Chi Po-lin | |||||||||
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 Chi in 2015 | |||||||||
| Born | December 27, 1964 Taipei, Taiwan | ||||||||
| Died | June 10, 2017 (aged 52) Fengbin, Hualien, Taiwan | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Lunghwa University of Science and Technology | ||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Documentary director, photographer, cinematographer | ||||||||
| Years active | 1997–2017 | ||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 齊柏林[a] | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 齐柏林 | ||||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||||
| Also known as | Po-lin Chi | ||||||||
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.[2]
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.[3][4][5] A memorial service was held in Taipei on 14 July 2017.[6] Asteroid 281068 Chipolin, discovered by Taiwanese astronomers Hung-Chin Lin and Ye Quan-Zhi in 2006, was named in his memory.[7] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 4 November 2017 (M.P.C. 107122).[8] In March 2018, Chunghwa Post announced that still images from the sequel to Beyond Beauty would be released as stamp designs.[9] In April 2019, the Chi Po-lin Space dedicated to Chi opened in Tamsui.[10]
Chi was married and had a son and a daughter.[11]
- ^ "導演齊柏林挑戰視野新高度 「看見台灣」". Marie Claire 美麗佳人 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 26 November 2013.
- ^ 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.
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- ^ 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.
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