Poster of Chinese movie "So Young". [Photo: hc360.com]

Several Chinese feature films and documentaries screened at a renowned film festival in the U.S. have been well received by locals and movie professionals.

The 48th World Fest - Houston International Film Festival had a "China Day" where seven Chinese films made their U.S. premiere screenings at the event.

Organizers said it was the first time that films made by Chinese producers were imbedded into the festival as a unit.

The unit, called Panorama China, is composed of four feature films and three documentary shorts.

The Chinese films included "So Young," directed by famous actress and producer Zhao Wei, "China Women" and "Hua Mulan".

The World Fest - Houston International Film Festival, founded in 1961, is one of the three original international film festivals in North America, after San Francisco and New York.

It is the only international film festival in North America to be completely dedicated to independent films.