SANYA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The fourth Hainan Island International Film Festival opened Sunday in Sanya, a resort city in south China's Hainan Province.

This year's film festival amassed a total of 3,761 films from 116 countries and regions for the Golden Coconut Awards, according to the organizing committee.

Eighty to 100 films are expected to be screened during the festival, and nine forums will also be held.

First held in 2018, the film festival is jointly hosted by the China Media Group and the Hainan provincial government. This year's festival will end on Dec. 25.