Columbia University Alumni Association Hong Kong (CUAAHK) will be hosting Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF) + Panel & Q&A at Soho House Hong Kong on Saturday, Jan 17th 3-6pm.

Join us on Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 for a private screening of six Juries-Selected Short Films by MFA Graduates from Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF 2025) followed by a Panel + Q&A with MingKai Leung (‘06 SOA Columbia) who recently won Best Cinamatographer award at the 62nd Golden Horse Awards for hishis work in “Mother Buhmi”. Hong Kong Director Oliver Chen (’23 SOA Columbia), prolific producer of advertisement, music video and VR projects. Dr. Terry Lam, Dean of school of Films & Television at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Screenwriter mastermind behind 2023 Hong Kong blockbuster “A Guilty Conscience”, the Highest grossing Chinese Film in Hong Kong, and won best Film at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards. Moderated by Dr. Henry Woo (Columbia SIPA ‘03, Economics of Public Diplomacy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)

Congratulatory remarks by Columbia University School of the Arts Dean Sarah Cole and Introduction of Film Festival by Professor Jack Lechner, Chair of the Film Department at the School of the Arts

Event Information

Title: Juries-selected Short Films from CUFF 2025

Date: Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026

Time:

• 3:00-6:00pm
• 3:00pm Registration
• 3:15pm to 5pm Screening of six short films
• 5:00-5:45pm Panel Discussion “Filmmakers, Filmmaking & Films in Hong Kong over the generations”

Location: 1st Floor, Soho House Hong Kong, 33 Des Voeux Road W. Seung Wan

Cost: 100 HKD member / 150 HKD non-member
(For Columbia alumni, you can sign up for Membership here)

RSVP: Sign up here
Please contact Henry Woo (‘03 SIPA) [email protected] for inquiries

Screening of 6 short films (95 mins total): Extremist (Latvia, 17 min), Jesus Is Coming (to take the Church away) (United States, 24 min), Loquita Pro Ti (Spain 17 min), Man Made Lake (China/U.S. 16 min), My Mother is a Cow (Brazil 15 min), Rainbow Girls (United States 16 min)

Partnerships & Collaboration:
Columbia School of the Arts
Films at the Columbia University Film Festival (CUFF) (CUFF) are primarily from recent graduates and current students of Columbia's MFA Film Program, showcasing thesis-level work and new voices in filmmaking, with alumni often going on to win major awards. CUFF acts as a launchpad for these emerging filmmakers, featuring short films and screenplays from the School of the Arts. For additional information please visit https://www.cufilmfest.arts.columbia.edu