Herman Yau
Herman Yau Lai-To (Chinese: 邱禮濤), born 1961 in Hong Kong is a film director, actor, cinematographer, scriptwriter and film producer. A Chiuchow by origin, Yau studied film at The Department of Communications, Hong Kong Baptist College from 1981 to 1984 where he spent much of his early days hanging out with music lovers and making independent films. Upon leaving school, Yau devoted most of his time working in the film industry, and writing for a number of magazine and newspapers as a columnist and freelance writer. Yau has also participated in a number of productions including music videos for Chang Kuan, Jie Cheng-jiang, Anthony Wong, Jacky Cheung, Andy Hui and the American jazz player Eric Marienthal. He has also produced TV commercials and promos for the Hong Kong Film Awards. From 1997 to 1998, Yau participated in the filming of a TV series produced by Radio Television Hong Kong. In 2003, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Independent Committee Against Corruption, the ICAC produced a television drama series and invited Yau to direct one of the episodes. Yau is also one of the founders of the cultural newspaper, Chinese Youth Weekly, and two movie magazines (these three periodicals have stopped releasing). Yau has also published two books of his own. Yau has produced and directed over 70 movies, which include The Untold Story, The Untold Story III, War of the Underworld, Walk In, Ebola Syndrome, Master Q 2001, From the Queen to the Chief Executive and the Troublesome Night series. Yau’s films have also been shown in the Hong Kong International Film Festival and film festivals in Europe and the United States. The Untold Story and Ebola Syndrome were praised as “cult classics” (Yau himself considers Ebola Syndrome as his most achieved work). From the Queen to the Chief Executive was awarded the Golden Torch Award by the International Catholic Organization for Cinema and Audiovisual. In 1997, together with a group of people coming from different fields who share the same belief in writing and the power of words, Herman founded Step Forward which specializes in publication. In 1999, Hong Kong Polytechnic University invited Herman as their first “Artist-in-Residence”. For seven years, from 1996 to 2002, the Hong Kong Art Centre invited Herman to be a member of the jury for the “Hong Kong Independent Short Film and Video Awards”. In 2002 and 2003, Herman was invited as a consultant for the “Master Degree Programme in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology” and Art Consultant for the Hong Kong Art Development Board. —Wikipédia
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Movie pageWar of the Underworld
as uncreditedWhen the son of a gang leader manages to insult the son of a rival gang leader, total war erupts...
Movie pageTroublesome Night 6
as uncreditedFour reporters from a tabloid magazine stalks a model for their gossip column. The model, having...
Movie pageBest of the Best
as Yuen Nam SamTung Tung just graduated from the police academy, encountering a Vietnamnese assassin on his...
Movie pageTroublesome Night 4
as uncreditedA group of tourists from Hong Kong visit the Philippines on holiday and run into ghosts.
Movie pageC'est La Vie Mon Cheri
as Among Kit's musician friendsUnable to make it as a commercial success because he staunchly refuses to sell out, a struggling...
Movie pageFrom the Queen to the Chief Executive
as uncreditedIn 1985, Cheung Yau-ming was one of five miscreants involved in the brutal murder of a white...
Movie pageHappy Family
as Applicant for Director JobA deep pool of family secrets overruns its banks as two young lovers decide to tie the knot....
Movie pageCageman
as TV crew memberThe story about a young, unemployed man, who after being kicked out is desperate enough to live...
Movie pageCop Image
as uncreditedAnthony Wong plays a traffic cop who is obsessed with action films. He wants to be a real life...
Movie pageCrying Heart
as uncreditedMrs. Fat is slowly succumbing to cancer, but her biggest worry is her only child, the...
Movie pageThe Wall
as uncreditedA modern HK Cinema throwback to eighties triad dramas. Jordan Chan is Cho, a recently released...
Movie pageMr. Mumble
as uncreditedAn action comedy about a sharp shooter from the S.W.A.T team (SDU) in Hong Kong who gets fired...
Movie pageNew Tenant
as uncreditedAlan Tam is a writer who has spent the last decade in a mental hospital. Upon leaving, he rents...
Movie pageReunion
as uncreditedHerman Yau turns his eye on the struggles of immigrants from Mainland China in this neorealist...
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