{"id":65645,"date":"2024-11-22T15:16:57","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T07:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/?p=65645"},"modified":"2024-12-17T12:09:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T04:09:55","slug":"communication-graduate-asia-pacific-youth-micro-film-festival-opening-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/en\/communication-graduate-asia-pacific-youth-micro-film-festival-opening-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication graduate\u2019s work selected as Opening Film at \u201cAsia-Pacific Youth Micro Film Festival\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"65645\" class=\"elementor elementor-65645\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08fe32d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08fe32d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-464c7f5\" data-id=\"464c7f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99c3c7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99c3c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><\/p><p><strong>22 November 2024\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>\u201cFlying in the Darkness\u201d, directed by Lai Chun-ngai, a graduate of the BA (Hons) in Convergent Media and Communication Technology at the School of Communication (SCOM) of HSUHK, was selected as the opening film for the \u201c2024 Asia-Pacific Youth Micro Film Festival\u201d. The festival was held on 22 November 2024 at the Ocean Theatre in Tsim Sha Tsui. The film was produced by Dr Sobel Chan, Senior Lecturer at SCOM, with his guidance and supervision of SCOM students during the production.<\/p><p>Earlier this year, \u201cFlying in the Darkness\u201d was also selected for the <strong>\u201c<\/strong>Fight for Show-Future Micro Film Festival and Changemakers Roundtable<strong>\u201d<\/strong>. Additionally, faculty and students from SCOM hosted a forum segment titled \u201cDialogue Between Young Creators and Changemakers: How Film and Media Production Influence Life Satisfaction\u201d, engaging in insightful discussions with the audience.<\/p><p>Dr Sobel Chan was also a finalist in the \u201cBest Asian Film Producer Award\u201d category at the prestigious World-Class Film Awards.<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c6ee41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c6ee41\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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768w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo2-1536x1207.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hsu.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo2.jpg 1758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Mr Donnie Yen, the festival ambassador (left), presents the \u201cOpening Micro Film Commemorative Award\u201d to Lai Chun-ngai (centre). \n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c95e863 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c95e863\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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