Chi Po-lin
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]
Chi Po-lin | |
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Born | |
Died | June 10, 2017 52) Fengbin, Hualien, Taiwan | (aged
Cause of death | Helicopter crash |
Alma mater | Lunghwa University of Science and Technology |
Occupation(s) | Documentary director, photographer, cinematographer |
Years active | 1997–2017 |
Children | 2 |
Musical career | |
Also known as | Po-lin Chi |
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] Asteroid 281068 Chipolin, discovered by Taiwanese astronomers Hung-Chin Lin and Ye Quan-Zhi in 2006, was named in his memory.[6] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 4 November 2017 (M.P.C. 107122).[7] In March 2018, Chunghwa Post announced that still images from the sequel to Beyond Beauty would be released as stamp designs.[8] In April 2019, the Chi Po-lin Space dedicated to Chi opened in Tamsui.[9]
Chi was married and had a son and a daughter.[10]
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[11][12] |
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[13] |
2019 | Beyond Beauty II | 看見台灣II | Director, cinematographer | Sequel to Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above[14][15][16] |
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.
- 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[17] | — | Won |
2012 | Xue Xue Awards | Special Contribution Award[18] | — | 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 |
See also
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. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. 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.
- "281068 Chipolin (2006 OK1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Shan, Shelley (28 March 2018). "Stamps to feature final images captured by Chi". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- Chen, Hsin-yu; Hetherington, William (24 April 2019). "Chi Po-lin gallery opens in Tamsui". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "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. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- "飛閱台灣 空拍環境影像展: 鳥目台灣短片".
- "齊柏林「鳥目台灣」:保護自然 是有為政府最該做的事".
- "齊柏林新作《台中心動》8/22首播 | 即時新聞 | 20140811 | 蘋果日報". www.appledaily.com.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-08-16.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 《看見台灣II》4K宣傳片-2019壯闊呈現. YouTube.
- "《看見台灣Ii》才宣布開拍 齊柏林勘景墜機身亡 - 自由娛樂". 10 June 2017.
- "'Tremendous loss to Taiwan': Acclaimed director believed killed in helicopter crash on assignment". 10 June 2017.
- "帝亞吉歐 KWF 台灣". Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
- "入圍名單|2012 Xue Xue Awards 第四屆學學獎". Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
External links
- Chi Po-lin at IMDb
- Chi Po-lin at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase