Yu Lik-wai (; born 12 August 1966), sometimes credited as Nelson Yu, is a Hong Kong

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

, and occasional

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

. 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 China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

(where he is perhaps best known for his collaborations with director

Jia Zhangke Jia Zhangke ( zh, c=贾樟柯, p=Jiǎ Zhāngkē, born 24 May 1970) .He is a Chinese-language film and television director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and writer. He is the dean of the Shanxi Film Academy of Shanxi Media College and the dea ...

) and

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

. Yu has served as director of photography for nearly all of Chinese director Jia Zhangke's films, and along with Jia, founded their own independent film production company,

Xstream Pictures Xstream Pictures is a Chinese production company, based out of Beijing and Hong Kong. Company Founders It was founded by filmmakers Jia Zhangke, Chow Keung, and Yu Lik-wai. Company History Formed in 2003, the company's first production was Jia ...

. He has been announced as a member of the jury for the Cinéfoundation and Short Films sections of the

2012 Cannes Film Festival The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the President of the Jury for the main competition and British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard section. ...

Filmography

As cinematographer

As director

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Yu Lik-wai
at the Chinese Movie Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Lik-wai 1966 births Living people Chinese cinematographers Chinese film producers Hong Kong cinematographers Hong Kong film directors Hong Kong film producers Asian film producers Hong Kong artists