Shenzhen Bay Culture Square’s Future Design Academy and The University of Hong Kong’s School of Future Media signed a memorandum of cooperation on higher education and cultural creativity. The new initiative is aimed at injecting new vitality into creative industries in the Greater Bay Area through talent development. The signing ceremony was notably attended by Qi Shufang (齊淑芳女士), Chief Human Resources Officer of China Resources Land; Felix Kwok (郭東杰先生), Chief Creative Officer and Deputy Director of Shenzhen Bay Culture Square; Professor Jay Siegel, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at HKU; and Ruby Yang, Director of HKU’s School of Future Media.

The University of Hong Kong will present AI & Filmmaking Week 2026, a four-day international programme bringing together pioneering filmmakers, technologists, and global industry leaders to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming cinema, from storytelling and acting, to production, ethics, and governance. Featuring the first South Korean AI feature film, leading AI artists, and the former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the week positions HKU as a hub for forward-thinking dialogue about cinema and emerging technologies.