Patrick Tam Kar-Ming
Hong Kong film director, editor, and academic whose work helped define the New Wave movement in Hong Kong cinema.
What do we know about Patrick Tam Kar-Ming?
Here are the key biographical details about Patrick Tam Kar-Ming:
- Name: Patrick Tam Kar-Ming
- Also Known As: Tan Chia-Ming, Tam Ka-Ming, Patrick Tam Kar Ming
- Date of Birth: January 1, 1948
- Place of Birth: Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Director
- Crew Jobs: Director, Writer, Editor, Art Direction, Thanks
Who is Patrick Tam Kar-Ming?
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.
What is Patrick Tam Kar-Ming known for?
Patrick Tam Kar-Ming's most celebrated directorial and editorial contributions include:
- Days of Being Wild (1990, Movie)
- Ashes of Time (1994, Movie)
- Election (2005, Movie)
- That Demon Within (2014, Movie)
- My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989, Movie)
- The Sword (1980, Movie)
- After This Our Exile (2006, Movie)
- Nomad (1982, Movie)
- Final Victory (1987, Movie)
- Love Massacre (1981, Movie)
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