Chi Po-lin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chi.

Not to be confused with Chipolin.

Chi Po-lin
Chi in 2015
Born	(1964-12-27)December 27, 1964 Taipei, Taiwan
Died	June 10, 2017(2017-06-10) (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
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qí Bólín Wade–Giles Chi^2 Po^2-lin^2
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]

Filmography

Year	English title	Mandarin title	Role	Notes
2012	Taiwan from the Air	鳥目台灣	Director, cinematographer	Short film[12][13]
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[14]
2019	Beyond Beauty II	看見台灣II	Director, cinematographer	Sequel to Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above[15][16][17]

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

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2003	Keep Walking Fund Project	Grand Prize[18]	—	Won
2012	Xue Xue Awards	Special Contribution Award[19]	—	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

• Taiwanese art

Notes

1. His name literally means "zeppelin". However, his father had no knowledge about the airship when he gave him the name and this was just a result of coincidence.[1]

References

1. "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.
2. Lee, Hsien-feng; Wu, Lilian (10 June 2017). "Acclaimed Taiwanese director believed dead in helicopter crash". Central News Agency. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
3. Chung, Jake (11 June 2017). "Filmmaker dies in Hualien crash". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
4. "Sequel announced to award-winning aerial documentary". Taiwan News. 10 June 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
5. "Helicopter that killed film director used for 15 years". Taipei Times. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
6. Cheng, Sabine; Chen, Christie (14 July 2017). "Son of late director gives touching tribute at memorial service". Central News Agency. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
7. "281068 Chipolin (2006 OK1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
8. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
9. Shan, Shelley (28 March 2018). "Stamps to feature final images captured by Chi". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
10. Chen, Hsin-yu; Hetherington, William (24 April 2019). "Chi Po-lin gallery opens in Tamsui". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
11. "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.
12. "飛閱台灣 空拍環境影像展: 鳥目台灣短片".
13. "齊柏林「鳥目台灣」：保護自然 是有為政府最該做的事".
14. "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.
15. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 《看見台灣II》4K宣傳片－2019壯闊呈現. YouTube.
16. "《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.
17. "'Tremendous loss to Taiwan': Acclaimed director believed killed in helicopter crash on assignment". 10 June 2017.
18. "帝亞吉歐 KWF 台灣". Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
19. "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