Midi Z | |
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| Born | Chao Teh-in December 18, 1982 |
| Education | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Master of Design |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor |
| Awards | 53rd Golden Horse Awards, Taipei Film Awards |
Midi Z (Chinese: 趙德胤; pinyin: Zhào Déyìn; Wade–Giles: 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.[1]
On November 7, 2016, his work The Road to Mandalay (2016) was screened in his home country for the first time.[citation needed]
Chao was born in Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar. Both his parents are of Chinese descent, and his ancestral home is in Nanking.[citation needed] The son of a cook and a doctor,[2] Chao was the youngest of five children and grew up poor.[3] 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.[4]
He was named Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards in 2016.[5]
