Yu Lik-wai

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yu.

Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Chinese name	余力爲 (Traditional)
Chinese name	余力为 (Simplified)
Pinyin	Yú Lìwéi (Mandarin)
Jyutping	Yu4 Lik6 Wai4 (Cantonese)
Born	12 August 1966 (1966-08-12) (age 45) Hong Kong
Occupation	Cinematographer, director, producer
Years active	1990s-present
Awards LAFCA Award for Best Cinematography 2008 Still Life

Yu Lik-wai (simplified Chinese: 余力为; traditional Chinese: 余力爲; Mandarin Pinyin: Yú Lìwéi; Jyutping: Yu4 Lik6 Wai4; born August 12, 1966 in Hong Kong) (sometimes credited as Nelson Yu Lik-wai or simply, Nelson Yu) is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu was educated at Belgium's INSAS (Institut National Superieur des Arts de Spectacle) where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994.^[1] 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.

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.

Filmography

As cinematographer

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Director
1997	Xiao Wu	小武	Jia Zhangke
1999	Ordinary Heroes	千言万语	Ann Hui
2000	Platform	站台	Jia Zhangke
2001	In Public	公共场所	Jia Zhangke
2002	Unknown Pleasures	任逍遙	Jia Zhangke
2004	The World	世界	Jia Zhangke
2006	Still Life	三峡好人	Jia Zhangke
2006	Dong	东	Jia Zhangke
2006	The Postmodern Life of My Aunt	姨妈的后现代生活	Ann Hui
2007	Getting Home	落叶归根	Zhang Yang
2007	Useless	无用	Jia Zhangke
2008	24 City	二十四城记	Jia Zhangke

As director

Year	English Title	Chinese Title	Notes
1996	Neon Goddesses	美麗的魂魄	Documentary
1999	Love Will Tear Us Apart	天上人间	Entered at Cannes.[2]
2003	All Tomorrow's Parties	明日天涯
2008	Plastic City	塑料城市

References

1. ^ "Still Life pressbook". New Yorker Films. http://www.newyorkerfilms.com/nyf/t_elements/stilllife/stilllife_pk.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-08. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Love Will Tear Us Apart". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/5319/year/1999.html. Retrieved 2009-10-08. 

External links

• Nelson Yu Lik-wai at the Internet Movie Database
• Yu Lik-wai at AllRovi
• Yu Lik-wai at the Chinese Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Yu, Lik-wai
Alternative names
Short description	Chinese cinematographer
Date of birth	1966-08-12
Place of birth	Hong Kong
Date of death
Place of death