Patrick Tam

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

1

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-01-01 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]

Also Known As

  • Tan Chia-Ming
  • Tam Ka-Ming
  • Patrick Tam Kar Ming
  • Tam Kar Ming
  • Ka-Ming Tam
  • Jiaming Tan
  • Patrick Tam
  • 譚家明
  • 담가명
  • Patrick Tam Kar-ming
  • Patrick Tam Ka-ming
  • 谭家明

Patrick Tam

Biography

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.

Known For

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Art

2006
After This Our Exile as Art Direction
1989
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose as Production Design
1988
Burning Snow as Art Direction
1987
Final Victory as Art Direction
1976
Seven Women: Miu Kam-Fung as Art Direction

Directing

2022
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong as Director
2006
After This Our Exile as Director
1989
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose as Director
1988
Burning Snow as Director
1987
Final Victory as Director
1984
Cherie as Director
1982
Nomad as Director
1981
Love Massacre as Director
1980
The Sword as Director
1977
13 as Director
1977
13: 花劫 as Director
1976
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung as Director
1976
Seven Women: Ivy Ho, Yeung Si-Dai, Lee Yan-Yi as Director
1976
Seven Women: Louise Lee as Director
1976
Seven Women: Miu Kam-Fung as Director
1976
Seven Women: Meg Lam as Director
1976
Seven Women: Liza Wang as Director
1976
Social Worker: The Runaway Girl as Director
1976
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night) as Director
1976
CiD as Director
1976
CID:兩飛女 as Director
1975
Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu as Director

Editing

2022
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong as Editor
2014
That Demon Within as Editor
2006
After This Our Exile as Editor
2005
Election as Editor
1994
Ashes of Time as Editor
1993
Days of Tomorrow as Editor
1990
Days of Being Wild as Editor

Sound

1981
Love Massacre as Original Music Composer

Writing

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