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 PhotographyCity of Life and Death (2009) - Director of PhotographyThe Eight Hundred (2020) - 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