Jake Pollock

Jake Pollock,(born 7 August 1975) is an American cinematographer based in Taiwan, whose work covers feature films, short films, commercials and music videos. He has collaborated with internationally acclaimed directors such as Wong Kar Wai, Peter Chan, Lou Ye, and Derek Tsang.
In 1993, he studied Film Production at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and at the same time entered the New York independent film circle to work. Because of his love for Asian culture, he settled in Taiwan in 2002. He is proficient in Chinese and English, and his understanding of Asian and Western cultures has created his unique photography aesthetics.
==Awards==
Jake Pollock’s Award achievements include Best Cinematography Award at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards and the 6th Asian Film Awards for Dragon; the 22nd Shanghai International Film Festival Golden Goblet AwardThe Hollywood Reporter JUNE 23, 2019Variety Jun 23, 2019 for Best Cinematography for Spring Tide; Best Cinematography Award at the 55th Asia-Pacific Film Festival for Starry Starry Night. In addition, he was awarded the Special Jury Award at the 8th Taipei Film Awards for his cinematography on three very different films Do Over, The Pain of Others, and Respire. He has multiple nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards with films such as The Shadow Play, Soul Mate, and Girlfriend, Boyfriend. Monga and Yang Yang were both nominated for Best Cinematography at the Asian Film Awards .
==Filmography==
====Feature films====
Year	Title 	Director 	Awards and nominations 	Category 	Result	Ref.
1998	Whatever Happened to Kathy	Chris Cain 	 	 	 	
2006	Do Over 	Cheng Yu-Chieh 	Taipei Film Awards 	Special Jury Award 	 	
2007	Amour-Legende 	Mi-sen Wu 	 	 	 	
2007	The Wall-Passer 	Hung Hung 	 	 	 	Variety Oct 10, 2007
2009	Yang Yang 	Cheng Yu-Chieh 	Asian Film Awards 	Best Cinematography	 	Variety Feb 24, 2009
2009	The Message 	Chen Kuo-fuGao Qunshu	 	 	 	The Hollywood Reporter OCTOBER 7, 2009Variety Oct 8, 2009
2010	Pinoy Sunday 	Ho Wi-ding 	 	 	 	
2010	Monga 	Doze Niu 	Asian Film Awards 	Best Cinematography	 	Asia Pacific Screen AwardVariety Feb 13, 2010
2010	Monga 	Doze Niu 	Asia Pacific Screen Award 	Best Cinematography	 	Asia Pacific Screen AwardVariety Feb 13, 2010
2011	Starry Starry Night 	Tom Lin Shu-yu 	Asia-Pacific Film Festival 	Best Cinematography	 	Taipei Times Nov 04, 2011
2011	Dragon / Wu Xia 	Peter Chan 	Hong Kong Film Awards 	Best Cinematography	 	The Hollywood Reporter AUGUST 25, 2010The Hollywood Reporter MAY 14, 2011Variety May 14, 2011
2011	Dragon / Wu Xia 	Peter Chan 	Asian Film Awards 	Best Cinematography	 	The Hollywood Reporter AUGUST 25, 2010The Hollywood Reporter MAY 14, 2011Variety May 14, 2011
2011	Dragon / Wu Xia 	Peter Chan 	Asia Pacific Screen Award 	Best Cinematography	 	The Hollywood Reporter AUGUST 25, 2010The Hollywood Reporter MAY 14, 2011Variety May 14, 2011
2012	Girlfriend, Boyfriend 	Yang Ya-che 	Golden Horse Film Awards 	Best Cinematography	 	
2014	The Truth About Beauty 	Aubrey Lam 	 	 	 	
2014	Second Chance 	Yann Kung 	 	 	 	
2014	Women Who Flirt 	Pang Ho-cheung 	 	 	 	
2015	Mojin: The Lost Legend 	Wuershan 	 	 	 	The Hollywood Reporter DECEMBER 18, 2015Variety Dec 21, 2015
2016	Soul Mate (2016 film) 	Derek Tsang 	Hong Kong Film Awards 	Best Cinematography	 	
2017	Goldbuster 	Sandra Ng 	 	 	 	
2019	Integrity 	Alan Mak 	 	 	 	The Hollywood Reporter FEBRUARY 8, 2019
2019	The Shadow Play 	Lou Ye 	Golden Horse Film Awards 	Best Cinematography	 	The Hollywood Reporter FEBRUARY 13, 2019iMedia 2023-09-09FilmAffinity
2019	Spring Tide 	Tian-yi Yang 	Shanghai International Film FestivalGolden Goblet Awards	Best Cinematography	 	The Hollywood Reporter JUNE 23, 2019Variety Jun 23, 2019
2019	Remain Silent 	Zhou Ke 	 	 	 	
2021	Schemes in Antiques 	Derek Kwok 	Macau International Movie Festival 	Best Cinematography	 	
2022	Mama Boy 	Arvin Chen 	 	 	 	
2023	Eye of the Storm 	Chun-Yang Lin 	Taipei Film Awards 	Best Cinematography	 	ASIAN MOVIE PULSE.COM
2023	Love in Taipei 	Arvin Chen 	 	 	 	Variety Jan 12, 2022
2023	Hello Ghost 	Pei-Ju Hsieh 	 	 	 	
====Short films====
Year	Title 	Director 	Awards and nominations	Category 	Result	Ref.
1998	The Census Taker 	Aaron Cohen 	 	 	 	
1998	Still 	Ho Wi-ding 	 	 	 	
2000	Landscape 	Nick Regalbuto	 	 	 	
2005	Respire 	Ho Wi-ding 	Taipei Film Awards 	Special Jury Award	 	
2005	The Pain of Others 	Tom Lin Shu-yu	Taipei Film Awards 	Special Jury Award	 	
2008	Summer Afternoon 	Ho Wi-ding 	 	 	 	
2008	Viva la Diva 	Mi-sen Wu 	 	 	 	
2009	Taipei 24H：Save the Lover 	程孝澤 	 	 	 	
2011	10+10：100 	Ho Wi-ding 	 	 	 	
2011	10+10：The Debut 	Chen Kuo-fu 	 	 	 	
2012	When Yesterday Comes： I Wake Up In A Strange Bed 	Ho Wi-ding 	 	 	 	
====Other Works====
Year	Title 	Director 	Awards and nominations	Category 	Result	Note 	Ref.
2008	No Practice Love Song 	Yang Ya-che 	Golden Bell Awards 	Best Cinematography	 	TV Movie 	
2009	Tibet‧Taipei 	Mi-sen Wu 	 	 	 	Documentary	
2018	A Documentary on the Shadow Play	Yingli Ma 	 	 	 	Performance	
2019	SAINT LAURENT - SELF 05 	Wong Kar-wai、Wing Shya 	 	 	 	TVC 	
2021	Sony Alpha You are Alpha 	孔玟燕 	 	 	 	TVC 	
2023	Jay Chou X Beneunder 2023 	孔玟燕 	 	 	 	TVC 	
Category:1975 births
Category:American people
Category:Cinematographer