Dr Hiu Man Chan specialises in international collaboration in the creative and cultural industries.
She is a film producer, festival director and founder of a small NGO. She has also been facinated by the philosophical inquiry into AI and human interaction as a personal interest.
In parallel to her teaching and research, she has been an active practitioner involving in a wide range of projects with over 15 years of industry experience. These include co-production film development, film distribution and exhibition, film festival, film related IP concept design, publishing and creative enterprise development.
Hiu Man's teaching style is engaging. She regularly brings her own experience from the industry into teaching. At the same time, she encourages students to develop their own critical thinking with a forward looking and entrepreneurial spirit. She believes in empowering students and is committed to them to actualise their own potentials.
Hiu Man's research style is dynamic, interdisciplinar, collaborative, proactive and solutions-driven. She believes in the democratisation of knowledge and is passionate about knowledge exchange. She is active in disseminating her research and testifying her ideas in different creative ways. She is a regular media commentator and public debate curator. Her commentary articles have been published by international media such as The Conversation, The Diplomat, World Economic Forum, South China Morning Post, CGTN and many more.
Originally from Hong Kong SAR, first landed in Wilmslow (where Alan Turin lived) in 2006, Hiu Man has an intensive industry network in the creative industries across Greater China and ASEAN. In the UK, her research, knowledge exchange and advocacy have gained attention from stakeholders such as DCMS, Department for Business and Trade, British Council, the British Film Institute and local city councils.
Hiu Man is open for consultancy enquiries.