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The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC), established under the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), serves as a hub for the evolution and convergence of Arts and Technology.

🌙 Summer Night Screening: French Frames in HKUST AIFFExperience an evening where cinema meets artificial intelligence, w...
18/06/2026

🌙 Summer Night Screening: French Frames in HKUST AIFF

Experience an evening where cinema meets artificial intelligence, with a curated selection of French submissions and award-winning works from the 2nd HKUST AI Film Festival.

From poetic storytelling to avant-garde experiments, witness creativity and the film language reimagined through AI.

✨ Stay after the screening for a special conversation with the directors
🥂 Snacks & drinks will be served — because every great film deserves a convivial moment
📍 Alliance Française de Hong Kong – Jordan Centre Library
📅 July 15, 2026
👉 Register via QR code or the link below
https://www.afhongkong.org/event-rsvp/hkust-ai-film-festival-screening

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🌙 夏日限定放映：HKUST AIFF 法國影像之夜
誠邀你走進一個結合電影與人工智能的晚上，一同觀賞來自第二屆香港科技大學 AI 電影節的法國作品及得獎影片精選。
從詩意敘事到實驗影像，體驗 AI 如何重新定義創作與影像語言。
✨ 放映後設有導演分享交流
🥂 現場備有小食及飲品，與大家共度法式悠閒時光
📍 香港法國文化協會 佐敦中心圖書館
📅 2026年7月15日
👉 掃描QR Code或按以下連結報名
https://www.afhongkong.org/event-rsvp/hkust-ai-film-festival-screening

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The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at HKUST is pleased to share that our Acting Head and Professor Hongbo...
11/06/2026

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at HKUST is pleased to share that our Acting Head and Professor Hongbo FU has been appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of Computer Graphics Forum (CGF). CGF is one of leading international journals in computer graphics, widely recognized for publishing high-quality research papers, state-of-the-art reports, and conference special issues in areas closely aligned with AMC's focus on machine creativity.

Following his recent inclusion as a member of the 2026 ACM SIGGRAPH Academy, Prof. Fu is notably the first Co-Editor-in-Chief of CGF based at an Asian institution, reflecting both his longstanding contributions to computer graphics and the growing global recognition of HKUST’s strengths at the intersection of art and technology. His appointment resonates strongly with AMC’s mission to build a cross-disciplinary hub where engineering, artificial intelligence, and the arts converge, and further enhances the Division’s international engagement with the graphics and creative technology communities.

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) proudly ...
10/06/2026

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) proudly announces its steadfast contributions to the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2026, one of the world’s leading conferences in computer vision and artificial intelligence.

This year, AMC faculty members continue to push the boundaries of AI-driven visual creativity, with three research papers accepted and two major workshops co-organized at the conference. These achievements further underscore the Division’s leadership in bridging artistic expression with advanced machine intelligence.

Our warmest congratulations to Prof. Anyi RAO and Prof. Harry YANG, along with their research teams and collaborators, for their outstanding contributions. We look forward to their continued impact in shaping the future of creative AI and visual computing.

Read more on our website:
https://amc.hkust.edu.hk/news/amc-faculty-advance-ai-creativity-research-cvpr-2026-novel-image-video-generation-and-editing

✨ When Experience Returns Otherwise: The First MA Graduation Show of AMC HKUST✨The debut MA graduation exhibition of the...
01/06/2026

✨ When Experience Returns Otherwise: The First MA Graduation Show of AMC HKUST✨

The debut MA graduation exhibition of the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at HKUST brings together moving images, installation, interactive systems, painting, and screen-based works by the first AMC cohort.

The show explores how human experience is mediated through art and technology. Rather than restoring the past, these works re-sense it across different media—reinterpreting faces, reenacting memories, finding new resonance in old moments. What's familiar takes on strange new forms, suggesting different ways we might experience and imagine the technological world.
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Exhibition details
🗓 14 June – 5 July 2026
🕛 12 - 6 pm daily (closed on Mondays)
📍 G/F & 3/F, HART HAUS, Cheung Hing Industrial Building, 12P Smithfield Road, Kennedy Town

🍷 Soft Opening
🗓 Sunday 14 June 2026, 3:00 - 5:30pm
📜 ​Schedule
3:00 – 3:10pm Remarks by Curatorial Advisor
3:10 – 3:25pm Curatorial Sharing by Student Curators
3:30 – 4:30pm Artist Sharing Session
4:45 – 5:30pm Guided Tour for Registered Guests

🎊 Public Opening
🗓 Wednesday 17 June 2026, 5:00 - 7:30pm
📜 ​Schedule
5:00 – 6:15pm Guided Tour for VIPs and Faculty Members
6:30pm Speech Session
👤 ​Prof. Huamin QU (Dean of Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies, HKUST)
👤 Prof. Hongbo FU (Acting Head of AMC)
👤 Dr. Vennes CHENG (Curatorial Advisor & Director of SIG Programme, AMC)
👤 Kedi D**G and Yuhan JI (Student Curators, AMC)
7:30pm Guided Tour for Registered Guests
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Come witness how experiences return otherwise.

Free entry, all are welcome.
🎟 Public registration: https://luma.com/pc9gqdtx

HKUST 2nd AI Film Festival Concludes Successfully, Showcasing Global Excellence in AI CreativityHKUST has successfully c...
19/05/2026

HKUST 2nd AI Film Festival Concludes Successfully, Showcasing Global Excellence in AI Creativity

HKUST has successfully concluded its 2nd AI Film Festival (AIFF), held recently at the Shaw Auditorium. As one of the key events celebrating HKUST’s 35th anniversary, the two-day Festival brought together industry leaders, filmmakers, scholars, students, and members of the public to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is redefining cinematic creativity and production.

This year's AIFF saw an overwhelming global response, with over 1,300 submissions—almost double that of last year—from nearly 80 countries and regions. Following a rigorous evaluation by an international jury, a number of outstanding works were recognized across key award categories. The Best Film Award was presented to The Afterlife of Aphrodite by Gabriela Cardona WALTHER, a Mexican filmmaker whose work seamlessly blends personal memory and mythology to explore themes of identity, femininity, and transformation. The Best Debut AI Film Award went to NeoNature by Javier Gracia ALCAINE, a Spanish AI content creator who captures the beauty of natural world through cinematic, ultra-realistic wildlife documentaries with immersive storytelling.

In addition to these remarkable overseas works, local talent also shone at this year's Festival. Hong Kong-based AI filmmaker KA TAM earned the Best Technical Innovation Award for Project J. The Best Human AI Collaboration Award was presented to Ash Boat by OUYANG Mengke, a postgraduate student from HKUST’s Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC).

🎬 Discover more highlights and creative moments from this year’s AIFF 👀: https://hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-2nd-ai-film-festival-concludes-successfully-showcasing-global-excellence-ai-creativity

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🎬 2nd HKUST AI Film Festival - Jury Panel 🎬 With our finalists now announced, we‘re proud to officially introduce the ju...
07/05/2026

🎬 2nd HKUST AI Film Festival - Jury Panel 🎬
With our finalists now announced, we‘re proud to officially introduce the jury panel of the 2nd HKUST AI Film Festival ✨

This year’s competition was reviewed by an exceptional group of top‑tier scholars, renowned industry leaders and pioneering creative practitioners, whose perspectives span AI research 🧠 filmmaking 🎥 animation 🎶 music, VFX and digital culture.

We are honored to have the following prominent figures in our jury lineup:
- Prof. Yike Guo (Provost, HKUST)
- Tia Carrere (award‑winning actress and musical artist)
- Ruihan Zhang (MIT PhD, filmmaker & technologist at Google)
- Richard Chuang (co‑founder of PDI, now DreamWorks Animation)
- Paul Debevec (Director of Research, Creative Algorithms & Technology, Netflix)
- Lei Wang (Dean, School of Animation and Digital Arts, CUC)
- Jacob Adler (composer and filmmaker)
alongside an esteemed AI Music Jury Panel led by experts from China’s music and creative‑technology ecosystem.

Their insight, rigor and vision have been instrumental in shaping the outcomes of this year‘s festival, and in defining ”New Boundaries, New Life“ for storytelling in the age of AI ✨

Register now: https://luma.com/p1bh7pyo

🎉 2ND HKUST AI FILM FESTIVAL - OFFICIAL FINALIST ANNOUNCED 🎉Carefully scrutinized and selected from over 1,300 visionary...
04/05/2026

🎉 2ND HKUST AI FILM FESTIVAL - OFFICIAL FINALIST ANNOUNCED 🎉
Carefully scrutinized and selected from over 1,300 visionary submissions around the world, the finalists of the 2nd HKUST AI Film Festival (2nd HKUST AIFF) are officially here.
These works represent the forefront of storytelling where AI meets cinema, music, and above all creativity.
🏆 Award Sections
• AI Film Main Competition
• Student Work Section
• Vertical Shorts Section
• AI Music Section

Each finalist is pushing new boundaries — redefining what it means to create in the age of Artificial Intelligence.
Swipe through to discover the names, the works, and the visions shaping the future.

Congratulations to all finalists, and thank you to every creator who submitted their work and dared to imagine beyond limits.

🎬 And this is just the beginning...
The official 2nd HKUST AIFF trailer drops tomorrow. Stay tuned.

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On April 29, 2026, Prof. Hongbo Fu, Acting Head of the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC), The Hong Kong Univ...
04/05/2026

On April 29, 2026, Prof. Hongbo Fu, Acting Head of the Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) was invited to speak at the event "Stepping into the Digital Intelligence Era: Forum on Art and Technology Talent Development" in Beijing about how HKUST’s AMC is building a new model for art-tech education at the intersection of AI, creativity, and interdisciplinary learning. Established in 2024, AMC is one of the first academic units focused on AI + Arts, with four focus areas spanning Machine Creativity, Machine-assisted Art Practice, Critical Studies, and Art Management.

During the speech, he highlighted how AMC connects education, research, and practice through SIGs, student-led initiatives, and major public platforms such as the HKUST AI Film Festival. The 1st festival received 700+ submissions from 80+ countries and became the first 100% AI-focused film festival in Greater China, while the 2nd edition scaled further with 1100+ submissions and strong student leadership.

Another key point was talent cultivation: from postgraduate programs to the AI Film Hackathon for secondary school students, AMC is building a layered ecosystem that links school education, university training, creative experimentation, and industry engagement. He also discussed how Hong Kong’s art-tech ambitions, the national development agenda, and HKUST’s Strategic Plan 2031 together create strong momentum for this emerging field.

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is delig...
29/04/2026

The Division of Arts and Machine Creativity (AMC) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is delighted to share its active participation at the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) 2026, the world’s premier forum for human–computer interaction (HCI) research, held recently in Barcelona, Spain from 13–17 Apr, 2026.

This year, AMC faculty continue to advance the frontiers of human-centered AI, creativity support tools, interactive systems, and computational design, with 5 high-quality research papers accepted to CHI 2026. These achievements highlight AMC’s commitment to impactful, interdisciplinary scholarship at the intersection of technology, design and human experience.

Our warmest congratulations go to Prof. Hongbo FU, Prof. Anyi RAO and Prof. Hai-Ning LIANG, along with their collaborators, for their outstanding contributions. Their work reflects AMC’s continued leadership in shaping the future of interactive technologies and creativity computing through rigorous research and thoughtful design.

Read more on our website:
https://amc.hkust.edu.hk/news/amc-faculty-brings-creative-ai-and-hci-innovations-chi-2026

There are teams who were suddenly down to half their members due to exams; teams who worked around the clock to perfect ...
23/04/2026

There are teams who were suddenly down to half their members due to exams; teams who worked around the clock to perfect their work; and teams who brought work-life balance to a hackathon - and that’s just a tiny glimpse of what happened in the HKUST AI Film Hackathon Final, held at HKUST Tsang Shiu Tim Art Hall across an intense 36‑hour sprint over the last weekend of March 🎬⚡

Powered by snacks, passion and piling credits generously sponsored by Kling AI, MiniMax and TapNow, participants rushed for a head start on the morning of Saturday March 28 to form their story plots around the Hackathon theme “Hong Kong Visions”. Team members leapt at the AIGC platforms and music streaming app right away once the blueprints were worked out, and one could hear the hollow echoes of creative engines humming all over the Art Hall.

By the evening of Sunday March 29, all teams submitted their first drafts and immediately started preparing themselves for a 15-minute presentation in front of the judging panel. Some panicked, some fidgeted, others spoke with a sparkling confidence, but one thing was certain: everyone gave their absolute best in this daunting yet exhilarating 36‑hour challenge 💪🔥

After rounds of meticulous screening, review and discussions, the 5 finalists of the HKUST AI Film Hackathon are officially out (in alphabetical order):
🎞️ “CONNECTED” — Delia Memorial School (Broadway)
🎞️ “Divine Vision” — Diocesan Boys’ School
🎞️ “Sip, Strike, Savour” — Sacred Heart Canossian College
🎞️ “Strokes in Another Time” — Victoria Shanghai Academy
🎞️ “Timeless” — Po Leung K*k Choi Kai Yau School
A big congratulations to all finalists and to all participants for the astonishing feat they’ve managed 👏

The winner will be announced at the 2nd HKUST AI Film Festival, held on May 16-17 at HKUST Shaw Auditorium.

🎟️ Free public registration: https://luma.com/p1bh7pyo

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