Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television and Digital Media
Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television and Digital Media, is a three-year, full-time programme, leading to a terminal degree in creative media production. It is the first of its kind in the Greater China region. Graduates of this programme will become media professionals with artistic sense, social responsibility, and international vision. Some of their career goals will be producers, directors, screenwriters, and other professional areas in the media industry. Graduates with an MFA degree are also eligible to teach at college level in certain higher education communities.
The courses are structured on the most desirable distribution of MFA Programme:
| Practice oriented | 60 - 70% |
| History, Criticism and Theory | 15 - 20% |
| Non-practice supporting course | 15 - 20% |
The programme also enables students to gain specific insights into one form of media of their choosing and a broader understanding of others. The curriculum ensures that each student receives relatively broad training in film, television and digital media in the first year. The first two semesters are designed to build a foundation for postgraduate media training. Students are required not only to be familiar with the practical operations of film, television and digital media, but also to understand related developments in theory and criticism. In the second year, students have a wide range of elective courses, enabling well-balanced professional training (script writing, film/TV production and digital media production) and artistic nurturing. The third year is dedicated to courses in support of the thesis project.
Each student will be able to choose one of the following media forms as his/her thesis project:
- Script Writing;
- Film/TV Production;
- Digital Media Production.
*From 2016/17 academic year, formal 3D animation and Maya training will not be offered.
The MFA in Film, Television and Digital Media has been restructured and renamed the MFA in Cinematic Arts and Creative Practice (MFA CACP) to keep pace with advancements in the field and integrate cutting-edge technologies with traditional filmmaking. Applications for MFA CACP for September 2026 intake are expected to open around mid to late December 2025. Further details are available at https://af.hkbu.edu.hk/en/programmes/mfa-cacp.html.
Remarks for the following scholarships (EXCEPT DC Foundation)
- The Programme may modify the number of recipients or the award amount within the budgeted total when deemed necessary, e.g. when there are more students with identical scores that qualify for a scholarship than the number of scholarships offered.
- MFA Programme may not offer all or some of these rewards in case there are no sufficient qualified students or when the Programme runs into unpredictable financial circumstances.
- No student should receive more than two awards in the same academic year. Should there be such cases, the new award should be granted to the next best performing student in that category.
- Attaining the minimum grade requirements does not necessarily warrant an award.
| Sherring Ng Positive Short Film Scholarship | |
| Descriptions/Eligibility | Final Year full-time students of Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television and Digital Media, who demonstrate excellence in Thesis Project performance with positive messages, exclusive of animations, documentaries, and screenwriting. |
| No. of Recipients | 1 each year |
| Amount per Recipient | HK$15,000 |
| Application Method | By department nomination |
| DC Foundation Scholarship | |
| Descriptions/Eligibility | Students of the Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television & Digital Media Programme who demonstrate excellence in their MFA Thesis Project I (Production) |
| No. of Recipients | 3 each year |
| Amount per Recipient | HK$10,000 |
| Application Method | By department nomination |
| DR. NG HO Script Writing Scholarship | |
| Descriptions/Eligibility | Final year students with outstanding performance in Script Writing Thesis Project |
| No. of Recipients | 1 each year |
| Amount per Recipient | HK$5000 |
| Application Method | By department nomination |
| Outstanding Production of Year 1 (1st Semester) x 4 Scholarships | |
| Prize | HK$10,000 x 4 |
| Subject | CTV 7010 Film Production I projects with grade A- or above |
| Requirement | Work for the department in Semester 2 and 3 for a total of 200 hours (100 hrs x 2 = 200 hrs) |
| Outstanding Production of Year 2 (1st Semester) x 4 Scholarships | |
| Prize | HK$10,000 x 4 |
| Subject | Based on CTV 7150 Dramatic Film/TV Production projects with grade A- or above |
| Requirement | Work for the department in Semester 4 and 5 for a total of 200 hours (100 hrs x 2 = 200 hrs) |
| Outstanding Script Writing of Year 1 (2nd Semester) x 4 Scholarships | |
| Prize | HK$5,000 x 4 |
| Subject | Based on CTV 7100 Script Writing projects with grade A- or above |
| Requirement | Work for the department in Semester 3 and 4 for a total of 100 hours (50 hrs x 2 = 100 hrs) |
| Outstanding Script Writing of Year 2 (2nd Semester) x 4 Scholarships | |
| Prize | HK$5,000 x 4 |
| Subject | Based on CTV 7110 Advanced Script Writing projects with grade A- or above |
| Requirement | Work for the department in Semester 4 and 5 for a total of 100 hours (50 hrs x 2 = 100 hrs) |
| Academic Scholarship of Year 1 (1st Semester and 2nd Semester) | |
| Prize | HK$20,000 X 2 (1 recipient per semester) |
| Subject | One quota will be given to student with the highest semester GPA of the 1st semester of current study year, and one quota will be given to student with the highest semester GPA of the 2nd semester of current study year, amongst Year 1 students |
| Requirement | Work for the department in the 3rd and 4th semester, a total of 200 hours (100 hrs x 2 = 200 hrs) |
| Academic Scholarship of Year 2 (1st Semester and 2nd Semester) | |
| Prize | HK$20,000 X 2 (1 recipient per semester) |
| Subject | One quota will be given to student with the highest semester GPA of the 1st semester of current study year, and one quota will be given to student with the highest semester GPA of the 2nd semester of current study year, amongst Year 2 students |
| Requirement | Work for the department in the 5th and 6th semester, a total of 200 hours (100 hrs x 2 = 200 hrs) |
| Financial Aid | |
| Amount | Up to HK$60,000 each academic year; Up to $30,000 each recipient |
| No. of Recipients | 2 each year |
| Requirement | Work for the department in following two semesters (Semesters 3-4 for Yr 2 student and Semesters 5-6 for Yr 3 student); a total of 200 hours (100 hrs x 2 = 200 hrs) |
| Application Method | Students applying for the bursary should provide the supporting documents as indicators for your need of the financial support to MFA Programme office on or before May 31st each year. Remarks: MFA Programme may modify the number of recipients the award amount within the budgeted total when deemed necessary. |