Programme:
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Creative Writing and Film Arts

Awardees:
Leung Tak-yip (Producer), Hugo Yeung Lap-zhing (Director), Terry Tse Tsz-man (Cinematographer) and Chris Chu Ching-man (Art Director)

Awards:
Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival 2024 — Best Student Feature Film
Liverpool Indie Awards (Winter Season 2024) — Best Student Feature
Ukrainian Dream Film Festival 2023 — Best Feature
Couch Film Festival (Fall 2023) — Best Feature Film, Best Actor
Costa Brava Film Festival 2023 — Best Indie Feature Film
Indie Cine Tube Awards 2023 (Season 10) — Best Student Film
Phare International Film Festival – Mauritius 2023 — Young Film Makers (Under 25)
ARFF Berlin Around Films International Film Festival 2023 — Honorable Mention

Nominations:
Krampus Kon Film Festival 2023 — Best Student Flick
Europe Independent Movie Festival 2023
London Director Awards 2023
The 6th edition of Asia Film Art International Film Festival — Best Feature Film

Work:
In the Gaze of a Second

Details:
Graduates from the Creative Writing and Film Arts programme Leung Tak-yip, Hugo Yeung Lap-zhing, Terry Tse Tsz-man and Chris Chu Ching-man took their graduation film work, In the Gaze of a Second, to a range of international film events. They received a number of awards and recognition, including the Best Student Feature Film at the Montelupo Fiorentino International Independent Film Festival 2024, the Best Student Feature in the Liverpool Indie Awards (Winter Season 2024), the Best Feature at the Ukrainian Dream Film Festival 2023, the Best Feature Film and Best Actor at the Couch Film Festival (Fall 2023), the Best Indie Feature Film at the Costa Brava Film Festival 2023, and the Best Student Film in Season 10 of the Indie Cine Tube Awards 2023. They were also selected among the Young Film Makers (Under 25) at the Phare International Film Festival – Mauritius 2023 and won an Honourable Mention at the ARFF Berlin Around Films International Film Festival 2023.

In the Gaze of a Second tells the story of a secondary school boy who changes to a new school and meets a girl, who despite having amblyopia, is devoted to photography. Sadly, an unfortunate turn of events causes the girl to take her own life. Several years later, after receiving a photo taken by the girl, the boy decides to face his past and look for a new direction in life. The film was first shown in the HKMU Creative Arts Graduation Show 2023.