Women's Summit 2018
Women's Summit on Film in Hong Kong Higher Education 2018
23rd November 2018 | The University of Hong Kong
The Women’s Summit on Film was held on the 23rd November 2018. Dedicated to women involved in teaching, research, and administration related to film production and cinema studies in Hong Kong higher education. The event was sponsored by the Centre for the Study of Globalization and Cultures, and involved participants from higher education institutions as well as filmmakers, film critics and film festival directors.
Given the recent initiatives at the University of Hong Kong such as HeForShe involving gender equality and diversity, the Summit intended to initiate an expanded conversation about the current state of women in film production, research, and education in Hong Kong.
Conversations revolved around topics such as:
Challenges faced by women teaching film in Hong Kong
Academic advancement
Researching women in film in the university
Funding for film research and filmmaking in the Hong Kong university system
Film festivals, women’s festivals and the Hong Kong university
#MeToo in film school
Sexism and bias in academia
Queer/feminist teaching, research, and advocacy
Hong Kong filmmakers in a global context
A follow-up HeforShe summit that brings into dialogue male academic staff in the conversation was held on May 4th, 2019. For more updates, follow our page csgchku.wordpress.com