On November 7, the event "Fifteen Years of International Vision: A Journey through the American Youth Short Film — Looking @ China" was held at the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles. Beijing Normal University (BNU) served as one of the co-organizers.

As a crucial exchange component of the 21st China-US Film Festival & China-US TV Festival, the event brought together representatives of youth from both China and the United States, along with numerous leaders, experts, scholars, and media representatives from the Sino-U.S. film and television industries.

Guo Shaochun, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles, proposed that "The new generation of youth is continuing the 'unfinished path' of Edgar Snow's 'Looking China' through their lenses and new technologies."

Su Yantao, Chairman of the China-US Film Festival & China-US TV Festival, expressed hope that young people from China and the U.S. will use cinematic art to collectively build a beautiful future of love and peace.

Huang Huilin, founder of the "Looking @ China" project, Senior Professor at BNU, introduced the project's significant 15-year history and milestones via a video presentation. Three American students who had previously participated in "Looking @ China"—Mateo Nikolav, Sammi Su, and Christine Jiaqi An—took the stage, vividly sharing their unique experiences and genuine feelings of observing, documenting, and disseminating Chinese culture through their lenses.

Concurrently, the award winners for the 21st China-US Film Festival & China-US TV Festival were announced that evening. "Looking China" once again garnered the Annual Best Series Microfilm Award. Two specific works, My Teacher Huang Huilin and My Desk Mate is a Star, stood out from thousands of submissions to win the Best Microfilm Award.

Mainstream media outlets, including Xinhua News Agency, CCTV News (China Media Group), China Daily, People's Daily, and China News reported on the event. Over the past 15 years, 106 young Americans from nearly 20 universities, including Boston University, the University of Hawaii, the University of Southern California, and the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, have traveled to China for cultural immersion experiences. They successfully completed 106 short documentaries, which are scheduled to be broadcast sequentially on US City TV and US City Network.

Since its establishment in 2011, the " Looking China Youth Film Project " has been running for 15 years. Over 1,200 foreign young participants from 102 countries and over 90 overseas universities have traced their steps across 27 provinces, regions, and municipalities in China. They have produced over 1,150 short documentaries, which have collectively secured more than 220 international awards.