Arthur Wong

Arthur Wong Ngok-tai (, born 2 July 1956) is a Hong Kong cinematographer, filmmaker, and actor.

Career As a cinematographer, Wong was inspired by his father, who was himself a cinematographer in the 1950s and 1960s.

Wong is on the board of directors for the Hong Kong Film Awards Association, the vice-chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Filmmakers, founder and Honorary Chairman of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers (HKSC) and Honorary Advisor (Film And Television) to the Vocational Training Council of Hong Kong.

Wong is known for using multi-camera setups, and being the first to film in high definition in Asia.

He holds the record of being the only person to win three consecutive years at the Hong Kong Film Awards, twice.

Filmography Cinematography

Director The Fool Escape (1980) (Also writer) In the Line of Duty III (1988) Ulterior Motive (2015) Beating Heart (2022)

Acting credits Year Title Role 1996 Viva Erotica 1998 Beast Cops Tai Ge 1999 2001 Born Wild Ng 2002 Demi-Haunted Gangster 2003 Infernal Affairs II Wah 2006 Silk Sheriff 2014 Gangster Payday

Awards and nominations Hong Kong Film Awards Year Category Title Result 1981Best Cinematography 1982 1989 Miracles 1991 Once Upon a Time in China 1992 Once Upon a Time in China II Dragon Gate Inn 1993 Temptation of a Monk Days of Tomorrow 1994 The Returning 1995 A Touch of Evil 1996 Somebody Up There Likes Me Big Bullet 1997 The Soong Sisters 1998 Sleepless Town 1999 Gen-X Cops Purple Storm 2001 Visible Secret 2002 Double Vision 2003 The Floating Landscape 2007 The Warlords 2009 Painted Skin Bodyguards and Assassins

Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Year Category Title Result 1981Best Cinematography Life After Life 1992 Dragon Gate Inn 1993 Temptation of a Monk 1997 The Soong Sisters 1998 Sleepless Town 2009 Painted Skin Bodyguards and Assassins