Mark Lee Ping-Bing is a world acclaimed Taiwanese cinematographer, photographer and author with over 70 films and 21 international awards to his credit including twice receiving the Glory of The Country Award from the Government Information Office of Taiwan and the president of Taiwan’s Light of The Cinema Award. His career began in 1977, in 1985 he started his prolific filmmaking relationship with Hou Hsiao-hsien. He has collaborated with major Asian directors including Hirokazu Kore-eda, Jiang Wen and Tran Anh Hung. Known best for his use of natural lighting and graceful camera movement, Lee received the Grand Technical Prize at Cannes Film Festival in 2000, for Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love in addition to seven other major awards. In 2015 he was an APSA for Achievement in Cinematography for The Assassin and in 2016 he was awarded a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his Outstanding Artistic Contribution to Crosscurrent for which he has now also been awarded the APSA Jury Grand Prize.

Accolades

Mark Lee Ping-bing
Achievement in Cinematography, 2015

Mark Lee Ping-bing

Achievement in Cinematography, 2015

Mark Lee Ping-bing

The Assassin (Nie Yinniang)

Winner, Achievement in Cinematography, 2015 Mark Lee Ping-Bing is a world acclaimed Taiwanese cinematographer, photographer and author with over 70 films and 21 international awards…

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Mark Lee Ping-bing and Zhao Fei and Yang Tao
Achievement in Cinematography, 2007

Mark Lee Ping-bing and Zhao Fei and Yang Tao

Achievement in Cinematography, 2007

Mark Lee Ping-bing and Zhao Fei and Yang Tao

The Sun Also Rises (Tai yang zhao chang sheng qi)

Three of China’s leading cinematographers. Fei Zhao made his feature film debut in 1986 as cinematographer for acclaimed director, Tian Zhuangzhuang’s The Horse Thief. His many…

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Mark Lee Ping-bing
Achievement in Cinematography, 2011

Mark Lee Ping-bing

Achievement in Cinematography, 2011

Mark Lee Ping-bing

Norwegian Wood (Noruwei no mori)

Published in 1987 and since translated into 33 languages, NORWEGIAN WOOD is a story of loss and heartbreak in a time of global instability. Haruki…

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Mark Lee Ping-bing
Jury Grand Prize, 2016

Mark Lee Ping-bing

Jury Grand Prize, 2016

Mark Lee Ping-bing

Crosscurrent (Chang Jiang Tu)

Winner, Jury Grand Prize, 2016 Mark Lee Ping-bing is a world acclaimed Taiwanese cinematographer, photographer and author with over 70 films and 21 international awards…

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Films

The Sun Also Rises
2007

The Sun Also Rises (Tai yang zhao chang sheng qi)

People's Republic of China
2007

The Sun Also Rises (Tai yang zhao chang sheng qi)

Jiang Wen stars in his third directorial work that boasts a stellar cast including Joan Chen, Anthony Wong and Jaycee Chan. A polyptych of interconnected…

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Norwegian Wood
2011

Norwegian Wood (Noruwei no mori)

Japan
2011

Norwegian Wood (Noruwei no mori)

Published in 1987 and since translated into 33 languages, NORWEGIAN WOOD is a story of loss and heartbreak in a time of global instability. Haruki…

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The Assassin
2015

The Assassin (Nie Yinniang)

Taiwan
2015

The Assassin (Nie Yinniang)

Winner, Achievement in Cinematography, 2015 In this visually breathtaking martial arts story from 9th century China, a 10-year-old general’s daughter, Nie Yinniang, is taken from…

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Crosscurrent
2016

Crosscurrent (Chang Jiang Tu)

People's Republic of China
2016

Crosscurrent (Chang Jiang Tu)

Winner, Jury Grand Prize, 2016 Modern day, along the bank of the Yangtze River. Gao Chun, a young captain of a cargo ship sailing up…

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