# Norm Li > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norm_Li > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Norm_Li.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_Li > Source revision: 1327547219 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Canadian cinematographer **Norm Li** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 李永畧[1]) is a Canadian [cinematographer](/source/Cinematographer).[2] For his work on the film *[The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open](/source/The_Body_Remembers_When_the_World_Broke_Open)* (2019), Li won the [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) for [Best Cinematography](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Cinematography).[3] ## Career Li is most noted for his work on the film *[The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open](/source/The_Body_Remembers_When_the_World_Broke_Open)*, for which he won the [Canadian Screen Award](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award) for [Best Cinematography](/source/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Cinematography) at the [8th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/8th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2020.[3] He was previously nominated in the same category at the [6th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/6th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2018 for *[Never Steady, Never Still](/source/Never_Steady%2C_Never_Still)*,[4] and won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series at the [4th Canadian Screen Awards](/source/4th_Canadian_Screen_Awards) in 2016 for *Tricks on the Dead: The Story of the Chinese Labour Corps in WWI*. His other credits have included the films *[Beyond the Black Rainbow](/source/Beyond_the_Black_Rainbow)* (2010), *[Below Zero](/source/Below_Zero_(2011_film))* (2011), *[In Their Skin](/source/In_Their_Skin)* (2012), *[Afflicted](/source/Afflicted_(film))* (2013), *[Cabin Fever: Patient Zero](/source/Cabin_Fever%3A_Patient_Zero)* (2014), *[Edge of Winter](/source/Edge_of_Winter_(film))* (2016), *[Hollow in the Land](/source/Hollow_in_the_Land)* (2017)[5] and *[Same Old](/source/Same_Old)* (2022). Li won a [Bloodie Award](/source/Blood_in_the_Snow_Canadian_Film_Festival#2012) for his cinematography work on *Beyond the Black Rainbow* at the 2012 [Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival](/source/Blood_in_the_Snow_Canadian_Film_Festival).[6] Li also won acclaim for his work on *[Seagrass](/source/Seagrass_(film))* (2023).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Personal life Of [Hong Kong Chinese](/source/Hong_Kong_people) descent, Li was raised in [Newfoundland and Labrador](/source/Newfoundland_and_Labrador), and is currently based in [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver), [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia).[2] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["幸福之路 Lucky Lu"](https://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/film/programme/films/detail/4196). *[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards](/source/Golden_Horse_Film_Festival_and_Awards)*. Retrieved 2025-12-15. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-furminger_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-furminger_2-1) Sabrina Furminger, ["Norm Li leads audiences ‘Under the Viaduct’"](https://www.yvrscreenscene.com/home/2018/10/3/norm-li-leads-audiences-under-the-viaduct). *YVR Screen Scene*, October 3, 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) ["2020 Canadian Screen Awards winners: 'Mary Kills People,' 'Vikings' win big | Globalnews.ca"](https://globalnews.ca/news/6974396/2020-canadian-screen-awards-winners/). *Global News*. Retrieved 2024-06-02. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Adrian Mack, ["Canadian Screen Awards nominations leave Vancouver out in the rain"](https://www.straight.com/movies/1020096/canadian-screen-awards-nominations-leave-vancouver-out-rain). *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*, January 16, 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Frank Scheck, ["'Hollow in the Land': Film Review"](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/hollow-land-1065415). *[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)*, December 7, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["BiTS"](https://bloodinthesnow.ca/BITS2012.html). *bloodinthesnow.ca*. Retrieved 2025-11-12. ## External links - [Norm Li](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1964040/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Canadian Screen Award for Best Cinematography Canadian Film Award 1963–1978 Donald Wilder and Guy Borremans (1963) Stan Brede and John Spotton (1964) Francis Chapman, Christopher Chapman and Jean-Claude Labrecque (1965) Jean-Claude Labrecque and Georges Dufaux (1966) Gilles Gascon and Grahame Woods (1967) Georges Dufaux and Bernard Gosselin (1968) Réo Grégoire and Tony Ianzelo (1969) Bernard Chentrier (1970) Michel Brault (1971) Michel Brault (1972) Donald Wilder (1973) no award (1974) Paul Van der Linden (1975) Richard Leiterman (1976) Pierre Mignot (1977) Miklós Lente (1978) Genie Award 1980–2011 John Coquillon (1980) Michel Brault (1981) Richard Leiterman (1982) Michel Brault (1983) Pierre Mignot (1984) Pierre Mignot (1985) François Protat (1986) Pierre Mignot (1987) Guy Dufaux (1988) Peter Suschitzky (1989) Guy Dufaux (1990) Peter James (1991) Peter Suschitzky (1992) Alain Dostie (1993) Paul Sarossy (1994) Thomas Burstyn (1995) Peter Suschitzky (1996) Paul Sarossy (1997) Alain Dostie (1998) Paul Sarossy (1999) André Turpin (2000) Pierre Gill (2001) Paul Sarossy (2002) Allen Smith (2003) Paul Sarossy (2004) Giles Nuttgens (2005) Pierre Gill (2006) Peter Suschitzky (2007) Gregory Middleton (2008) Pierre Gill (2009) André Turpin (2010) Jean-François Lord (2011) Canadian Screen Award 2012–present Nicolas Bolduc (2012) Nicolas Bolduc (2013) André Turpin (2014) Yves Bélanger (2015) André Turpin (2016) Nicolas Bolduc (2017) Sara Mishara (2018) Norm Li (2019) Maya Bankovic (2020) Sara Mishara (2021) Sara Mishara (2022) Jared Raab (2023) Gayle Ye (2024) Jeremy Benning (2025) Note: From 1963 to 1969, two separate awards were consistently presented for colour and black-and-white cinematography. 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