Chi Po-lin
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Chi Po-lin (27 December 1964 – 10 June 2017) was a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist, best known for his 2013 film Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above, which won Best Documentary at the 2013 Golden Horse Awards.[1]
On 10 June 2017, Chi along with his assistant Chen Kuan-chi and pilot Chang Chi-kuang died in a helicopter crash in a mountainous area in Hualien County's Fengbin Township. The group was shooting footage for the sequel to Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above, which was scheduled for release in 2019.[2][3][4] A memorial service was held in Taipei on 14 July 2017.[5] In March 2018, Chunghwa Post that still images from the sequel to Beyond Beauty would be released as stamp designs.[6]
Chi was married and had a son and a daughter.[7]
Filmography
Year | English title | Mandarin title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Taiwan from the Air | 鳥目台灣 | Director, cinematographer | Short film[8][9] |
2013 | Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above | 看見台灣 | Director, cinematographer | |
2014 | Taichung - The Heart Of Taiwan | 台中心動 | Director, cinematographer | Short film[10] |
2019 | Beyond Beauty II | 看見台灣II | Director, cinematographer | Sequel to Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above[11][12][13] |
Published works
- Chi, Po-lin, Yeh, Huan-hui (1997). Images of the Northern Taiwan Second Freeway : Capturing the Feeling of Nature and the Earth. Taipei: MOTC. ISBN 9570201266.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Chi, Po-lin (2001). Tai wan fei lan. Taipei: Choice Development, Inc. (zh:秋雨文化 pinyin: Qiū yǔ wén huà). ISBN 986-7680-06-5.
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(help) - Chi, Po-lin (2004). Our Land Our Story. Taipei: Choice Development, Inc. ISBN 986-7680-68-5.
- Chi, Po-lin (2012). Cong kong zhong kan tai wan : qi bo lin kong zhong she ying ji. Taipei: Owl Publishing House. ISBN 978-986-262-110-3.
- Chi, Po-lin (2013). Wo di xin, wo di yan, kan jian tai wan: qi bo lin kong pai 20 nian di jian chi yu shen qing. Taipei: Booklife. ISBN 9789861334691.
- Chi, Po-lin (2015). Beyond Beauty : Taiwan from Above. Taipei: Above Taiwan. ISBN 978-986-92467-0-5.
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2003 | Keep Walking Fund Project | Grand Prize[14] | — | Won |
2012 | Xue Xue Awards | Special Contribution Award[15] | — | Won |
2013 | 50th Golden Horse Awards | Best Documentary | Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above | Won |
2014 | Dunxu High School of Industry and Commerce | Outstanding Alumni Award | — | Honored |
2014 | Lunghwa University of Science and Technology | Outstanding Alumni Award | — | Honored |
References
- ^ Lee, Hsien-feng; Wu, Lilian (10 June 2017). "Acclaimed Taiwanese director believed dead in helicopter crash". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Chung, Jake (11 June 2017). "Filmmaker dies in Hualien crash". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Sequel announced to award-winning aerial documentary". Taiwan News. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Helicopter that killed film director used for 15 years". Taipei Times. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Cheng, Sabine; Chen, Christie (14 July 2017). "Son of late director gives touching tribute at memorial service". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (28 March 2018). "Stamps to feature final images captured by Chi". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "從交通部公務員到空拍記錄片大師 齊柏林為《看見台灣》而生,為《看見台灣》而死" (in Chinese). match.net.tw. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ https://ourlandourstory.blogspot.tw/p/blog-page_7276.html
- ^ http://e-info.org.tw/node/88498
- ^ http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20140811/450139/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIq0cMghn5U
- ^ http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/2095661
- ^ https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/10/tremendous-loss-taiwan-acclaimed-director-believed-killed-helicopter-crash-assignment/
- ^ http://www.diageotwcsr.com/keepwalking.php?act=main&po_pk=5
- ^ http://www.xuexue.tw/awards/2012/tw/nomination_list.asp
External links
- Chi Po-lin at IMDb
- Chi Po-lin at the Hong Kong Movie Database