Peter Pau

Birthday: 6/2/1952
Place of birth: Hong Kong, China
Fame for: Camera
Also known as: 鮑德熹 , Baau Hei-Ming, Pau Tak-Hai, 鲍德熹, Peter Pau Tak-Hai

Biography

Peter Pau is a famous film director, producer, and world-renowned Chinese cinematographer. As a young man, he went to the United States to study film. In 1985, he returned to Hong Kong to join the film industry in there. In 2001, he won the Oscar for Best Cinematography with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" being the first non-American Chinese cinematographer to win this award