Nelson Yu Lik-wai
42 movies
- Known for
- Cinematography
- Born
- Aug 12, 1966 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
- Also known as
- Nelson Lik-wai Yu · 余力为 · 余力爲 · Nelson Yu
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 Zhangke's films, and along with Jia, the two men founded their own independent film production company, Xstream Pictures.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Nelson Yu Lik-wai: movies and TV shows
Acting (1)
- 2010 Dream Home
as Brother Wah
Behind the camera (42)
- Upcoming Wild Punch
Director
- Upcoming Shanghai, I Love You
Director
- 2026 Torino Shadow
Director of Photography
- 2025 Heaven and Hell
Director of Photography
- 2024 Caught by the Tides
Co-Producer, Director of Photography
- 2023 The Best is Yet to Come
Cinematography, Director of Photography
- 2021 Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue
Director of Photography
- 2021 this body is so impermanent…
Director of Photography
- 2018 Ash Is Purest White
Creative Consultant
- 2017 Our Time Will Come
Director of Photography
- 2017 Revive
Director of Photography
- 2016 The Hedonists
Director of Photography
- 2015 Mountains May Depart
Director of Photography
- 2015 Smog Journeys
Director of Photography
- 2013 A Touch of Sin
Director of Photography
- 2013 Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director of Photography
- 2013 Forgetting to Know You
Director of Photography
- 2012 A Simple Life
Director of Photography
- 2011 Love and Bruises
Director of Photography
- 2010 I Wish I Knew
Director of Photography
- 2010 Dream Home
Director of Photography
- 2009 Plastic City
Director
- 2008 Black Breakfast
Director of Photography
- 2008 24 City
Director of Photography
- 2008 Useless
Producer, Director of Photography
- 2007 Getting Home
Director of Photography
- 2007 The Postmodern Life of My Aunt
Director of Photography
- 2006 Dong
Director of Photography
- 2006 Still Life
Director of Photography
- 2004 The World
Director of Photography, Associate Producer
- 2004 Jeonju Digital Project 2004
Director of Photography, Writer, Director
- 2004 Dance Me to the End of Love
Director of Photography, Writer, Director
- 2003 All Tomorrow's Parties
Director, Writer
- 2002 Unknown Pleasures
Director of Photography, Associate Producer
- 2001 Platform
Director of Photography, Associate Producer
- 2001 In Public
Director of Photography
- 2000 In the Mood for Love
Second Unit Director of Photography
- 1999 Love Will Tear Us Apart
Director, Writer
- 1999 Ordinary Heroes
Director of Photography
- 1997 Pickpocket
Director of Photography
- 1997 In the Dumps
Director of Photography
- 1996 Neon Goddesses
Director, Scenario Writer, Director of Photography
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2016