
Patrick Tam Kar-Ming
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1948 (age 78) · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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.
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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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- 2022Septet: The Story of Hong Kong Editor, Writer, Director
- 2014That Demon Within Editor
- 2006After This Our Exile Director, Writer, Art Direction, Editor
- 2005Election Editor
- 2002Dare Ya! Editor
- 1994Ashes of Time Editor
- 1993Days of Tomorrow Editor
- 1990Days of Being Wild Editor
- 1989My Heart Is That Eternal Rose Director, Production Design
- 1988Burning Snow











