Hong Kong Documentary Initiative is bringing world class filmmakers -Kirsten Johnson and Mary Stephen to Hong Kong for the Master Classes with Oscar Documentarians programme. Master classes in documentary cinematography and editing will be held on 3 and 4 February; and 7 to 11 February. Professional and aspiring filmmakers in Hong Kong are welcome to apply. For more detail, please refer to: http://www.hkdocumentary.
From 2nd February to 8th February, there will be four public events featuring award-winning filmmakers Kirsten Johnson, Mary Stephen, Ruby Yang and Nancy Tong at HKU. The events are free and would be a unique opportunity for journalists and videographers to learn about world-class documentary filmmaking and exchange knowledge.
2nd February－Screening of Cameraperson and Q&A with Kirsten Johnson
Speaker: Kirsten Johnson
Moderator: Nancy Tong
7pm, Studio Room 303, Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre, HKU
6th February－Women Make Docs – a Symposium by Oscar Documentarians
Speakers: Kirsten Johnson, Mary Stephen, Nancy Tong
Moderator: Ruby Yang
7pm, Yuet Ming Auditorium, Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre, HKU
7th February－Special Lecture by Mary Stephen: “Thinking outside the box: different techniques in documentary editing”
Speaker: Mary Stephen
7pm, Studio Room 303, Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre, HKU
8th February－Screening of The Apology and Q&A with Mary Stephen
Speaker: Mary Stephen
7pm, Studio Room 303, Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre, HKU
