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.

On 10 June 2017, Chi along with his assistant Chen Kuan-chi and pilot Chang Chi-kuang died in a 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 Notes2012 Taiwan from the Air 鳥目台灣 Director, cinematographer Short film 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 2019 Beyond Beauty II 看見台灣II Director, cinematographer Sequel to Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above

Published works

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2003 Keep Walking Fund Project Grand Prize 2012 Xue Xue Awards Special Contribution Award 2013 50th Golden Horse Awards Best Documentary Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above 2014 Dunxu High School of Industry and Commerce Outstanding Alumni Award 2014 Lunghwa University of Science and Technology Outstanding Alumni Award

Legacy Asteroid 281068 Chipolin, discovered by Taiwanese astronomers Hung-Chin Lin and Ye Quan-Zhi in 2006, was named in his memory.

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.