AI Filmmaking Week

School of Future Media

Hosted by HKU School of Future Media, the events will feature award-winning filmmakers and AI experts to explore the future of storytelling.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

<h3>March 17</h3><h4>Screening of the first South Korean AI film RUN TO THE WEST Meet the Filmmakers: Directors Yunsung Kang and Hansl Kwon</h4>Time:Film Screening: 6 – 7:15 pmTalk with directors: 7:15 – 8:30 pmVenue:Studio 303, Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre, The University of Hong KongSpeakers:<a href="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#Y&H" title="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#Y&H" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yunsung Kang</a>, film and TV director, S. Korea<a href="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#Y&H" title="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#Y&H" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hansl Kwon</a>, CEO and director, Studio Freewillusion Inc., S. Korea, a Seoul-based AI media technology startupSynposis:Released in October 2025 in South Korea, "Run to the West" is one of the country's first feature film to aggressively incorporate AI for its characters and animation effects, sparking ethical discussions about the future of acting.The story follows a group of people who are stuck in limbo after near-death experiences and hounded by unearthly figures who decide whether they belong in the afterlife or the land of the living.Language:English and Korean

<h3>March 19</h3><h4>Acting and Storytelling with AI characters</h4>Time:10 am – 1:30 pmVenue:G24, Eliot Hall, The University of Hong KongSpeakers:<ul><li><a href="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#J&J" title="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#J&J" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jie Yang</a>, co-founder and chief technology officer, <a href="https://www.utopaistudios.com/" title="https://www.utopaistudios.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Utopai Studios</a>, USA</li></ul>Workshop with the Utopai Studios team:<ul><li>Zhang Qing, AI film and art team manager, <a href="https://www.utopaistudios.com/" title="https://www.utopaistudios.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Utopai Studios</a></li><li>Yangen Shi, AI filmmaking technical artist, <a href="https://www.utopaistudios.com/" title="https://www.utopaistudios.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Utopai Studios</a> </li></ul>Language:English &amp; Putonghua

March 20<h4>A Hollywood Perspective: AI &amp; the Future of Filmmaking</h4>A dialogue between <a href="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#J&J" title="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#J&J" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Janet Yang</a>, President of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Oscars), 2022-2025, and <a href="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#R&U" title="https://hkums.hku.hk/ai-filmmaking-week/#R&U" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Professor Ruby Yang</a>, Oscar-winning directorTime:12 - 1:30 pmVenue:Studio 303, Chong Yuet Ming Cultural Centre, HKULanguage:English

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