Forge the future of storytelling

Journalism, documentary filmmaking, AI content generation, and global creative studies.

The Hong Kong University School of Future Media is for a new generation of storytellers who will shape the evolving media world. Established in October 2025, we combine HKU’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre, the new Documentary and AI Filmmaking division, and the Global Creative Industries division, formerly homed at the Faculty of Arts. This powerful combination allows us to offer an education unlike any other: a deep commitment to factual reporting, fused with practical, forward-looking training in the technologies redefining how stories are created, told, discovered, and experienced.

 
 

Forge the future of storytelling

Journalism, documentary filmmaking, AI content generation, and global creative studies

The Hong Kong University School of Future Media is for a new generation of storytellers who will shape the evolving media world. Established in October 2025, we combine HKU’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre, the new Documentary and AI Filmmaking division, and the Global Creative Industries division, formerly homed at the Faculty of Arts. This powerful combination allows us to offer an education unlike any other: a deep commitment to factual reporting, fused with practical, forward-looking training in the technologies redefining how stories are created, told, discovered, and experienced.

 
 

A curriculum built for what's next

Blending traditional reporting and story-telling methods with powerful new and emerging technologies, we equip you to embrace what comes next. Here, you will:

Master the full toolbox of modern media:

  • From researching and writing compelling fact-based articles, to creating impactful news video, to producing immersive documentaries.

Become an AI-fluent creator:

  • You will learn to ethically use AI to develop storylines, perform in-depth research and fact-checking, and enhance post-production

Build a compelling portfolio:

  • Graduate with a body of work that demonstrates not just your storytelling talent, but your technical prowess, making you stand out with top employers and your future project partners.
 

Are you excited by:

  • The rigors of journalism,from fact-finding to reporting in multiple formats?   

  • The power of documentary filmmaking to reveal truth?

  • The potential of AI as a co-creator of content?

  • Building a career that is constantly-changing, technology-rich, and future-proof?

Your journey starts here.

 

A curriculum built
for what's next

Blending traditional reporting and story-telling methods with powerful new and emerging technologies, we equip you to embrace what comes next. Here, you will:

Master the full toolbox of modern media:

  • From researching and writing compelling fact-based articles, to creating impactful news video, to producing immersive documentaries.

Become an AI-fluent creator:

  • You will learn to ethically use AI to develop storylines, perform in-depth research and fact-checking, and enhance post-production

Build a compelling portfolio:

  • Graduate with a body of work that demonstrates not just your storytelling talent, but your technical prowess, making you stand out with top employers and your future project partners.
 

Are you excited by:

  • The rigors of journalism,from fact-finding to reporting in multiple formats?   
  • The power of documentary filmmaking to reveal truth?
  • The potential of AI as a co-creator of content?
  • Building a career that is constantly-changing, technology-rich, and future-proof?

Your journey starts here.