MAK Shing Fung

Mr Mak received his Bachelor of Arts from the Department of Fine Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Master of Fine Arts in Creative Media from the School of Creative Media at the City University of Hong Kong.

He now works in the fields of education and media production. His works, which are mainly in animation and video arts, have been shown extensively in Hong Kong and overseas film festivals, including the Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards 2009, the 29th Tokyo Video Festival and Octopus Art Exhibition in Israel. He also received the Silver Award in the 15th IFVA Festival (Animation Category), Prize-of-Effort in the 12th TBS DigiCon6 Animation & Movie Awards and Bronze Award in Amazing Cities Animation Competition. 

• Digital Chinese Ink in Contemporary Arts
• Animation and Media Arts

Awards:

• President's Awards for Distinguished Achievement, HKMU, 2022
• President’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, OUHK, 2021
• Distinguished Alumnus Award, Tin Ka Ping Secondary School, 2018
• President's Awards for Distinguished Achievement (Department of Creative Art), OUHK, 2018
• Silver Award, 15th IFVA Festival (Animation Category), Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2010
• Prize-of-Effort, 12th TBS DigiCon6 Animation & Movie Awards, TBS, Japan, 2010
• Finalist, Hong Kong Contemporary Art Biennial Awards, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2010
• Bronze Award, Amazing Cities Animation Competition, HKDES, Hong Kong, 2010
• Finalist, 29th Tokyo Video Festival, JVC, Japan, 2007
• Finalist, 12th IFVA Festival (Animation Category), Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 2007
• Special Mention, X-D Animation Competition, Videotage, Hong Kong, 2006
• Finalist, 11th IFVA Festival (Animation Category), Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 2006

Exhibitions and Film Festivals:

• The Grand Gathering of the Century: Zodiac Heads from the Yuanmingyuan and Important Treasures, the Indra and Harry Banga Gallery, the City University of Hong Kong, 2023
• 再廠天下, Hulu Culture, Youth Square, Hong Kong, 2022
• Ink Long March 2020: Climate, AmSpace, Hong Kong, 2020
• Ink Asia 2019, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), 2019
• 虛異‧京港澳 #水墨新媒體, Yanhuang Art Museum, Beijing, China, 2018
• Ink+ The Worlds, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 2017
• Ink Asia 2015, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 2015
• New Trend Joint Exhibition, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong, 2014
• Looking at the Big Sky, Hong Kong Film Archive, Hong Kong, 2013
• Contemporary SAN SUI Exhibition, Kwai Fung Hin Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 2013
• The Chinese Art Association Exhitibtion, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong, 2012
• Octopus Art Exhibition, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 2011
• HK ARTcomics, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong, 2011
• Hong Kong Arts Biennale, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, 2010
• 56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany, 2010
• The 15th IFVA Festival, Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong, 2010
• Hong Kong International Art and Antiques Fair, HKCEC, Hong Kong, 2009
• Ink Contemporary: ReXPERIMENT, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, 2009
• Moving Ink - Ink Animation Series, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 2008
• Movement, Artist Commune, Cattle Depot Artist Village, Hong Kong, 2008
• 29th JVC Tokyo Video Festival, JVC, Japan, 2007
• Sonar International Short Film Festival, French Institute of Florence, Italy, 2007
• The 12th IFVA Festival, Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong, 2007
• Red Stick International Animation Short Film Festival (Experimental Category), US, 2007
• The 11th IFVA Festival, Hong Kong Art Centre, Hong Kong, 2006

Publications
• Journal Papers
Tam, K.K., Lam, S.K., Law, T.F., Yip, K.M., Mak, S.F. and Fung, B.F. (2014) From Idea to Practice ― Creative Arts Programmes at The Open University of Hong Kong. Journal of Youth Studies. Jul2014, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p50-61. 12p.

• Conference Papers
Mak, S.F., “Cross-Media Development in Cultural Relics Exhibition”. Paper presented at the National Cheng Kung University: The 14th International Conference on Digital Archives and Digital Humanities, 1-3 December 2023.

Mak, S.F., “Cross-generational Creation of Ink Animation and Digital Technology”. Paper presented at the National Taitung University: The 2023 International Conference on Everyday Aesthetics and Art Industry, 17 May 2023.

Mak, S.F., “Digital Chinese Ink in Contemporary Arts”. Paper presented at the Open University of Hong Kong: Research Institute for Digital Culture and Humanities Symposium 2017, 12-13 January
2017.

• Examiner of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (Film and Media Arts), 2015 - present
• Member of the Chinese Art Association (Hong Kong), 2011 – present
• Jury of the DigiCon6 ASIA Festival (Hong Kong), 2022 - present
• Jury of the ifva Awards, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 2019 - 2021