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Patrick Chou
周宜賢
Born
Chou Yi-hsien

Taiwan
OccupationCinematographer
Years active2011–present

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).

Biography[edit]

In 2011, Chou made his cinematographic debut in feature films with the romance film You Are the Apple of My Eye, directed by Giddens Ko.[1] Since then, Chou has become a frequent collaborator with Ko over the next decade.[1] In the following year, he worked as the cinematographer for the drama film Young Dudes [zh],[2] for which he won Best Cinematography in the 14th Taipei Film Awards.[3] In 2013, Chou filmed the documentary Twelve Nights [zh], produced by Ko, as well as the comedy film Forever Love.[4][5] 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.[6][7] He also filmed the Netflix crime series Nowhere Man, which won him Best Cinematography for a Drama Series in the 55th Golden Bell Awards.[8]

In 2020, Chou worked as the cinematographer for the romantic comedy film My Missing Valentine,[9] which earned him a nomination for Best Cinematography in the 57th Golden Horse Awards.[10] He collaborated with Ko once again in the romantic comedy film Till We Meet Again,[11] which garnered him another nomination for Best Cinematography in the 58th Golden Horse Awards.[12] In 2023, Chou filmed Miss Shampoo [zh], another romantic comedy film directed by Ko.[11]

Controversy[edit]

In July 2023, Chou and director Kitamura Toyoharu [zh] 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.[13] Chou refuted the accusations on social media, claiming that he and the accuser were in a relationship at that time.[14]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Notes
2011 You Are the Apple of My Eye [1]
2012 When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep [15]
Young Dudes [zh] [2]
2013 Twelve Nights [zh] [4]
Forever Love [5]
2017 Mon Mon Mon Monsters [6]
2019 Detention [7]
Someone In The Clouds [zh] [16]
2020 My Missing Valentine [9]
2021 Till We Meet Again [11]
2023 Miss Shampoo [zh] [11]

Television[edit]

Year Title Notes
2019 Nowhere Man [8]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 14th Taipei Film Awards Best Cinematography Young Dudes [zh] Won [3]
2019 55th Golden Bell Awards Best Cinematography for a Drama Series Nowhere Man Won [8]
2020 57th Golden Horse Awards Best Cinematography My Missing Valentine Nominated [10]
2021 58th Golden Horse Awards Till We Meet Again Nominated [12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c 包子逸 (July 28, 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" (in Chinese). Funscreen. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b 郭羿婕 (March 4, 2012). "金馬奇幻影展 開幕片騷人". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "2012第14屆台北電影節" (in Chinese). Department of Cultural Affairs, Taipei City Government. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ a b 洪健倫 (November 25, 2023). "在殘酷世界注入溫柔：專訪《十二夜》導演 Raye、攝影周宜賢" (in Chinese). Funscreen. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  5. ^ a b 陳怡伶 (July 19, 2023). "露骨對話曝！周宜賢曬18鐵證 願跟女實習生「法院見」" (in Chinese). EBC News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Kuipers, Richard (July 20, 2017). "Film Review: 'Mon Mon Mon Monsters'" (in Chinese). Variety. Archived from the original on August 14, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Kang, Jessica (March 12, 2020). "'Detention': Film Review". Variety. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  8. ^ a b c 陳栢宇 (September 27, 2020). "【金鐘獎2020．得獎名單】年度神劇《想見你》橫掃4獎成大贏家" (in Chinese). HK01. Archived from the original on March 22, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  9. ^ 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" (in Chinese). Marie Claire. November 21, 2020. Archived from the original on February 24, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Lee, Edmund (October 1, 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 June 5, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d 黃雅琪 (July 19, 2023). "遭控侵犯女實習生！《月老》攝影周宜賢回應". Yahoo! News (in Chinese). Now News. Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Lee, Edmund (October 6, 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 October 4, 2022. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  13. ^ 廖福生 (July 18, 2023). "攝影師周宜賢遭控「捏臀性侵」女實習生　本人臉書回應了" (in Chinese). TVBS News. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  14. ^ 王祖鵬 (July 19, 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" (in Chinese). The News Lens. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  15. ^ 王昀燕 (November 9, 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" (in Chinese). Funscreen. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  16. ^ 翁新涵 (January 4, 2019). "哈薩克「排球女神」客串國片　耍白癡無極限" (in Chinese). Now News. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024.

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