Documentary Filmmaking Specialisation Mentor Kirsten Johnson is a New York-based documentary producer, director and principal cinematographer. She has worked on more than 40 feature-length documentaries.  Her Academy-shortlisted film Cameraperson (2016) premiered at Sundance Film Festival and […]

Honorary Lecturer abeyer@hku.hk Alexander Beyer has worked on numerous films as editor and assistant editor after graduating from the Konrad Wolf Film University of Babelsberg, in Potsdam, Germany, Between 2012 and 2015, he worked as […]

Honorary Lecturer Born and raised in Hong Kong, Catherine Chan is an independent producer and audience designer.  She received training from EURODOC, Torino Film Lab (TFL) Audience Design, and CEE Animation Workshop. With her Hong […]

Honorary Lecturer axel@axelschneppat.de Axel Schneppat is an award-winning German cinematographer who has worked on both documentaries and feature films. His works are regularly screened at major international festivals.  Axel started to work with photography at […]

Honorary Lecturer Prior to practising law, Andrew Lau was a bilingual reporter for TVB News, where he also anchored the flagship news programmes News at 6:30 (六點半新聞) and Late News (晚間新聞). Upon joining the Bar, […]

Yolanda Ma is an award-winning cross-disciplinary professional with more than a decade of experience in digital transformation, international development, impact investment, social innovation, and data journalism. 

Lecturer jdeayton@hku.hk Jennifer Deayton joined the Journalism and Media Studies Centre in 2022 after more than 20 years working in print and broadcast media in Asia.  She worked for CNN Hong Kong as a video […]