Chinese name 余力爲 (traditional) Name Yu Lik-wai Chinese name 余力为 (simplified) Role Cinematographer | Pinyin Years active 1990s-present | |
Jyutping Yu4 Lik6 Wai4 (Cantonese) Born 12 August 1966 (age 57)
Hong Kong ( 1966-08-12 ) Occupation Cinematographer, director, producer Nominations Hong Kong Film Award for Best Cinematography Movies Plastic City, Love Will Tear Us Apart, A Touch of Sin, Still Life, The Pickpocket Similar People Jia Zhangke, Ann Hui, Yoshihiro Hanno, Zhao Tao, Fernando Bonassi | ||
Organizations founded Xstream Pictures Production company Xstream Pictures | ||
Yu lik wai at cannes 2015
Yu Lik-wai (simplified Chinese: 余力为; traditional Chinese: 余力爲; pinyin: Yú Lìwéi; Jyutping: Yu4 Lik6 Wai4; born 12 August 1966), sometimes credited as Nelson Yu, is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu Lik-wai was educated at Belgium's INSAS (Institut National Superieur des Arts de Spectacle) where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994. Yu has become a mainstay in both the cinemas of China (where he is perhaps best known for his collaborations with director Jia Zhangke) and Hong Kong.
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Yu has served as director of photography for nearly all of Chinese director Jia Zhangke's films, and along with Jia, the two men founded their own independent film production company, Xstream Pictures.
He has been announced as a member of the jury for the Cinéfoundation and Short Films sections of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.