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The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Zurich University of Arts, and The FilmEU European Universities Alliance for Film and Media Arts joined forces to create cineDESK. This project started out as a shared tool for planning films in education. Over time, through teamwork and hands-on studies, cineDESK grew into a worldwide network for working together.

This tool will facilitate scene blocking and staging for previsualization. Producers, directors, cinematographers, production designers, and other creative leading roles can collaboratively explore how space, light, props, and acting will seamlessly translate into cinematic sequences on a multi-touch table. The great advantage of working with this virtual cinematic tool is its collaborative potential. All creative crew can collaborate to find the optimum visualization.

cineDESK has won the GDA Global Top 10 Design Award in the User Experience (UX) Design category at the Global Design Awards 2025.

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Since 2021, the School of Film and Television (FTV) has collaborated with Flinders University through a Letter of Agreement. Film students from Flinders University have visited FTV to co-produce short films with FTV students, guided by faculty from both institutions. This partnership has enhanced FTV students' professional exposure, cross-cultural teamwork skills, and artistic development.

In recent years, FTV has hosted Flinders University students and FTV students visited Flinders for a study tour and participated in co-productions in Summer 2025.

By deepening its collaboration with Flinders University, the Academy aims to provide students with an internationalized professional development experience, equipping them to succeed in the global performing arts industry.