Cao Yu
Award-winning Filmmaker Details
Best Photography Award
Cinematography for "Legend of the Demon Cat
Award Comments:
The jury considered that "Legend of the Demon Cat" used poetic long shots, rich layers and details of light and shadow shooting, full but soft colors, to build a visual effect with the aesthetics of traditional Chinese landscape paintings, depicting the beauty of the Tang Dynasty in its heyday. The style of the images is chic and expressive, and the images present poetic beauty, rich and magnificent colors and layers, which has reached a new level of aesthetics presentation.
The Legend of the Demon Cat Film Introduction:
The story takes place in Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, where Bai Le Tian (Huang Xuan), an important official of the imperial court, is relegated to the position of a housekeeper in order to gather material for his poems. The city of Chang'an is plagued by a series of bizarre deaths, including the death of the current emperor, all of which are related to a demonic cat. A Japanese monk, Kukai (Shota Someya), who has traveled across the ocean to break the Emperor's spell, shares Pak Lok Tin's interest and is determined to work together to find the truth. As the song "Qing Ping Tune" shows, the demonic cat is inextricably linked to the death of Princess Yang Guifei (Zhang Yung Rong) thirty years ago. Following the diary left behind by Abe Nakamaru (Abe Kuan), who was once infatuated with Yang Guifei, Pak Lok Tin and Kung Hai witness the glory of the Tang Dynasty, and uncover a conspiracy that has been hidden from them ever since.