15 December 2023

Master Class with Documentarian Zhou Hao

Zhou Hao, a renowned documentary director from China, will visit the Journalism and Media Studies Centre at the University of Hong Kong. During his visit, he will screen his latest short documentary, which has been shortlisted for the IDFA Film Festival, as well as a feature-length film that is rarely screened.
2 August 2017

Master of Journalism graduate awarded Hong Kong Documentary Initiative annual seed grant

2011 Master of Journalism graduate Vincent Du is among six awardees of this year’s Seed Grants Programme. Along with two other recipients, Vincent was awarded a production grant of HK$150,000 for his film China’s Forgotten […]
6 March 2017

JMSC summer course helps filmmaker net prize at international film festival

A JMSC summer course on documentary filmmaking has helped a filmmaker from the Philippines win an award at an international film festival, with a documentary about the life of her 105-year old grandmother. Curiosity, Adventure […]
23 September 2016

Master classes with Oscar documentarians coming up in October and November

Two-time Academy Award nominated filmmaker James Longley and Academy Award winner Thomas Lennon will be the first instructors of Hong Kong Documentary Initiative’s Master Classes with Oscar Documentarians on 29–30 October and 5–6 November held at the Journalism and […]