China's rising stars shine brightly at student Oscars

LOS ANGELES - Gifted student filmmakers reigned supreme on the night of Oct 11 at the 45th annual Student Academy Awards Ceremony at the velvet-draped Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, filled with excited students, proud parents, cheering friends and academy members.

The nominees and winners represented a highly diverse group of filmmakers from around the globe of all ages, genders, races and nationalities, among whom young Chinese stars shone brightly.

The top honor for US-based students went to Spring Flowers, directed by Tong Hua, a Chinese student from the University of Southern California who won the gold medal for the best narrative feature.