Kollywood actress Priyamani inaugurated the Chennai film festival organised by US Consulate General Chennai, Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation and the Madras Film Society. The festival is named 'Oscars 2010'. The American films that were nominated or won the Oscars will be screened at the festival. Inaugurating the festival, the actress said “It is a good platform to showcase the movies that were nominated for the Oscars this year,”. The films will be screened on a daily basis till April 22 every 6.30 pm at the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce Theatre. “The Consulate has been popularising the films by selecting the best movies for such festivals. A similar festival organised earlier this year got a tremendous response,” said the counsul general Andrew Simkin , regarding the fest.