创意电影制作高级文凭课程主任
专业应用副教授
Email: gilbertpo@hkbu.edu.hk
Tel: 34118100
MA in Creative Writing/Screenwriting, Southern New Hampshire University ; BFA with Honors in Film, Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles
Creative Storytelling / Screenwriting / Film Production / Film Theory and Aesthetics / World Cinema / Film History / Digital Media / Advertising
Gilbert is a filmmaker and an advertising creative based in Hong Kong for the last 30 years, working continuously in both the advertising and film industry. He’s a veteran in visual storytelling on multiple platforms, an award-winning screenwriter, copywriter, and creative director.
He began his career in Hong Kong with Magnum Films and took part in several local productions. He later returned to Los Angeles where he was represented by Cathryn Jaymes and the Gersh Agency. His early movie credits as a director include a Hong Kong horror film called Obsession (1994) and Assault on Dome 4 (1996) for the USA Sci-Fi Channel.
In 2001, Gilbert came back to Hong Kong to look for a new creative outlet in advertising, he joined FCB Hong Kong and worked there as one of the top creative copywriters in the industry before starting his own advertising company (Creative Dioxide) in 2005. As a creative director, he provided all sorts of creative services for clients from all sectors. His clients included Hong Kong Tourism Board, Macao Government Tourism, Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, Cheung Kong Properties, MTR, and Hong Kong Disneyland.
Gilbert has been teaching film and advertising production at CUHK since 2005. He later joined the HKBU Academy of Film in 2018 where he teaches creative writing and world cinema, He also supervises final-year projects in film and screenwriting for Higher Diploma students.
Filial Betrayal – Screenwriter
Lost in Border - Producer
Assault on Dome 4 - Director
Obsession – Director
Dr. Lamb – Script Development
Magnificent Scoundrels – Assistant Director
2018 Macao, a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy – Creative Director
2004 Hong Kong Tourism Board – Senior Creative Copywriter
2003 Watsons Water “It’s Your Body” Campaign –Senior Creative Copywriter
2019 - 2023 Part-time Lecturer- Associate Degree - CIE/HKBU
2018 - 2023 Part-time Lecturer – Higher Diploma – Academy of Film/HKBU
2002 - 2023 Part-time Lecturer – Master of Social Science in Advertising – CUHK
2013 - 2017 School Manager/ Lecturer – Hong Kong International Academy of Film and Television
2005 - 2023 Creative Director – Creative Dioxide Advertising
2001 - 2005 Senior Creative Copywriter – FCB Hong Kong