Chi Po-lin


Chi Po-lin was a Taiwanese documentary filmmaker, photographer and environmentalist, best known for his 2013 film , 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 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. Asteroid 281068 Chipolin, discovered by Taiwanese astronomers Hung-Chin Lin and Ye Quan-Zhi in 2006, was named in his memory. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 4 November 2017. In March 2018, Chunghwa Post that still images from the sequel to Beyond Beauty would be released as stamp designs. In April 2019, the Chi Po-lin Space dedicated to Chi opened in Tamsui.
Chi was married and had a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Published works