August 18 in Beijing.

The festival features 25 recent films, including "Mr. Black", "CJ7: The Cartoon", "The Karate Kid", "Ocean Heaven", "Ip Man 2", and "Aftershock". All of these films will be screened at the Beijing Youth Film Base, which includes 20 cinemas.

At the opening ceremony, actors Yang Lixin, Qin Lan, Li Chen and Liu Xiaowei were appointed as the ambassadors of this year's festival.

Tong Gang, the director of the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, attended the opening ceremony.

The festival's closing awards ceremony will be held on September 19.