趙德胤

Midi Z

Cast & Crew
Type： Director , Scriptwriter
Biography：

Midi Z , born in 1982 in Myanmar, graduated from the Graduate Institute of Design at National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. He came to Taiwan to study at the age of 16 and obtained Taiwanese nationality in 2011. His films predominantly focus on the lives of Chinese communities in Myanmar. Both his narrative features and documentaries have received international recognition and acclaim at film festivals. In 2014, his narrative feature Ice Poison represented Taiwan in the race for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. In 2016, he won the Best Film award from the European Film Awards at the 73rd Venice Film Festival for The Road to Mandalay, was nominated for Best Director at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards, and was honored as Taiwan’s Outstanding Filmmaker of the Year.

Awards：

Honor
2016 The 53rd Golden Horse Awards Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year

Awards
2017 The 19th Taipei Film Awards Press Award "The Road to Mandalay"
2016 The 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Documentary "City of Jade"
2014 The 16th Taipei Film Awards Best Director "Ice Poison"
2014 The 16th Taipei Film Awards Press Award "Ice Poison"

Nominations
2024 The 26th Taipei Film Awards Best Editing "The Clinic"
2016 The 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay "The Road to Mandalay"
2016 The 53rd Golden Horse Awards Best Director "The Road to Mandalay"
2014 The 51st Golden Horse Awards Best Director "Ice Poison"

Filmography：
Year Title Festivals and Awards
2019 NINA WU 

72nd Festival de Cannes - Un certain regard
2018 14 Apples 

2018 Berlin International Film Festival -Forum
2018 5x1 

2016 City of Jade 

2016 Berlin International Film Festival-Forum
2016 Hong Kong International Film Festival-Documentary Competition
2014 Doha Film Institute–Grants Programme
2016 The Road to Mandalay  

2016 FEDEORA Award for Best Film of the 73rd Venice Film Festival 2016 Grand Prix for a Feature Film of the 36th Amiens International Film Festival
2014 Ice Poison 

2014, Berlin Film Festival, Panorama, Section
2014 The Palace On the Sea 

2014 Taipei Factory I 

2013 The Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival – Special opening screening.
A Window on Asia Cinema – Busan Int'l Film Festival
2014 Jade Miners 

2015 Taipei Film Festival-Best Docomentary Nomination
2015 Buenos Aires International Festival
2015 International Film Festival Rotterdam
2012 Poor Folk 

2012 Vancouver International Film Festival
Asian Premiere: 2012 Busan International Film Festival
European Premiere: 2013 International Film Festival of Rotterdam
2011 Return to Burma 

Posted date:2011/11/30
Update:2026/03/19