Midi Z

Chao Te-Yin
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Born	(1982-12-18) 18 December 1982 Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, and editor
Awards Best director award in Taipei Film Festival 2014 – Ice Poison

Chao Te-Yin (Chinese: 趙德胤; pinyin: Zhào Déyìn) (born December 18, 1982), known by his English name Midi Z, 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.

Early life

Chao Te-Yin was born in Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar. Both his parents are of Chinese descent, and his ancestral home is Nanking. The son of a cook and a doctor, Chao was the youngest of five children and grew up poor. He won a scholarship and moved to Taiwan when he was 16, where he went to high school. Chao received his bachelor's degree and master's degree in design at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He renounced Burmese citizenship, and became a naturalised citizen of Taiwan in 2011.

Filmography

Director

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)(filming)

Documentaries

• 2015 : Jade Miners (挖玉石的人)
• 2016 : City of Jade (翡翠之城)

Short films

2014 : The Palace on the Sea

External links

• Midi Z at the Internet Movie Database