Lineup at Golden Rooster Awards gives the jury plenty to crow about

The 37th China Film Golden Rooster Awards, one of the country's most prestigious industry honors, will be announced in mid-November in Xiamen, Fujian province, organizers announced during a Beijing briefing on Oct 27.

In all, 20 awards will be given to winners from among the 251 submissions — Chinese films that were screened between July 1 of last year and June 30, and foreign movies screened during the same period that have debuted globally within two years.

Six features received nominations for the Best Picture Award — one of the biggest trophies — namely crime drama Endless Journey, comedy Johnny Keep Walking!, war epic The Volunteers: To the War, romance Viva La Vida, street dancing-themed comedy One and Only, and director Zhang Yimou's Article 20.