Basic Facts
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Year of Foundation:
1996
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Year of Receiving Last State Accreditation:
1997
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Agency (-ies) Who Awarded the State Accreditation:
HKCAAVQ
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Name of Director (Rector, Dean, Head of School):
Prof. Dr. Liang Yan
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Address:
1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai
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Country:
China, Hong Kong SAR
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Website:
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Points of Contact
CILECT Contact Person:Deputy Director (Academic): Prof. Geoffrey StittTelephone:+852 25 84 86 06Mobile:+852 63 39 11 46Email:geoffrey@hkapa.eduCILECT Contact Person:Dean School of Film & TV (Acting): Ding Yuin-ShanTelephone:+852 25 84 84 06Email:dingyuinshan@hkapa.eduCILECT Contact Person:Mandrew KwanTelephone:+852 25 84 86 54Email:kwanmanhin.ftv@hkapa.edu
Mission & Strategy
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), established by The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Ordinance in 1984, is a leading tertiary institution in the performing arts in Asia. It provides professional undergraduate education and practice-based postgraduate studies. The study encompasses Chinese Opera, Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Its educational philosophy reflects the cultural diversity of Hong Kong with emphasis on Chinese and Western traditions, and interdisciplinary learning.
Since 2008, the Academy has attained the Programme Area Accreditation (PAA) status awarded by the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) to self-monitor and accredit its own undergraduate and post-secondary programmes in the five programme areas of Dance, Drama, Film and Television, Music, and Theatre and Entertainment Arts. Since 2016, the PAA status has been extended to cover Master’s Degree programmes and below; and since 2023, the programmes operated by the School of Chinese Opera accredited by HKCAAVQ have also received PAA status for its post-secondary and undergraduate programmes.
Besides the main campus in Wanchai, Béthanie, the site of the Academy’s Landmark Heritage Campus in Pokfulam, has housed training facilities for the School of Film and Television since 2006.
In the QS World University Rankings announced in 2023, the Academy ranks 13th in the world and 1st in Asia in the Performing Arts category.
Degree Areas
Film and Television
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Degree Awarded
Bachelor of Fine Arts
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
20,460€
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Non-Residents
27,507€
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
204
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
39
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
141
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
18
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
624
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
Yes
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
Yes
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Recognized Prior Expertise
No information
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Talent Entrance Exams
No information
Language of Studies
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Language of Studies
English supplemented with Chinese
Student Practical Work Obligations
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Fiction Short Films (under 5 min.)
44
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Fiction Short Films (5-15 min.)
25
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Fiction Short Films (15-30 min)
4
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Fiction Short Films (30-60 min)
2
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Documentary Films (under 30 min)
9
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TV Shows (Reality, Game, Talk, Info, etc.)
4
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
Yes
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Written Thesis
No information
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
n/a
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
n/a
Cinema Production
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Degree Awarded
Master of Fine Arts
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Training Type
Full-Time
Tuition Fees
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Residents
29,664€ (full time) / 29,697€ (part time)
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Non-Residents
29,664€ (full time) / 29,697€ (part time)
Number of Students
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Applicants (Male/Female/Other)
41
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Enrolled Students (Male/Female/Other)
18
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Students Total (Male/Female/Other)
30
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International Students incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
20
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Graduates incl. in Total (Male/Female/Other)
104
Admission Requirements
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Portfolio & Interview
Yes
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Agreements with Foreign Governments
No information
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High Institution Matriculation
Yes
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Recognized Prior Expertise
Yes
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Talent Entrance Exams
No information
Language of Studies
-
Language of Studies
English supplemented with Chinese
Student Practical Work Obligations
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Fiction Short Films (15-30 min)
1
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Fiction Short Films (30-60 min)
1
Graduation Obligations per Student
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Practical Work
Yes
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Written Thesis
Yes
Budget Parameters
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Total Amount from School`s Budget Allocated to Production Annually
n/a
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Average Graduation Practical Work Budget per student
n/a
Successful Graduates
Louis Cheung
Louis Cheung (Chinese: 張繼聰; born 11 January 1980) is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is an alumnus of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in acting. His first play was in 1997, and he has performed in a total of more than 20 stage plays, including the classic “A Streetcar Named Desire”, in which he played Stanley Kowalski.
Sunny Chan
Sunny Chan Kam-hung (born 1 January 1967) is a Hong Kong television and film actor.
His film role the 1998 Hong Kong film Hold You Tight was the role that made him well known to the Chinese and East Asian public, [1] and for which he won the Silver Screen Award for Best Actor at the Singapore International Film Festival in 1998.
Candace Chong Mui Ngam
Candace Chong Mui Ngam (Chinese: 莊梅岩; Jyutping: zong1 mui4 ngaam4) is a Chinese playwright from Hong Kong who has written scripts for play such as The French Kiss (2005), Murder in San José (2009) and The Wild Boar (2012). She has won the Hong Kong Drama Award four times in the category of Best Script and in 2010 was given the title best drama artist by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council.
Rebecca Zhu
Rebecca Zhu (Chinese: 朱晨麗; born 2 December 1987) is a Hong Kong actress and a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Hong Kong 2011. As a result of her pageant win, Zhu was offered a starring role in the 2012 TVB television drama Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles, which was also her acting debut.