Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore will attend this year's Beijing International Film Festival, being held in April. [Photo: mtime.com]

Revered Italian filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore is to attend this year's Beijing International Film Festival, being held in April.

Tornatore is to take part in a forum discussing cooperation between domestic and foreign movies, and the future development of the Chinese film market.

It's not the first time the well-known director has come to China. Tornatore was in Beijing in 2007, shooting a promotional video for the Olympic Games.

Giuseppe Tornatore also enjoys a big fanbase here in China.

His well-known works such as "New Paradise Cinema", "the Legend of 1900" and "Malena" are very popular here.

And a Chinese remake of his classic drama "Everybody's Fine" arrived in cinemas this January.

This year's Beijing International Film Festival takes place from April 16 to 23rd.