Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Personal Info
Know For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1966-08-12 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
British Hong Kong
Also known As
Nelson Lik-wai Yu
余力为
余力爲
Nelson Yu
Yu Lik-wai
Nelson Yu Lik-wai
Biography
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. Yu has served as director of photography for nearly all of Chinese director Jia Zhangk...
Acting
2010
as Brother Wah
2014
Production
2009
as Director
2004
as Director of Photography
2004
as Writer
2004
as Director of Photography
2004
as Writer
1996
as Director
1999
as Director
2003
as Writer
2003
as Director
1999
as Writer
2001
as Director of Photography
-
as Director
1996
as Director of Photography
1996
as Scenario Writer
2019
as Director of Photography
2004
as Director
2013
as Director of Photography
2010
as Director of Photography
2007
as Director of Photography
2006
as Director of Photography
2002
as Director of Photography
2001
as Director of Photography
2008
as Director of Photography
2007
as Director of Photography
2015
as Director of Photography
2010
as Director of Photography
1999
as Director of Photography
2006
as Director of Photography
2011
as Director of Photography
2004
as Director of Photography
2013
as Director of Photography
2012
as Director of Photography
2002
as Associate Producer
1997
as Director of Photography
2004
as Associate Producer
2001
as Associate Producer
-
as Director
2017
as Director of Photography
2015
as Director of Photography
2023
as Cinematography
2008
as Director of Photography
2008
as Producer
2023
as Director of Photography
2004
as Director
2021
as Director of Photography
2017
as Director of Photography
-
as Director of Photography
2016
as Director of Photography
2013
as Director of Photography
2021
as Director of Photography
2018
as Creative Consultant
2024
as Co-Producer
2024
as Director of Photography
2008
as Director of Photography
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