Patrick Chou Explained

Native Name:周宜賢
Native Name Lang:zh
Birth Name:Chou Yi-hsien
Birth Place:Taiwan
Occupation:Cinematographer
Yearsactive:2011–present

Patrick Chou Yi-hsien 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

Chou 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. In the following year, he worked as the cinematographer for the drama film ,[3] for which he won Best Cinematography in the 14th Taipei Film Awards.[4] In 2013, Chou filmed the documentary , 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 , another romantic comedy film directed by Ko, in 2023, and John Hsu's horror comedy film Dead Talents Society in 2024.[14]

Controversy

In July 2023, Chou and director 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

Film

YearTitleNotes
2011You Are the Apple of My Eye
2012When a Wolf Falls in Love with a Sheep[17]
2013
Forever Love
2017Mon Mon Mon Monsters
2019Detention
[18]
2020My Missing Valentine
2021Till We Meet Again
2023
2024Dead Talents Society

Television

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult Ref.
201214th Taipei Film AwardsBest Cinematography
201955th Golden Bell AwardsBest Cinematography for a Drama SeriesNowhere Man
202057th Golden Horse AwardsBest CinematographyMy Missing Valentine
202158th Golden Horse AwardsTill We Meet Again

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 金馬入圍攝影師周宜賢 電影攝影經驗談 . 1 December 2021 . . 江衍融 . 24 May 2024 . zh . 22 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240222151611/https://mol.mcu.edu.tw/%E9%87%91%E9%A6%AC%E5%85%A5%E5%9C%8D%E6%94%9D%E5%BD%B1%E5%B8%AB%E5%91%A8%E5%AE%9C%E8%B3%A2-%E9%9B%BB%E5%BD%B1%E6%94%9D%E5%BD%B1%E7%B6%93%E9%A9%97%E8%AB%87/ . live .
  2. Web site: 「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 . 28 July 2017 . Funscreen . 包子逸 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 13 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413161246/https://funscreen.tfai.org.tw/article/9761 . live .
  3. Web site: 金馬奇幻影展 開幕片騷人 . 4 March 2012 . . . 郭羿婕 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 5 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120305172941/http://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E9%87%91%E9%A6%AC%E5%A5%87%E5%B9%BB%E5%BD%B1%E5%B1%95-%E9%96%8B%E5%B9%95%E7%89%87%E9%A8%B7%E4%BA%BA-033307002.html . live .
  4. Web site: 2012第14屆台北電影節 . . 13 April 2024 . zh . 13 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413161236/https://culture.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=51BC1F7A2CF28070&s=18CD5D9DED9EDE6C . live .
  5. Web site: 在殘酷世界注入溫柔:專訪《十二夜》導演 Raye、攝影周宜賢 . 25 November 2023 . Funscreen . 洪健倫 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 13 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413161248/https://funscreen.tfai.org.tw/article/5944 . live .
  6. Web site: 露骨對話曝!周宜賢曬18鐵證 願跟女實習生「法院見」 . 19 July 2023 . . 陳怡伶 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 13 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413161240/https://news.ebc.net.tw/news/entertainment/374306 . live .
  7. Web site: Film Review: ‘Mon Mon Mon Monsters’ . 20 July 2017 . . Kuipers . Richard . 13 April 2024 . zh . 14 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230814105553/https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/mon-mon-mon-monsters-review-1202498334/ . live .
  8. Web site: ‘Detention’: Film Review . 12 March 2020 . . Kang . Jessica . 14 April 2024 . 27 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200327210643/https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/detention-review-1203529750/ . live .
  9. Web site: 【金鐘獎2020.得獎名單】年度神劇《想見你》橫掃4獎成大贏家 . 27 September 2020 . . 陳栢宇 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 22 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230322063532/https://www.hk01.com/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/528861/%E9%87%91%E9%90%98%E7%8D%8E2020-%E5%BE%97%E7%8D%8E%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE-%E5%B9%B4%E5%BA%A6%E7%A5%9E%E5%8A%87-%E6%83%B3%E8%A6%8B%E4%BD%A0-%E6%A9%AB%E6%8E%834%E7%8D%8E%E6%88%90%E5%A4%A7%E8%B4%8F%E5%AE%B6 . live .
  10. Web site: 【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 . 21 November 2020 . . 13 April 2024 . zh . 24 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230224115902/https://www.marieclaire.com.tw/entertainment/movie/52825 . live .
  11. Web site: Golden Horse Awards 2020 nominations: film by debutant director from Hong Kong among leading contenders, as China boycott continues . 1 October 2020 . . Lee . Edmund . 13 April 2024 . 5 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605181251/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3103804/golden-horse-awards-2020-nominations-film-debutant-director . live .
  12. Web site: 遭控侵犯女實習生!《月老》攝影周宜賢回應 . 19 July 2023 . Now News . . 黃雅琪 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 20 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230720170049/https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E9%81%AD%E6%8E%A7%E4%BE%B5%E7%8A%AF%E5%A5%B3%E5%AF%A6%E7%BF%92%E7%94%9F-%E6%9C%88%E8%80%81-%E6%94%9D%E5%BD%B1%E5%91%A8%E5%AE%9C%E8%B3%A2%E5%9B%9E%E6%87%89-155708480.html . live .
  13. Web site: Golden Horse Awards 2021 nominations: Hong Kong film Drifting leads all contenders, and city’s 2019 protests feature in two documentaries . 6 October 2021 . . Lee . Edmund . 13 April 2024 . 4 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004112333/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3151328/golden-horse-awards-2021-nominations-hong-kong-film . live .
  14. Web site: 【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 . 30 July 2024 . . 項貽斐 . 13 August 2024 . zh.
  15. Web site: 攝影師周宜賢遭控「捏臀性侵」女實習生 本人臉書回應了 . 18 July 2023 . . 廖福生 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 19 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230719003446/https://news.tvbs.com.tw/entertainment/2183117 . live .
  16. Web site: 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 . 19 July 2023 . . 王祖鵬 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 8 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230808012710/https://www.thenewslens.com/article/188956 . live .
  17. Web site: 在你心中注入愛情的暖流 《南方小羊牧場》導演侯季然專訪 . 9 November 2012 . Funscreen . 王昀燕 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 5 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605081232/http://www.funscreen.com.tw/head.asp?H_No=434&period=383 . live .
  18. Web site: 哈薩克「排球女神」客串國片 耍白癡無極限 . 4 January 2019 . Now News . 翁新涵 . 13 April 2024 . zh . 13 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413161248/https://www.nownews.com/news/3155696 . live .