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David Chung

David Chung
  • Name: David Chung
  • Birthday: 1947-11-14
  • Also known as: David Chung Chi-Man,Chung Chi-Man
  • Place of birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony
  • Popularity: 0.054
Biography: David Chung 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,... Read More

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