Cao Yu
Camera · Director of Photography · Executive Producer · Associate Producer
Born Aug 15, 1974
Active 1998–present
Cao Yu is a famous cinematographer. He graduated from Beijing Film Academy in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in feature film photography, and worked in photography at Beijing Film Studio.
Filmography
Magic Atlas (2026) — AnimationFlowers from the Ashes — Director of PhotographyThe Eight Hundred (2020) — Director of PhotographyCity of Life and Death (2009) — Director of PhotographyMountain Patrol (2004) — Director of PhotographyChronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015) — Director of PhotographyLegend of the Demon Cat (2017) — Director of PhotographyForever Young (2018) — Director of PhotographyMy People, My Homeland (2020) — Director of PhotographyDecoded (2024) — Director of PhotographyMy Country, My Parents (2021) — Director of PhotographyVillage Rockstars 2 (2024) — Associate ProducerThe Cord of Life (2023) — Director of Photography · Executive ProducerLove in the Internet Generation (1998) — Director of PhotographyChicken Poets (2002) — Director of Photography1921 (2021) — Director of PhotographyColor Me Love (2010) — Director of PhotographyDriverless (2010) — Director of PhotographyThe Law of Attraction (2011) — Director of PhotographyEastern Bandits (2012) — Director of PhotographyWho Has Ever Seen the Festival of Wild Animals? (1998) — Cinematography神探之痕迹 — Director of PhotographyWo zai Beijing deng ni (2020) — Creator