Chi Po-lin

Chi Po-lin
紀錄片《看見台灣》導演／齊柏林
Background information
Chinese name 齊柏林
Pinyin Qí Bólín (Mandarin)
Born (1964-12-27)December 27, 1964
Taipei, Taiwan
Died June 10, 2017(2017-06-10) (aged 52)
Fengbin, Hualien, Taiwan
Other names Po-lin Chi
Alma mater Lunghwa University of Science and Technology
Occupation Documentary director, photographer, cinematographer
Years active 1997–2017
Children 2

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
2012Taiwan from the Air鳥目台灣Director, cinematographerShort film[8][9]
2013Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above看見台灣Director, cinematographer
2014Taichung - The Heart Of Taiwan台中心動Director, cinematographerShort film[10]
2019Beyond Beauty II 看見台灣IIDirector, cinematographerSequel 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2003Keep Walking Fund ProjectGrand Prize[14]N/AWon
2012Xue Xue AwardsSpecial Contribution Award[15]N/AWon
201350th Golden Horse AwardsBest DocumentaryBeyond Beauty: Taiwan from AboveWon
2014Dunxu High School of Industry and CommerceOutstanding Alumni AwardN/AHonored
2014Lunghwa University of Science and TechnologyOutstanding Alumni AwardN/AHonored

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Hsien-feng; Wu, Lilian (10 June 2017). "Acclaimed Taiwanese director believed dead in helicopter crash". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Chung, Jake (11 June 2017). "Filmmaker dies in Hualien crash". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sequel announced to award-winning aerial documentary". Taiwan News. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Helicopter that killed film director used for 15 years". Taipei Times. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Cheng, Sabine; Chen, Christie (14 July 2017). "Son of late director gives touching tribute at memorial service". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  6. ↑ Shan, Shelley (28 March 2018). "Stamps to feature final images captured by Chi". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ https://ourlandourstory.blogspot.tw/p/blog-page_7276.html
  9. ↑ http://e-info.org.tw/node/88498
  10. ↑ http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20140811/450139/
  11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIq0cMghn5U
  12. ↑ http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/2095661
  13. ↑ https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/10/tremendous-loss-taiwan-acclaimed-director-believed-killed-helicopter-crash-assignment/
  14. ↑ http://www.diageotwcsr.com/keepwalking.php?act=main&po_pk=5
  15. ↑ http://www.xuexue.tw/awards/2012/tw/nomination_list.asp
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