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
紀錄片《看見台灣》導演／齊柏林
Born(1964-12-27)December 27, 1964
Taipei, Taiwan
DiedJune 10, 2017(2017-06-10) (aged 52)
Fengbin, Hualien, Taiwan
Cause of deathHelicopter crash
Alma materLunghwa University of Science and Technology
OccupationDocumentary director, photographer, cinematographer
Years active1997–2017
Children2
Musical career
Also known asPo-lin Chi
In this Chinese name, the family name is 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
2012Taiwan from the Air鳥目台灣Director, cinematographerShort film[11][12]
2013Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above看見台灣Director, cinematographer
2014Taichung - The Heart Of Taiwan台中心動Director, cinematographerShort film[13]
2019Beyond Beauty II 看見台灣IIDirector, cinematographerSequel 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.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
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2003Keep Walking Fund ProjectGrand Prize[17]N/AWon
2012Xue Xue AwardsSpecial Contribution Award[18]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

See also

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. "281068 Chipolin (2006 OK1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  8. Shan, Shelley (28 March 2018). "Stamps to feature final images captured by Chi". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. Chen, Hsin-yu; Hetherington, William (24 April 2019). "Chi Po-lin gallery opens in Tamsui". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  10. "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.
  11. https://ourlandourstory.blogspot.tw/p/blog-page_7276.html
  12. http://e-info.org.tw/node/88498
  13. http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20140811/450139/
  14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIq0cMghn5U
  15. http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/2095661
  16. https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/10/tremendous-loss-taiwan-acclaimed-director-believed-killed-helicopter-crash-assignment/
  17. http://www.diageotwcsr.com/keepwalking.php?act=main&po_pk=5
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2017-06-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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