Yu Lik-wai
Cinematographer, Film director
1966 –
Who is Yu Lik-wai?
Yu Lik-wai is a Hong Kong cinematographer, film director, and occasional film producer. Born in Hong Kong, Yu was educated at Belgium's INSAS where he graduated with a degree in cinematography in 1994. Yu has become a mainstay in both the cinemas of China 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.
He has been announced as a member of the jury for the Cinéfoundation and Short Films sections of the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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- Born
- Aug 12, 1966
Hong Kong - Also known as
- 余力爲
- 余力为
- Yú Lìwéi
- Nelson Yu Lik-wai
- Nelson Yu
- Yu Lik Wai
- Lik Wai Yu
- Yu Likwai
- Nationality
- China
- Profession
- Employment
- Xstream Pictures
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on July 23, 2013
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