Midi Z
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{{infobox person
| name = Midi Z
| image = MIDI Z director.jpg
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| birth_name = Chao Teh-in
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|12|18}}
| birth_place = Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar
| education = National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Master of Design
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor
| awards = 53rd Golden Horse Awards, Taipei Film Awards
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Midi Z ({{zh|t=趙德胤|p=Zhào Déyìn|w=Chao4 Teh2-in4}}; born December 18, 1982) is a Myanmar-born Taiwanese film director. His 2014 film Ice Poison was selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/taiwan-to-take-ice-poison-on-foreign-language-oscar-campaign-1201301640/ |title=Taiwan to Take Ice Poison on Foreign-Language Oscar Campaign |accessdate=9 September 2014 |work=Variety}}
On November 7, 2016, his work The Road to Mandalay (2016) was screened in his home country for the first time.{{cn|date=March 2020}}
Life and career
Chao was born in Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar. Both his parents are of Chinese descent, and his ancestral home is in Nanking.{{cn|date=April 2016}} The son of a cook and a doctor,{{cite news|last1=Hui|first1=La Francis|title=Interview: Son of Myanmar Midi Z Returns Home to Tell Its Tales On Screen|url=http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/interview-son-myanmar-midi-z-returns-home-tell-its-tales-screen|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=Asia Society|date=February 27, 2015}} Chao was the youngest of five children and grew up poor.{{cite news|last1=Hsu|first1=Jenny W.|title=Burmese-Chinese Director Midi Z on ‘Ice Poison’|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2014/02/18/burmese-director-midi-z-on-ice-poison/|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=Wall Street Journal|date=February 18, 2014}} He won a scholarship and moved to Taiwan when he was 16, where he went to high school. Chao received both his bachelor's degree and master's degree in design at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, after which he became a naturalized Taiwanese citizen in 2011.{{cite news|title=Homecoming Myanmar: A Midi Z Retrospective (Film Series)|url=http://asiasociety.org/new-york/homecoming-myanmar-midi-z-retrospective-film-series|accessdate=18 April 2016|work=Asia Society|date=2 February 2015}}
He was named Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards in 2016.{{cite news|last1=Chen|first1=Christie|title=GOLDEN HORSE AWARDS: Midi Z receives outstanding filmmaker award|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201611260019.aspx|accessdate=27 November 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=26 November 2016}}
Filmography
= Features =
- 2011 : Return to Burma (歸來的人)
- 2012 : Poor Folk (窮人。榴槤。麻藥。偷渡客)
- 2014 : Ice Poison (冰毒)
- 2016 : The Road to Mandalay (再見瓦城)
- 2019 : Nina Wu (灼人秘密)
- 2024 : The Unseen Sister (乔妍的心事)
= Documentaries =
- 2018 : 14 Apples (十四顆蘋果)
- 2015 : Jade Miners (挖玉石的人)
- 2016 : City of Jade (翡翠之城)
= Short films =
- 2014 : The Palace on the Sea
Awards
- 2014: Taipei Film Awards: Best Director{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 2016: 53rd Golden Horse Awards: Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year{{cn|date=November 2023}}
- 2016: 73rd Venice International Film Festival: FEDEORA Award for Best Film{{cn|date=November 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{imdb name|nm4725010}}
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Category:Taiwanese film directors
Category:Taiwanese screenwriters
Category:Burmese people of Chinese descent
Category:Burmese emigrants to Taiwan