AFCT Peer Talk: Graduate Application, Career & Learning Experience Sharin

Details

• Theme: AFCT Peer Talk: Graduate Application, Career & Learning Experience Sharing
• Time: 18:00-19:30
• Date: 12 May, 2026
• Venue: BS G40, SIP South Campus
• Language: Chinese

Abstract

Wondering how to tackle graduate school applications or prepare for your career? Not sure where to start with your portfolio? What is it really like to study in Academy of Film and Creative Technology (AFCT)?

This sharing session brings together outstanding senior students from all four AFCT programmes to share their application experiences, career preparation insights, and learning insights. Topics include offers received, application strategies, portfolio preparation, programme highlights, and job-seeking tips.

All students interested in AFCT graduate pathways or exploring AFCT programmes are welcome to join.

Speakers

1.Jessie Sun

BA Digital Media Arts

Offer Received:

1) The University of Edinburgh - MSc Design Informatics

2) The University of Edinburgh - MA Design Informatics

3) The University of Manchester - MSc Digital transformation

4) The University of Manchester - MA Global Heritage Management

5) University of Bristol – MSc Immersive Technologies (Virtual and Augmented Reality)

6) University of Bristol – MA Digital Media Innovation

7) University of Glasgow - MDes in Design Innovation and Interaction Design

8) University of Birmingham - MA (Taught) in Digital Media and Creative Industries

9) University of Southampton - MA Digital Media

10) University of Leeds - MA Digital Design Futures

Currently studying Editing at the American Film Institute (AFI). Received scholarships for three consecutive years, top three in the FLM programme. Successfully applied to American Film Institute (AFI), Chapman University, and other top film universities.

2.Xinran Mao

BA Digital Media Arts

Offer Received:

1) Royal College of Art - MA Digital Direction

2) Royal College of Art - MA Information Experience Design

3) UAL - Central Saint Martins - MA Art And Science

4) UAL - Creative Computing Institute - MSc Creative Computing

5) Goldsmiths, University of London - MA Computational Arts

6) New York University - Master's in Integrated Design & Media

7) University of Edinburgh - MSc Design and Digital Media

Currently studying Film and Screen Studies at the University of Cambridge. Received offers from several top universities, including the University of Cambridge, University College London, King's College London, and the University of Amsterdam.

3.Jianrui Xu

BA Digital Media Arts

Offer Received:

1) Parsons School of Design at The New School - MFA in Design and Technology

2) School of Visual Arts, SVA - MFA Computer Arts

3) Savannah College of Art and Design, SCAD - MFA in Interactive Design/Game Development

4) Sheridan College - Visual Effects

5) Ontario College of Art & Design University - MFA in Digital Futures

4. Haikuo Zhao

BA Filmmaking

Offer Received:

1) University of Hong Kong (HKU) - Master of Journalism in Documentary Filmmaking

2) University of Edinburgh - MA (eca) Film Directing

3) University College London (UCL) - MA Ethnographic and Documentary Film (Practical)

4) University of Bristol – MA Film and Television

5.Yanbing Wei

BA Filmmaking

Offer Received:

1) Berklee College of Music - Master of Music in Scoring for Film, Television and Video Games (Received a scholarship of $15,000)

2) NYU Steinhardt - Music Theory & Composition: Screen Scoring - MTAC: FMS-MM.

3) San Francisco Conservatory of Music - Master of Music in Technology and Applied Composition (Received a scholarship of $54, 000)

6. Xiao Yun

BA Arts, Technology and Entertainment with Contemporary Entrepreneurialism

Offer Received:

1) University of the Arts London – MA Virtual Reality

2) Goldsmiths, University of London – MA Games Design

3) Savannah College of Art and Design – MA Interactive Design and Game Development

4) School of Visual Arts – MFA Computer Arts (Game Design Track)

5) Rochester Institute of Technology – MS Game Design and Development

6) Columbia University (Teachers College) – MA Technology, Media and Learning

7.Xinru Cai

BA TV Production

Career Information:

Uwant – International Marketing

8. Qingzhao Wu

BA TV Production

Offer Received:

1) The University of Hong Kong - MA in Creative Communication

2) The Chinese University of Hong Kong - MA in Cultural Management

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