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Herman Yau
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn January 1, 1961 (64 years)
Herman Yau Lai-To (Chinese: 邱禮濤), born 1961 in Hong Kong is a film director, actor, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer.
A Chiuchow by origin, Yau studied film at The Department of Communications, Hong Kong Baptist College from 1981 to 1984 where he spent much of his early days hanging out with music lovers and making independent films.
Upon leaving school, Yau devoted most of his time working in the film industry, and writing for a number of magazine and newspapers as a columnist and freelance writer. Yau has also participated in a number of productions including music videos for Chang Kuan, Jie Cheng-jiang, Anthony Wong, Jacky Cheung, Andy Hui and the American jazz player Eric Marienthal. He has also produced TV commercials and promos for the Hong Kong Film Awards.
From 1997 to 1998, Yau participated in the filming of a TV series produced by Radio Television Hong Kong. In 2003, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independent Committee Against Corruption, the ICAC produced a television drama series and invited Yau to direct one of the episodes.
Yau is also one of the founders of the cultural newspaper, Chinese Youth Weekly, and two movie magazines (these three periodicals have stopped releasing). Yau has also published two books of his own.
Yau has produced and directed over 70 movies, which include The Untold Story, The Untold Story III, War of the Underworld, Walk In, Ebola Syndrome, Master Q 2001, From the Queen to the Chief Executive and the Troublesome Night series.
Yau’s films have also been shown in the Hong Kong International Film Festival and film festivals in Europe and the United States. The Untold Story and Ebola Syndrome were praised as “cult classics” (Yau himself considers Ebola Syndrome as his most achieved work). From the Queen to the Chief Executive was awarded the Golden Torch Award by the International Catholic Organization for Cinema and Audiovisual.
In 1997, together with a group of people coming from different fields who share the same belief in writing and the power of words, Herman founded Step Forward which specializes in publication.
In 1999, Hong Kong Polytechnic University invited Herman as their first “Artist-in-Residence”. For seven years, from 1996 to 2002, the Hong Kong Art Centre invited Herman to be a member of the jury for the “Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards”. In 2002 and 2003, Herman was invited as a consultant for the “Master Degree Programme in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology” and Art Consultant for the Hong Kong Art Development Board. —Wikipédia
A Chiuchow by origin, Yau studied film at The Department of Communications, Hong Kong Baptist College from 1981 to 1984 where he spent much of his early days hanging out with music lovers and making independent films.
Upon leaving school, Yau devoted most of his time working in the film industry, and writing for a number of magazine and newspapers as a columnist and freelance writer. Yau has also participated in a number of productions including music videos for Chang Kuan, Jie Cheng-jiang, Anthony Wong, Jacky Cheung, Andy Hui and the American jazz player Eric Marienthal. He has also produced TV commercials and promos for the Hong Kong Film Awards.
From 1997 to 1998, Yau participated in the filming of a TV series produced by Radio Television Hong Kong. In 2003, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independent Committee Against Corruption, the ICAC produced a television drama series and invited Yau to direct one of the episodes.
Yau is also one of the founders of the cultural newspaper, Chinese Youth Weekly, and two movie magazines (these three periodicals have stopped releasing). Yau has also published two books of his own.
Yau has produced and directed over 70 movies, which include The Untold Story, The Untold Story III, War of the Underworld, Walk In, Ebola Syndrome, Master Q 2001, From the Queen to the Chief Executive and the Troublesome Night series.
Yau’s films have also been shown in the Hong Kong International Film Festival and film festivals in Europe and the United States. The Untold Story and Ebola Syndrome were praised as “cult classics” (Yau himself considers Ebola Syndrome as his most achieved work). From the Queen to the Chief Executive was awarded the Golden Torch Award by the International Catholic Organization for Cinema and Audiovisual.
In 1997, together with a group of people coming from different fields who share the same belief in writing and the power of words, Herman founded Step Forward which specializes in publication.
In 1999, Hong Kong Polytechnic University invited Herman as their first “Artist-in-Residence”. For seven years, from 1996 to 2002, the Hong Kong Art Centre invited Herman to be a member of the jury for the “Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards”. In 2002 and 2003, Herman was invited as a consultant for the “Master Degree Programme in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology” and Art Consultant for the Hong Kong Art Development Board. —Wikipédia
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| 2017 | Always Be with You · as Screenplay |
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| 2012 | Qing Yan · as Screenplay |
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| 2009 | Rebellion · as Screenplay |
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| 2008 | True Women for Sale · as Screenplay |
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| 2004 | Laam seung lui gwong · as Screenplay |
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| 2001 | Old Master Q 2001 · as Screenplay |
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| 2018 | G Affairs · as Executive Producer |
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| 1992 | Lady Black Mask · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Love Actually... Sucks! · as Director In Party |
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| 1999 | Troublesome Night 6 · as Camera Man |
| 1998 | Troublesome Night 4 · as John |
| 1996 | Meng Bo · as Guy In Red Car [cameo] |
| 1996 | Best of the Best · as Yuen Nam Sam |
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| 1993 | C'est la vie, mon chéri · as Among Kit's Musician Friends |
| 1992 | Cageman · as Tv Crew Member |
| 2019 | The New King of Comedy · as Co-Director |
| 2011 | Love Actually... Sucks! · as Cinematographer |
| 2010 | Vampire Warriors · as Director Of Photography |
| 2010 | King of Triads · as Director Of Photography |
| 2009 | Permanent Residence · as Director Of Photography |
| 2009 | A Very Short Life · as Director Of Photography |
| 2008 | Triad Wars · as Director Of Photography |
| 2007 | Dancing Lion · as Cinematographer |
| 2006 | Fatal Contact · as Director Of Photography |
| 2006 | Love @ First Note · as Director Of Photography |
| 2005 | Himalaya Singh · as Second Unit Director |
| 2005 | Himalaya Singh · as Director Of Operations |
| 2004 | Xanda · as Director Of Photography |
| 2003 | Happy Go Lucky · as Director Of Photography |
| 2003 | Vampire Hunters · as Director Of Photography |
| 2001 | Zu Warriors · as Director Of Photography |
| 2000 | Time and Tide · as Director Of Photography |
| 1999 | Crying Heart · as Director Of Photography |
| 1998 | 9413 · as Cinematographer |
| 1995 | Highway Man · as Director Of Photography |
| 1994 | Twenty Something · as Director Of Photography |
| 1993 | No More Love No More Death · as Cinematographer |
| 1992 | Lady Black Mask · as Cinematographer |
| 1992 | With or Without You · as Director Of Photography |
| 1992 | The Magic Touch · as Director Of Photography |
| 1991 | My Flying Wife · as Director Of Photography |
| 1990 | Fantasy Romance · as Cinematographer |
| 1989 | Stars and Roses · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Sentenced to Hang · as Director Of Photography |
| 1989 | Triads: The Inside Story · as Director Of Photography |
| 1988 | Fat jung ching · as Director Of Photography |
| 1988 | The Truth · as Director Of Photography |
| 1987 | Tragic Hero · as Director Of Photography |