Patrick Chou Yi-hsien (Chinese: 周宜賢) is a Taiwanese cinematographer best known for his frequent collaborations with filmmaker Giddens Ko. He won Best Cinematography in the 14th Taipei Film Awards with the drama film Young Dudes (2012) and Best Cinematography for a Drama Series in the 55th Golden Bell Awards with Netflix crime series Nowhere Man (2019).
Patrick Chou | |
|---|---|
周宜賢 | |
| Born | Chou Yi-hsien |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Biography
editChou began working part-time after graduating from junior high school in a factory, and later became a wedding photography assistant.[1] He began to learn cinematography by that time, and went on to become a cinematographer for advertising and television companies.[1] In 2011, Chou made his feature film cinematographic debut in feature films with the romance film You Are the Apple of My Eye, directed by Giddens Ko.[2] Since then, Chou has become a frequent collaborator with Ko over the next decade.[2] In the following year, he worked as the cinematographer for the drama film Young Dudes,[3] for which he won Best Cinematography in the 14th Taipei Film Awards.[4] In 2013, Chou filmed the documentary Twelve Nights, produced by Ko, as well as the comedy film Forever Love.[5][6] He served as the cinematographer for Ko's horror comedy Mon Mon Mon Monsters in 2017 and worked on the psychological horror film Detention in 2019.[7][8] He also filmed the Netflix crime series Nowhere Man, which won him Best Cinematography for a Drama Series in the 55th Golden Bell Awards.[9]
In 2020, Chou worked as the cinematographer for the romantic comedy film My Missing Valentine,[10] which earned him a nomination for Best Cinematography in the 57th Golden Horse Awards.[11] He collaborated with Ko once again in the romantic comedy film Till We Meet Again,[12] which garnered him another nomination for Best Cinematography in the 58th Golden Horse Awards.[13] Chou filmed Miss Shampoo, another romantic comedy film directed by Ko, in 2023,[12] and John Hsu's horror comedy film Dead Talents Society in 2024.[14]
Controversy
editIn July 2023, Chou and director Kitamura Toyoharu were accused by an anonymous woman during the MeToo movement of sexually molesting and attempting to rape her when she was interning on the set of the 2013 film Forever Love.[15] Chou refuted the accusations on social media, claiming that he and the accuser were in a relationship at that time.[16]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | You Are the Apple of My Eye | [2] |
| 2012 | When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep | [17] |
| Young Dudes | [3] | |
| 2013 | Twelve Nights | [5] |
| Forever Love | [6] | |
| 2017 | Mon Mon Mon Monsters | [7] |
| Love Off the Cuff | [18] | |
| 2019 | Detention | [8] |
| Someone In The Clouds | [19] | |
| 2020 | My Missing Valentine | [10] |
| 2021 | Till We Meet Again | [12] |
| 2023 | Miss Shampoo | [12] |
| 2024 | Dead Talents Society | [14] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nowhere Man | [9] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14th Taipei Film Awards | Best Cinematography | Young Dudes | Won | [4] |
| 2019 | 55th Golden Bell Awards | Best Cinematography for a Drama Series | Nowhere Man | Won | [9] |
| 2020 | 57th Golden Horse Awards | Best Cinematography | My Missing Valentine | Nominated | [11] |
| 2021 | 58th Golden Horse Awards | Till We Meet Again | Nominated | [13] |
References
edit- ^ a b 江衍融 (1 December 2021). "金馬入圍攝影師周宜賢 電影攝影經驗談". Media News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c 包子逸 (28 July 2017). "「最幸運的導演，最努力的作家」──專訪《報告老師！怪怪怪怪物！》導演九把刀". Funscreen Weekly (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b 郭羿婕 (4 March 2012). "金馬奇幻影展 開幕片騷人". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b "2012第14屆台北電影節". Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b 洪健倫 (25 November 2023). "在殘酷世界注入溫柔：專訪《十二夜》導演 Raye、攝影周宜賢". Funscreen Weekly (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b 陳怡伶 (19 July 2023). "露骨對話曝！周宜賢曬18鐵證 願跟女實習生「法院見」". EBC News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b Kuipers, Richard (20 July 2017). "Film Review: 'Mon Mon Mon Monsters'". Variety (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b Kang, Jessica (12 March 2020). "'Detention': Film Review". Variety. Archived from the original on 27 March 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b c 陳栢宇 (27 September 2020). "【金鐘獎2020．得獎名單】年度神劇《想見你》橫掃4獎成大贏家". HK01 (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b "【金馬57／2020金馬獎】入圍名單！《消失的情人節》入圍11項大獎，桂綸鎂、林柏宏、謝欣穎搶影帝影后". Marie Claire (in Chinese). 21 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b Lee, Edmund (1 October 2020). "Golden Horse Awards 2020 nominations: film by debutant director from Hong Kong among leading contenders, as China boycott continues". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d 黃雅琪 (19 July 2023). "遭控侵犯女實習生！《月老》攝影周宜賢回應". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). Nownews. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b Lee, Edmund (6 October 2021). "Golden Horse Awards 2021 nominations: Hong Kong film Drifting leads all contenders, and city's 2019 protests feature in two documentaries". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ a b 項貽斐 (30 July 2024). "【衰鬼也有出頭天5】《返校》班底打造《鬼才之道》 團隊童年萌照一一曝光". Mirror Media (in Chinese). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ 廖福生 (18 July 2023). "攝影師周宜賢遭控「捏臀性侵」女實習生 本人臉書回應了". TVBS News (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ 王祖鵬 (19 July 2023). "台灣影視圈MeToo：導演北村豐晴、攝影師周宜賢遭控性騷，被害者：實習的時候被強暴". The News Lens (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ 王昀燕 (9 November 2012). "在你心中注入愛情的暖流 《南方小羊牧場》導演侯季然專訪". Funscreen Weekly (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (15 April 2017). "Film Review: 'Love Off the Cuff'". Variety. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ 翁新涵 (4 January 2019). "哈薩克「排球女神」客串國片 耍白癡無極限". Nownews (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
External links
edit- Patrick Chou at IMDb