Alex Ma

Interim Associate Director and Professor, ASU Media and Immersive eXperience Center,

Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Other ASU affiliations

Associate Professor and Interim Associate Director, MIX Center, The Sidney Poitier New American Film School

[email protected]

50 N Centennial Way Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center Room 345J Mesa, AZ 85201
Mail code: 2002

Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio

Dr. Alex Ma is an associate professor at The Sidney Poitier New American Film School and a scholar-practitioner in entertainment management and innovation, with more than a decade of experience in film and media. His professional journey encompasses roles as a creative executive and producer at Warner Bros. He currently holds the position of adjunct associate professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and has served on the faculty of various esteemed research universities. Ma received his Master of Fine Arts in Film from the Creative Producing Program at Columbia University and is also an alumnus of Peking University and the Beijing Film Academy.

Education

PhD. Film and Media Management, Beijing Film Academy
MFA. Film, Columbia University
MA. Communication, Peking University
BA. Film, Peking University

Courses

2026 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
FMP 480	Capstone II: Production
FMP 499	Individualized Instruction
THF 497	Senior Project
FMP 499	Individualized Instruction

2025 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
FMP 370	Producing
FMP 210	Principles Creative Producing

2025 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
FMP 210	Principles Creative Producing

2025 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
FMP 370	Producing
FMP 499	Individualized Instruction
FMP 210	Principles Creative Producing
FMP 210	Principles Creative Producing
THF 497	Senior Project
FMP 499	Individualized Instruction

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
FMP 370	Producing

Expertise Areas

Entertainment Technology

Film

Film and Media Studies

Management