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Patrick Tam

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 03/25/1948 (76) | Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Patrick Tam Ka-ming (Chinese: 譚家明; pinyin: Tán Jiāmíng; born 25 March 1948) is a Hong Kong film director and film editor. He is known as the seminal figure of Hong Kong New Wave ()

Patrick Tam Kar-ming is a Hong Kong film director and editor. Part of Hong Kong's New Wave of film directors in the late 1970s and 1980s, Tam's works have enjoyed great acclaim.He is also known as the mentor of Wong Kar-wai, and worked as an editor on Days of Being Wild (including Tony Leung Chiu-Wai's appearance in the last scene) and Ashes of Time.Tam has worked as an academic since 1995, and now serves as an Associate Professor in the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Romance / Love | Crime

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Awards & Nominations for Patrick Tam

Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
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Movies with Patrick Tam as Crew(24)

Directing/Director2020 Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Editing/Editor2014 That Demon Within
Directing/Director2006 After This Our Exile
Writing/Writer2006 After This Our Exile
Editing/Editor2005 Election
Editing/Editor1994 Ashes of Time
Editing/Editor1993 Days of Tomorrow
Editing/Editor1990 Days of Being Wild
Art/Production Design1989 My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
Directing/Director1989 My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
Art/Art Direction1988 Burning Snow
Directing/Director1988 Burning Snow
Writing/Writer1988 Burning Snow
Art/Art Direction1987 Final Victory
Directing/Director1987 Final Victory
Directing/Director1984 Cherie
Writing/Story1984 Cherie
Writing/Writer1984 Cherie
Directing/Director1982 Nomad
Writing/Screenplay1982 Nomad
Directing/Director1981 Love Massacre
Sound/Original Music Composer1981 Love Massacre
Directing/Director1980 The Sword
Writing/Writer1980 The Sword

Full Name: Patrick Tan
Citizenship: Hong Kong
Born: Thursday, 03/25 1948 (March) in Hong Kong (Hong Kong) (current age: 76 years + 25 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Educated at: Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
Other names for Patrick Tam (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Tan Chia-Ming"
"Tam Ka-Ming"
"Patrick Tam Kar Ming"
"Tam Kar Ming"
"Ka-Ming Tam" (Pseudonym)
"Jiaming Tan"
"譚家明"
"담가명"
"Patrick Tam Kar-ming"
"Patrick Tam Ka-ming"
"Patrick Tam (film director)"
Patrick Tam frequently works together with these people:
William Chang (9x, Crew)
Wong Kar-wai (6x, Crew)
Johnnie To (5x, Crew)
Tsui Hark (4x, Crew)
Joyce Chan (4x, Crew)
Jeffrey Lau (4x, Crew)
Simon Yam (3x, Actor)
Hai Kit-Wai (3x, Crew)
Cheung Kwok-Kuen (3x, Crew)
Tina Lau Tin-Lan (3x, Actress)

Other people with this name: Patrick Tam (CN)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:59795, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024