About Anthony Pun
Anthony Pun was a Hong Kong cinematographer and film director.
Anthony Pun Yiu-ming (Occasionally credited as Anthony Poon.) and entered the film industry in the 1980s. He initially worked as a gaffer apprentice before transitioning to the cinematography crew, where he served as an apprentice to Joe Chan Kwong-hung. He took on another cinematographer role for Benny Chan's 1999 action-comedy film Gen-X Cops, marking the beginning of his cinematographic career. Pun then worked on Chan's 2007 action film Invisible Target, while Ho Yi of Taipei Times commended Pun for delivering "an immaculately polished look" and demonstrating "unforgiving attention to the smallest detail" in the film. That same year, Pun also worked on Alan Mak and Felix Chong's Overheard, Mak described Pun as a "sentimental person", noting that his filming style is meticulous, with every shot carefully planned out. He later participated in the 2010 action film Triple Tap, while James Marsh of Screen Daily praised Pun's "lush cinematography" in Overheard 3, which gave the film "a luxurious, almost garish sheen"; and Ronnie Scheib of Variety called Overheard 3 stylish thanks to Pun's "high-contrast lensing". In 2015, Pun worked on 's education-themed drama Little Big Master, produced by Benny Chan. while Maggie Lee of Variety noted that Pun effectively captured "the drab New Territories and crumbling school with the plainest of shots". Ed Travis of Cinapse noted that Pun, along with Chong and Mak, who have produced numerous classics, offered "a new go" on the classic police-undercover theme in Hong Kong action cinema. The following year, Pun served as the director of photography for the thriller film Bodies at Rest. He received another nomination in the 40th Hong Kong Film Awards. and served as one of Chan's pallbearers.
In 2023, Pun made his first solo directorial effort with One More Chance, which featured a screenplay by Chong and starred Chow Yun-fat. while Edmund Lee of South China Morning Post described Pun's vision as "a rare attempt at a heartwarming drama". That same year, he also served as cinematographer for Jack Ng's A Guilty Conscience, He collaborated with Chong again on the 2023 crime drama film The Goldfinger, starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Andy Lau,
In 2024, Pun made his second solo directorial effort while also serving as the cinematographer for the disaster film Cesium Fallout, the first feature film from Hong Kong centered around a radiation crisis. He also cinematographed the drama film The Last Dance that year, In 2026, Pun cinematographed the comedy film Night King and the crime thriller film Cold War 1994. 2023 One More Chance 2024 Cesium Fallout 2000 Gen-Y Cops 2001 La Brassiere 2002 2003 Heroic Duo
2005 Divergence 2006 Rob-B-Hood 2007 Invisible Target
Empire of Silver Overheard 2010 Triple Tap
Segment: 100 Overheard 2 2012 The Silent War 2013 The White Storm 2014 Overheard 3
Little Big Master Monster Hunt 2018 Monster Hunt 2 2019 Bodies at Rest 2021 Anita
A Guilty Conscience The Goldfinger 2024 The Last Dance
Night King Cold War 1994 Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2004 23rd Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Cinematography Heroic Duo 2005 24th Hong Kong Film Awards 42nd Golden Horse Awards Best Cinematography Divergence 2010 29th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Cinematography 2012 31st Hong Kong Film Awards Overheard 2 2013 32nd Hong Kong Film Awards The Silent War 2014 33rd Hong Kong Film Awards The White Storm 2015 34th Hong Kong Film Awards Overheard 3 2019 38th Hong Kong Film Awards Monster Hunt 2 2022 40th Hong Kong Film Awards Anita 2024 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards The Goldfinger 202543rd Hong Kong Film Awards The Last Dance Cesium Fallout
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