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29 January 2014

Published by Martin Murphy at 29 January 2014

Academy Award Winner Ruby Yang Joins JMSC

Ruby Yang, the Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, has joined the Journalism and Media Studies Centre as Hong Kong University’s Hung Leung Hau Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities. In addition to teaching a course on documentary video production, the Chinese-American filmmaker will be running the “Ruby Yang Workshop.” Both the documentary course and the workshop will be available to all HKU students.

3 November 2013

Published by Martin Murphy at 3 November 2013

JMSC Students Nominated for Documentary Film Prize in China

A work by four students from the Journalism and Media Studies Centre was nominated for best documentary film at the 1st China International Micro-film Exhibition held in Hangzhou October 18-20. The film was one of 48 nominees selected from over 2,000 entries.

5 October 2013

Published by Martin Murphy at 5 October 2013

JMSC Professor to Screen New Documentary on Maryknoll Sisters

Nancy Tong, Visiting Associate Professor at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre, will screen her documentary, Trailblazers in Habits, October 7 at Hong Kong University’s Rayson Huang Theatre.

13 July 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 13 July 2013

JMSC Alum’s New Documentary to Air on Al Jazeera

China’s Little Rock Star, a documentary by JMSC alumnus Vincent Du, will be aired on Al Jazeera English starting Tuesday, July 16, as the first film of the network’s Viewfinder Asia series. The show will premier at 6:30 a.m. Hong […]

23 May 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 23 May 2013

Oscar Winner Teaches Course on Documentary Film Editing at JMSC

Ruby Yang, an Oscar-winning filmmaker, is at the JMSC this month teaching a course on the craft and art of documentary filmmaking. The course, which ends May 31, is guiding students through the process of […]

4 February 2013

Published by Stephen Gilbert at 4 February 2013

Career Tips from Alumni: Documentary Film Production with Vincent Du

JMSC alumnus Vincent Du’s latest documentary has been picked up by Al Jazeera. “Almost Famous” features China’s largest school for rock music and will play on the network’s English-language programme, “Witness”. We caught up with […]

11 September 2012

Published by Angharad Law at 11 September 2012

Thurs Sept 20: Talk – The Light Bulb Conspiracy

German TV producer and documentary film director, Cosima Dannoritzer, will speak at the JMSC on Thursday, September 20, 2012. Dannoritzer will discuss her recent documentary film, “The Light Bulb Conspiracy”, with Professor Miklos Sukosd‘s Environmental […]