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Chang Chao-Tang

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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 0All crew credits: 32

TMDB ID: 2040060

IMDb ID: nm0955457

Known for: Directing

Born: November 17, 1943

Died: April 2, 2024

Age: 80

Place of birth: Taiwan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1966 - 2020

Years active: 55

Wikidata: Q8937271

Also known as

Chao-Tang Chang • Chang Chaotang • Zhang Zhaotang • 張照堂

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Director (17)Director of Photography (4)Cinematography (10)Music Consultant (1)

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Biography

Chang Chao-Tang (張照堂) was a Taiwanese photographer, documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. In 1965, Chang and his teacher Cheng Shang-Hsi (鄭桑溪) organized his first duo exhibition called Modern Photography (現代攝影雙人展). In 1966, he participated in the Modern Poetry Exhibition (現代詩展). In 1967, his 8mm short film Diary (日記) was shown at a screening organized by Theatre Quarterly (劇場). He joined CTV New Channel(中視新聞) in 1968, first as a photojournalist, and then producing documentaries. In 1974, he created an exhibition called Farewell to Photography (攝影告別展). Beside his career as an artist, he also taught at the Institute of Sound and Image of the National University of Taiwan.

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