Winning Works 2024
Category 1: Short Video
Gold Award
Luo Weini (EdUHK)
“Cycle”
Panel judge commentary
Cycle is a simple but engaging animation on the damage microplastics have done to the environment, specifically to marine life. Well-researched, the animation narrates how, driven by human consumption, microplastics end up harming nature as well as ours and other living organisms’ bodies.
Silver Award
Cao Siyuan (HKBU)
“The Necessity of Old Communities Renovation around the World”
Panel judge commentary
The Necessity of Old Communities Renovation around the World shows how the old community of Xinjiang Shangwei Art Village has been renovated to become a space for communities to create and appreciate art. The video highlights how the preservation and repurposing of old structures and communities reinvigorate their social relevance.
Bronze Award
Chung Ki Ki
“Difference under the Same Sky”
Panel judge commentary
Difference Under the Same Sky raises important issues on racial diversity and social integration of racial minorities in Hong Kong. The video highlights various issues confronting racial minorities in Hong Kong and how they promote their interests through school activities.
Category 2: Photo Essay with Poster
Gold Award
Hannan Hajisamae (HKBU)
“Passport to Flavor”
Panel judge commentary
This submission is very engaging and visually appealing. By using food as a starting point for cultural exchange and understanding, moving from personal to public as well as local to global, it demonstrates a good sense of its audience.
Silver Award
Lam Wai Chong (HKBU), Fung Pu Lin (HKBU),
Cheung Hoi Ching (HKBU), Yip Tsz Yan (HKBU)
“Take action on climate change”
Panel judge commentary
This submission made climate change, which is often framed as a global issue, more tangible to a local audience. A lot of information is presented here, but this could have been made clearer in the “how can I help?” section of the poster.
Bronze Award
Wu Lam Lam (HKBU), Lam Hok Man (HKBU),
Shek Pui Ying (HKBU), Wang Yuqian (HKBU)
“Promoting Equality: Alleviating Marginalized in
Education Access of Ethnic Minorities”
Panel judge commentary
The submission has a well-researched advocacy that demonstrates understanding and sensitivity to the issues of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. The photo essay provides ideas on how to help, but this was not reflected in the poster.
Merit
Chow Tsz Hin (HKBU)
“The Saturating Landfills in Hong Kong”
Merit
Kwai Wing Yu
“Don’t Judge Food by Appearances!”
Category 3: Creative Art
Gold Award
Lam Yan Hei (EdUHK)
“The Upcoming Supermans”
Panel judge commentary
This poster painting immediately attracts us with its colorful, balanced and interactive design. A powerful Superman figure carries the weight of the world, while the reflective face reminds viewers that we are all citizens of a world community that must help to save our planet. The accompanying stickers invite observers to consider how to help Superman by choosing actions and applying them to the planet, symbolizing the action necessary to help “save the world”.
Silver Award
“Harmony in Progress: A Sustainable Future Tapestry”
Panel judge commentary
This digital artwork vividly portrays the world we live in and the choice that faces us all. A blue river leads to our planet, with a green world of harmony and sustainability on one side and a polluted, bleak and dying world on the other. Both a promise and a warning, this poster reminds us that we are all part of a world community that must choose cooperation and care for our planet to ensure a sustainable future for everyone.
Bronze Award
Lee Chi Kin (HKBU)
“United in Green: a Seed for Change”
Panel judge commentary
This creative seven stanza, rhyming poem is an eloquent message for the diverse people of the world to unite and plant the seeds for a better future for the planet. By painting a message of respect for diverse cultures and calling for all people to act in harmony for our common interests, the poem is both an urgent plea and an inspiring message of hope.
Merit
Lee Si Yui, Eleanor (HKBU)
“Embracing Love”
Merit
Ayushi Singh (HKBU)
“The World through a Child’s Eye”
Merit
Chum Shin Sum, Assumpta (HKBU)
“Feminism Is Not Simply About Females”
Merit
Marco Sitio (CUHK)
“Humanity’s Embrace”
Merit
Moe Myint Myat (CUHK)
“Child Raised by War”
Merit
Christina Grace Kolasanakoti (HKBU)
“A Call to Restore: Healing our Shared Home”
Merit
Kim Yoon Ji (EdUHK)
“Oppose Discrimination”
Merit
Kato Yuka (EdUHK)
“Ever Thought About…”
Merit
Bianca Remot Adzura (HKBU)
“Bye-bye to the Witch”
Merit
Leung Shih Ya (CUHK)
“I Am Fine?”