Mr. Wong Chun and Miss Florence Chan Chor-hang, two award-winning graduates from the School of Creative Media (SCM) shared their filmmaking experience at a CityU Humanity Talk.

Mr. Wong and Miss Chan won the Best Director award and Best Screenplay at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards respectively with the feature film Mad World. Mr. Wong is also the winner of Best New Director in the 53rd Taipei Golden Horse Awards and the 36th Hong Kong Film Awards.

Mr. Wong felt that he was fortunate to have the opportunity to direct the film, get funding from the Hong Kong SAR government and have the support of the actors and crew members. “During the production of the film, I ran into a lot of difficulties such as the pressure to work with veteran actors. However, I came to realise later that the most important thing was to communicate well with all parties and work together to produce a good film,” he said.

The screenplay of Mad World was inspired by a local news report. Concerning the screenplay, Miss Chan said that she would like to bring the social problems such as cramped urban living space, mental health issues and financial stress after retirement to the audience. She hoped that the movie could lead the audience to think about the meaning of life.

Miss Chan and Mr. Wong graduated from CityU in 2010 and 2011 respectively. The two alumni thanked SCM for the education it offered, particularly the teaching of Mr. Patrick Tam Ka-ming, former Associate Professor of SCM, who had inspired them to pursue careers in the film industry.

(From Left) Dr. Ron Kwok, Dean of Students, Mr. Wong Chun, Miss Florence Chan, Professor Horace Ip, Vice-president (Student Affairs) and Dr. Ma Ka-fai.

Mr. Wong Chun advises CityU students to study hard and uphold the principle of righteousness with a critical mind.

Miss Florence Chan thinks that reflecting on daily life is crucial to producing a creative work.

More than 200 people attend the sharing session.

Source: Communication and Public Relations Office