Ruby Yang

Ruby Yang is an accomplished Hong Kong-born American filmmaker and educator who currently heads the School of Future Media at the University of Hong Kong. Yang's work as a documentary filmmaker has earned her an Academy Award, two Academy nominations, and numerous other accolades, including an Emmy, the DuPont-Columbia Journalism Award, FilmAid Asia's Humanitarian Award, the Global Health Council Media Award and two IDA Pare Lorentz Award nominations. Since joining HKU in 2013, Yang has taught documentary filmmaking at the Journalism and Media Studies Centre and completed four documentaries. In 2015, she was honored with an Honorary Fellowship from The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts for her achievements and contributions to the performing arts. In 2018, she received the prestigious Artist of the Year (Film) award at the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards, recognizing her impact as a documentarian.