School of Creative Media

Alert! 📢 Alert! 📢 JUPAS (HKDSE) Applicants applying for SCM programmes (JS1040, JS1041, JS1042, JS1043, JS1044) are reminded to submit a creative portfolio through the online submission system from 11:00, 21st May to 23:59, 30th May 2026. Only portfolio submitted via the system will be reviewed and considered. Please see the instructions on portfolio submission at - https://admission.scm.cityu.edu.hk/ApplicantInstruction/UGApplicantAttentionPage.pdf To log in the portfolio submission system, please visit - https://admission.scm.cityu.edu.hk/hkdse/ ❗❗ You are strongly advised to submit your portfolio earlier in order to avoid last-minute rush which may overload the system and hence fail portfolio submission. The system will close on time and late submission will NOT be considered. Files sent via any other platforms but the portfolio submission system will NOT be reviewed. Tips 💡 1. Please try to login your account in advance in order to get yourself familiar with the system. 2. You can upload an unfinished portfolio to the system first if you are still working on it. You can always replace the old one on the system with a newer file. It is a way to ensure at least you have uploaded something for our evaluation. 今年嘅聯招申請人同學注意!📢 注意!📢申請左SCM學士課程嘅同學仔(JS1040, JS1041, JS1042, JS1043, JS1044), 提提你, 遞交作品集嘅時間又到啦! 請留意今年嘅網上作品集系統將於2026年5月21日早上11時正開放至5月30日晚上11時59分。同學嘅作品集應經由系統去遞交, 而所有冇經過系統上載嘅作品集將不會被批閱及考慮。 關於遞交作品集嘅指引: - https://admission.scm.cityu.edu.hk/ApplicantInstruction/UGApplicantAttentionPage.pdf 作品集網上系統網址: - https://admission.scm.cityu.edu.hk/hkdse/ ❗❗我地十分建議同學仔可以提早上載你地嘅作品集, 以免因爲太多人喺截止日期當晚同一時間使用系統而造成無法登入或者上載失敗嘅情況😱。所以請各位儘快遞交從而避免浪費左你嘅一番心血🙁 重新提提你, 所有冇經過系統上載嘅作品集將不會被批閱。 小貼士 💡 1. 同學仔可以先提前嘗試登入系統以熟悉系統嘅用法同環境。 2. 如果你呢一刻未完成作品集嘅話, 不妨將佢upload上去系統先, 等到完成嘅時候再將新嘅作品集再重新upload多次, 從而保證有作品比我地審核。

🌟 2026 城大聯招課程諮詢日🌟 📅 誠邀你於 5 月 16 日 參加城大聯招課程諮詢日！ 當日你會得到豐富的入學小貼士，仲有各類課程同收生安排等重要資訊，幫你做好準備入讀城大同創意媒體學院 (SCM)。到時仲有學生分享會同即場諮詢環節，可以直接問下師兄師姐同招生主任嘅意見。機會難逢，千祈唔好錯過呀！ 📅 日期： 2026 年 5 月 16 日（星期六） 🕘 時間： 下午 1:00 至 下午 5:00 📍 地點： 香港城市大學 楊建文學術樓 LT-16郭燦耀演講廳 ________________________________________ 🔹 活動流程： 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM SCM 課程招生講座 (JS1040, JS1041, JS1042, JS1043, JS1044) (廣東話及英語) 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM SCM 學生分享會 (廣東話) 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM SCM 選科諮詢環節 (廣東話及英語) ________________________________________ ❗ 喺你決定改 JUPAS 選科排列之前，呢個係了解 SCM 入學要求嘅最好時機，幫你做出最明偕嘅決定！❗👉 更多詳情及報名： https://www.cityu.edu.hk/admo/conday 👉 了解 SCM 本科課程： https://www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/programmes 到時見！ 🌟 CityUHK JUPAS Consultation Day 2026 🌟 📅Join us on 16 May for our CityUHK JUPAS Consultation Day! You’ll get loads of admission tips and great info on different programmes and careers throughout the day, which will prepare you well for admission to CityUHK as well as the School of Creative Media. You’re also welcome to join face-to-face student sharing sessions. Don’t miss this amazing chance! 📅Date : 16 May 2026 (Saturday) 🕘Time : 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM 📍Venue : YEUNG LT-16, 4/F University Concourse, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, CityUHK 🔹Rundown : 2:00PM - 2:45 PM - Admissions Talk on SCM Programmes (JS1040, JS1041, JS1042, JS1043, JS1044) [Cantonese & English] 3:00PM - 3:45 PM - SCM Students' Sharing [Cantonese] 4:00PM - 4:45 PM - SCM Consultation [Cantonese & English] ❗This is a great opportunity for you to learn more about the CityUHK JUPAS admission before making an informed decision in modification of programme choices❗ 👉For more details and registration, visit: https://www.cityu.edu.hk/admo/conday 👉Undergraduate Programmes offered by SCM: https://www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/programmes Don’t miss it!

💬Conference | India in Asia: Asia in India Transcultural Film Practices, Circulations, and Histories🎞️ Join us at City University of Hong Kong for a 3-day conference featuring emerging and leading scholars from the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. Conference Introduction: Two forces have shaped world cinema: Hollywood’s global projection of lifestyle through film style, and the European auteur model, rooted in social engagement and festival culture. Indian cinema, though the world’s second largest after the success of Awaara (1951), remained largely invisible in Western-centric histories. Its melodramatic appeal—especially song and dance—did not suit Western tastes, even as it resonated across the Soviet Union, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa. Times have changed. The last 20 years have seen a flourishing of scholarship on Indian cinema, especially Bollywood, aligning with the industry’s official recognition in 1998 and its growing global presence, partly driven by the non-resident Indian diaspora. Yet much remains unknown about Indian cinema’s histories outside Europe and America, particularly its inter-Asian transactions. Though India’s cinema is Hollywood’s biggest global rival, it has often been studied in isolation from other Asian film cultures. In reality, these histories are closely interwoven: from Indo-Iranian co-productions and Indian cinema’s reception in the Middle East, to the impact of Hong Kong action cinema on Indian films in the 1970s and the recent influence of Korean cinema. Hosted by the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong, the three-day conference brings together leading and emerging scholars from the Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. We look forward to welcoming attendees to Hong Kong for a landmark event in the study of Asian cinemas. 📅28 – 30 May 2026 📍Future Cinema Studio (M6094), L6, CMC, CityUHK. 🆓Free admission 🗣️Language: English 👉Registration: https://forms.gle/LWrcosf2FkPU5fuaA R.S.V.P by 25 May 2026, 17:00 📢 Conference schedule and details: https://www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/events/india-in-asia

🌟MFA Students Awarded Honourable Mention at the 2026 IEEE PacificVis Visual Data Storytelling Contest🌟 We are thrilled to announce that three groups of our talented MFACM students were shortlisted at "The 2026 Visual Data Storytelling Contest" ( https://visstory.github.io/ ) during the IEEE Pacific Visualization Conference (PacificVis 2026). The contest is a prestigious global platform that recognizes excellence in transforming complex data into engaging, impactful narratives. We are incredibly proud of our students for their creativity and technical skill: 🏆 Honourable Mention Award Project: “Hidden Information Behind Fancy Words: A Comparative Data-Driven Analysis of ESG Reports” Team: Weiqi HAN (MFACM), Yupu CHEN (MFACM), and Yunzhong LUO (Joint PhD with XJTU) 🌟 Shortlisted Finalists Project: 🖋️“A Cat's Day” Team: Aoshuang ZHANG (MFACM), Wenxuan GU (MFACM), and Yu ZHONG (MFACM). 🖋️“Twin City Tales: Lives Across the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Border” Team: Mingxi LI (MFACM), Junchi LU (MFACM), and Yiwei ZHOU (MFACM) This achievement highlights our students' ability to bridge the gap between data science and visual storytelling. Join us in congratulating them on this fantastic milestone! #PacificVis2026 #DataViz #VisualStorytelling #StudentSuccess #IEEE #ESG #HKData #CreativeMedia #MFACM

Final Call! 📅Date : 16 May 2026 (Saturday) 🕘Time : 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM 📍Venue : YEUNG LT-16, 4/F University Concourse, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, CityUHK 🔹Rundown : 2:00PM - 2:45 PM - Admissions Talk on SCM Programmes (JS1040, JS1041, JS1042, JS1043, JS1044) [Cantonese & English] 3:00PM - 3:45 PM - SCM Students' Sharing [Cantonese] 4:00PM - 4:45 PM - SCM Consultation [Cantonese & English] Registration: Link in Bio

《夠鐘叉電》，你準備好停一停未？人需要休息，機器需要充電，展覽就是一場能量交換的餐桌！ 香港城市大學創意媒體學院（SCM）2026年畢業展（MFACM）名為《夠鐘叉電》，將於2026年5月8日至22日舉行。多位年輕藝術家以裝置、影像、表演及遊戲設計，將創作化為一道道「菜餚」，邀請你喺忙碌縫隙中慢慢品嚐。從自我反思到社會議題，從視覺到互動——歡迎光臨，請慢用。 🔋 Time to recharge — are you ready to hit pause? Humans need rest, machines need power. This exhibition becomes a dining table of energy exchange. 🍽️ Emerging artists here use installation, video, performance, and game design to turn their works into “dishes,” inviting you to savor them in the cracks of a busy life. From self-reflection to social issues, from visual to interactive — welcome. Take your time. TEA BREAK: SCM MFACM 2026 Graduation and Student Show 香港城市大學創意媒體學院（SCM）2026年畢業展（MFACM） • 展覽名稱： 夠鐘叉電：SCM MFACM 2026 畢業及學生展覽 • 日期： 2026年5月8日 - 5月22日 • 開幕典禮： 2026年5月8日 19:00 – 19:30 • 地點： 香港城市大學邵逸夫創意媒體中心 開幕典禮 Opening Ceremony 日期 Date：08.05.2026 進場時間 Entry： 6:45pm 開始時間 Start Time：7:00pm - 7:30pm 地點 Venue：1/F 多媒體劇院 Multimedia Theatre（M1060） 公眾展覽時間 Public Exhibition Period： 日期 Date: 08.05.2026 - 22.05.2026 開放時間 Opening Hours： 11:00am – 6:00pm (星期一到日）（Mon - Sun) 展覽地點： 畢業生作品展地點 Graduation Works：M3301 學生作品展地點 Student Show：6/F 遊戲單元 Games Unit: M3351 電影及動畫試映 Film & Animation Preview 試映日期 PreviewDate：08.05.2026 試映時間 Preview Time： 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm 地點 Venue：6/F 未來電影工作室 Future Cinema Studio（M6094） 電影及動畫循環播放 Film & Animation Looped Screening 日期 Date：9-22/05/2026, 時間 Time：12:00 pm - 6:00 pm 地點 Venue：M1052 立即報名，喺生活嘅空隙為自己叉叉電！展覽免�

Our BACM graduate, Tommy Ng Kai-chung, is making history with his animated film Another World(世外). Not only did it claim Best Animated Feature at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards, but it also dominated the local box office, grossing over HK$15 million by the end of 2025. We are incredibly proud to see our alumni leading the way in Hong Kong cinema. Check out Tommy’s journey at https://www.cityu.edu.hk/ciro/CityU_Heroes/tommy_ng.htm

[8-22 May 2026 | TEA BREAK: SCM MFACM 2026 Graduation and Student Show] 🌟Exhibition: 11 am–6 pm daily (Mon–Sun) | foyer, L3, L6 📍Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, CityUHK 👉Visitor registration required: https://forms.gle/t6rNctnwiBZn2AEJ8 Event details: https://www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/en/events/mfa-show-2026 Follow SCM MFACM: /scm_mfa / /m/1vulaEjJRzg

[8 May, Performance | TEA BREAK: SCM MFACM 2026 Graduation and Student Show] Join us tonight for an evening of experimental performance. 🔴 20:00 - 20:15 || The Mare Desiderii by Huang Siqing 🔴 20:30 - 20:45 || Signal Check by Karl Ng Venue: Multimedia Theatre (M1060), L1, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, City University of Hong Kong Free admission Online registration required: https://forms.gle/t6rNctnwiBZn2AEJ8 Event details: https://www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/en/events/mfa-show-2026 Follow SCM MFACM: /scm_mfa / /m/1vulaEjJRzg

[8 May, 12:00 noon] Join us for the TEA BREAK: SCM MFACM 2026 Graduation and Student Show – Film & Animation Preview at M6094 Future Cinema Studio, CMC. Programme details: https://www.scm.cityu.edu.hk/events/mfa-show-2026

🎮📝History of Games 2026: The Ages of Games. Epochs and Periodisations ✨ 🗣️Keynote Speaker | Prof. Paolo Pedercini Associate Professor of Art, School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University A History of Video Games Through Mass Extinctions

 Abstract
 Are video games more prone to crises and industrial restructuring than other cultural forms? What types of game experiences do we lose at every boom-and-bust cycle? How should we define the current crisis of the Western game industry? This talk will attempt to examine the evolution of digital games through the industry's frequent disruptions, from a developer and artist’s perspective. It will conclude with a collective brainstorming session to name the current conjuncture. 📅 25–27 June 2026 📍 Senate Room & Rm 19-212, 19/F., Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, CityUHK 🎟️ Register for FREE (for general audience): https://forms.gle/LtEie9M8NmD4Nrrz9 💠Stay tuned for our programme details! 📌/2026-hong-kong/

🎮📝History of Games 2026: The Ages of Games. Epochs and Periodisations ✨ 🗣️Keynote Speaker | Prof. Akiko Sugawa-Shimada Professor, Graduate School of Urban Innovation, Yokohama National University Women, Japanese History, and Videogames in Japan: Female Fans’ Heritage Tourism as Game-adjacent Cultural Phenomena Abstract
 In Japan, videogames have traditionally had a predominantly male user base, but the number of female users has been increasing since the early 2000s, when game consoles became more user-friendly. Notably, the videogame Sengoku BASARA (based on the history of the Warring States Period during the late fifteenth and late sixteenth centuries) and the girls’ videogame Hakuoki (based on the history of the Bakumatsu Period, 1853-1868, particularly the shogunal guard unit Shinsengumi) became a massive hit, particularly among women. The content was consumed across various media platforms, including anime and stage plays, and the rise of “rekijo”(history fan girls) became a social phenomenon. Recent years have seen the mobile game Touken Ranbu (2015-) and its adaptations—including stage plays and anime—become massive hits. Because Touken Ranbu features handsome male characters who are personifications of historical Japanese swords, content tourism—where fans visit the birthplaces of historical figures associated with swords from the Heian (the 8th-12th century) to the Edo periods (the 17th -19th century)—has become a social phenomenon. This keynote will explore how female fans’ consumption of game content and travel behaviors transformed the male-dominated field of games and history, shifting perceptions of women as consumers with significant economic impact. 📅 25–27 June 2026 📍 Senate Room & Rm 19-212, 19/F., Lau Ming Wai Academic Building, CityUHK 🎟️ Register for FREE (for general audience): https://forms.gle/LtEie9M8NmD4Nrrz9 💠Stay tuned for our programme details! 📌/2026-hong-kong/