Release of Two Interviews from the CC Education Kit - Anson Mak and v-artivist


Part of the effort in the preparation of the Launch of Creative Commons in Hong Kong on the 25 Oct 2008 was the production of the CC Education Kit. The content of the kit is based on interviews of renowned artists, composers, bloggers and IT experts. The kit starts with an introduction of the concept of some rights reserved and the relevance of CC to Hong Kong.

Videos of some of the interviews in the education kit will be made available in Cantonese. The first two videos released are from Anson Mak and v-artivist.

Anson Mak Hoi Shan

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Anson Mak Hoi Shan, is a local born Hong Konger. She is a writer, blogger, phonographer, film/video artist and a cultural critic. At present, she is studying a Doctor of Fine Art programme at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University and working in Hong Kong on research projects and teaching – in universities and community centres. She obtained a BSSc from the Department of Cinema and Television, School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist University in 1991, and a Master of Philosophy in the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Hong Kong. She has created more than twenty film/video works. Some of them were awarded in the Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards. Her works have been screened in many festivals in Hong Kong and overseas. She is a writer and musician (a band member of AMK) as well. Her writings have been published in many newspapers and magazines.
Website: http://www.aahsun.com

v-artivist, Wai Yi

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v-artivist is a community-based media advocacy group dedicated to build and develop the link of art with the people. The group produces video documentaries on social issues and organize video workshops of various styles designed for grassroot. Continuous work including old district tvs, Hong Kong Social Movement Film Festival,etc.. Website: http://vartivist.wordpress.com/

The kit can be downloaded here. Please contact us if you want to obtain physical copies of the education kit.