U.S. fantasy drama "William" premiered at the opening night of the 52nd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival on Friday in Houston, U.S. state of Texas.

Another opening night film was "The Star and The Sea," co-directed by Li Qiankuan and Xiao Guiyun in 2009.

As part of the film festival, the WorldFest Focus on China brings the screenings of 15 Chinese feature films along with several Chinese short subjects, providing a window of the emerging Chinese film production for American audiences.

WorldFest, which was founded over 52 years ago, has since evolved into the third competitive international film festival in North America, following San Francisco and New York film festivals.

As one of the oldest independent film & video festivals in the world, WorldFest has discovered a long list of famous persons such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Ang Lee.

WorldFest received over 4,500 category entries from 74 nations and regions across the world for its 2018 edition.

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