Part-time Lecturer

FAN, Kattie 范可琪

Background


Kattie Fan is a curator, creative producer, festival organiser, and educator with over 20 years of experience in film, media arts, culture, and technology. From 2009 to 2023, she held a pivotal role at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, where she directed the ifva Awards and Festival through its 20th to 28th editions (2014-2023). Under her leadership, the festival grew to become a premier platform for showcasing the work of filmmakers, animators, and media artists across Hong Kong and Asia. She launched innovative initiatives that expanded the festival's reach and impact. These include the outdoor media art festival "ifva Everywhere Carnival," the media art exhibition "CINEMA 2.0," the ethnic minority film festival "All About Us," and the pioneering "VR Cinema," which explored the intersection of virtual reality and the cinematic experience.

Kattie's produced work, "Chroma 11," which uniquely blends dance, virtual reality, and film installation, achieved a significant milestone as the first Hong Kong VR project selected for the Biennale College Cinema VR in the La Biennale di Venezia. It subsequently had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival.

Additionally, Kattie co-edited the book Cinema After Cinema, which reviews the 13-year media art exhibition "CINEMA 2.0” and explores cinema as a method of thinking and curating. This monograph addresses key issues within contemporary technology and media culture.

Currently, Kattie works as an independent curator and producer, alongside her teaching role at multiple universities, where she shares her expertise in media art curation, new media dramaturgy, art management, and immersive storytelling with the next generation of creators.