Chi Po-lin

Chi Po-lin
齊柏林
Chi in 2015
Born(1964-12-27)December 27, 1964
Taipei, Taiwan
DiedJune 10, 2017(2017-06-10) (aged 52)
Fengbin, Hualien, Taiwan
EducationLunghwa University of Science and Technology
OccupationsDocumentary director, photographer, cinematographer
Years active1997–2017
Children2
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese齊柏林
Simplified Chinese齐柏林
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQí Bólín
Wade–GilesChi2 Po2-lin2
Musical career
Also known asPo-lin Chi

Chi Po-lin (Chinese: 齊柏林; 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.

On 10 June 2017, Chi along with his assistant Chen Kuan-chi and pilot Chang Chi-kuang died in a helicopter crash [zh] 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. A memorial service was held in Taipei on 14 July 2017.

Personal life

Chi was married and had a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Year English title Mandarin title Role Notes
2012Taiwan from the Air鳥目台灣Director, cinematographerShort film
2013Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above看見台灣Director, cinematographer
2014Taichung - The Heart Of Taiwan台中心動Director, cinematographerShort film
2019Beyond Beauty II 看見台灣IIDirector, cinematographerSequel to Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

Published works

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2003Keep Walking Fund ProjectGrand PrizeN/aWon
2012Xue Xue AwardsSpecial Contribution AwardN/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

Legacy

Asteroid 281068 Chipolin, discovered by Taiwanese astronomers Hung-Chin Lin and Ye Quan-Zhi in 2006, was named in his memory. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 4 November 2017 (M.P.C. 107122).

In March 2018, Chunghwa Post announced that still images from the sequel to Beyond Beauty would be released as stamp designs.

In August 2018, a species of true crab described from specimens collected in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, was named Neorhynchoplax chipolini in memory of Chi for his "immense contribution to environmental protection in Taiwan".

In April 2019, the Chi Po-lin Space dedicated to Chi opened in Tamsui.

In 2025, the first satellite in the earth observation constellation Formosat-8 was named after him.

See also

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.

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. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "飛閱台灣 空拍環境影像展: 鳥目台灣短片".
  9. ↑ "齊柏林「鳥目台灣」：保護自然 是有為政府最該做的事".
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 《看見台灣II》4K宣傳片－2019壯闊呈現. YouTube.
  12. ↑ "《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.
  13. ↑ "'Tremendous loss to Taiwan': Acclaimed director believed killed in helicopter crash on assignment". 10 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "帝亞吉歐 KWF 台灣". Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  15. ↑ "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.
  16. ↑ "281068 Chipolin (2006 OK1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  18. ↑ Shan, Shelley (28 March 2018). "Stamps to feature final images captured by Chi". Taipei Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  19. ↑ Hsueh, P.-W. (2018). "A new species of Neorhynchoplax (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Hymenosomatidae) from Taiwan". Zootaxa. 4461 (3): 350–358. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4464.3.2 – via ResearchGate.
  20. ↑ Chen, Hsin-yu; Hetherington, William (24 April 2019). "Chi Po-lin gallery opens in Tamsui". Taipei Times. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  21. ↑ "Formosat-8 launches from California space base". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 November 2025.