Christopher Doyle in Penang last year, shooting You Mean The World To Me. Photo: The Star/Lim Beng Tatt
The list of films Christopher Doyle has worked on as a cinematographer reads like a who’s who of some of Asia’s most celebrated directors. The names include Wong Kar Wai (Days Of Being Wild, Happy Together, Chungking Express, 2046, In The Mood For Love), Zhang Yi Mou (Hero), Peter Chan (Perhaps Love), Sylvia Chang (Awakening), Chen Kaige (Temptress Moon), and Fruit Chan (Dumplings). Oh and a certain Malaysian director named Saw Teong Hin, whom he worked with on the recent You Mean The World To Me, which was filmed in Penang.
One of the most sought-after cinematographers in the region, Doyle has won numerous awards for his work, particularly for his collaborations with Wong, which earned him the Technical Grand Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for In The Mood For Love (2000), and the Osella d’Oro for Best Cinematography for Ashes Of Time (1994) at the Venice International Film Festival.
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