David Chung

About

David Chung Chi-Man was born in Hong Kong on November 14th, 1947. When he was seventeen, he learned cinematography and acted as a camera assistant under the Shaw Brothers camera department, becoming a cinematographer for TV in 1968, joining TVB in 1973. He shot his first feature film, For Whom to be Murdered, in 1978, and won his first award for Ann Hui's The Secret in 1979, winning Best Cinematography at the 17th Golden Horse Awards. He became a staple cinematographer for the Hong Kong New Wave directors, working with the likes of Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Yim Ho, Alex Cheung, Tsui Hark, Dennis Yu etc. on acclaimed films such as Close Encounters of the First Kind, Nomad, My Love is that Eternal Rose, Once Upon a Time in China and so on. In 1989 he became the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. In 1995 he emigrated to America,

Known for

Once Upon a Time in ChinaMovie • 1991God of GamblersMovie • 1989Hail the JudgeMovie • 1994Love on DeliveryMovie • 1994Flirting ScholarMovie • 1993God of Gamblers IIMovie • 1990King of BeggarsMovie • 1992The BanquetMovie • 1991Royal Tramp 2Movie • 1992Royal WarriorsMovie • 1986I Love MariaMovie • 1988Shanghai BluesMovie • 1984Full ThrottleMovie • 1995Dangerous Encounters of the First KindMovie • 1980An Autumn's TaleMovie • 1987Magnificent WarriorsMovie • 1987The LoversMovie • 1994NomadMovie • 1982Painted FacesMovie • 1988My Heart Is That Eternal RoseMovie • 1989Song of the ExileMovie • 1990