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London, England, United Kingdom

Hong Kong

• Blue Island, a hybrid documentaries production for documentaries, started a successful funding campaign through the crowdfunding website "Kickstarter" for over 1.6 million HK dollars.Roles:
• Launched marketing Campaign through Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Kickstarter and successfully crowdfunded $1,651,133 in HKD (approx. £155,362).
• Editing with negotiated prices for selected footages procurement & tasked as the " Gatekeeper of final review" by the director, making sure… Show more Blue Island, a hybrid documentaries production for documentaries.
• Editing with negotiated prices for selected footages procurement & tasked as the " Gatekeeper of final review" by the director, making sure every element/frame of the 1 hour 40 minutes film fit in and without error.
• Coordinated & ensured the safety of 5 or more videographers in the fields, especially during the "Anti-Extradition Bill Protest." Show less

Hong Kong

• Visible Record, a prominent documentary maker and the main organiser of "The Chinese Documentary Festival" and now the "Hong Kong International Documentary Festival."Roles:
• Programmed and managed events for 6 Chinese & 1 International documentary festivals, built surveys and analysed data for better marketing different audiences.
• Mentored new programme officers, bringing them up to speed to the hectic months of festival sessions. Taught them from event… Show more Visible Record, a prominent documentary maker and the main organiser of "The.
• Mentored new programme officers, bringing them up to speed to the hectic months of festival sessions. Taught them from event programming/management to film screening techniques. Provided event onsite tech support and.
• Provided a variety of documentary outreach and documentary masterclasses taught by prominent directors and producers from the Chinese speaking circle for University graduates and professionals; assisted program.

Hong Kong

• Six months contract with HK International Film Festival Society, an organisation dedicated to promoting the art and culture of films.Roles:
• Planned film programmes and provided administrative and technical support to over 300 film screenings, press conferences & Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF).
• Coordinated and organised as the first point of contact for hundreds of directors/producers and their logistics of the actual physical copy of the film across… Show more Six months contract with HK International Film.
• Coordinated and organised as the first point of contact for hundreds of directors/producers and their logistics of the actual physical copy of the film across international film festivals.
• Editing and copywriting film synopsises/advertisements to printed 136 pages booking folder/pamphlets & online media. As the film subtitle translation checker for most of the foreign films.
• Built and managed relationships with outsourced resources: vendors, cinemas managers, film critics & media representatives for smoother communication, better-tackling issues, and successful operation, getting a better.

Bachelor In Creative Writing & Film Arts, Film/Cinema/Video Studies, 2Nd Upper Honor

(Previously known as The Open University of Hong Kong)

Higher Diploma In Horological Science & Technology, Mechanical Engineering