Patrick Tam
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-01-01 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
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
Acting
(2010)
Crew
(2022)
Septet: The Story of Hong Kong
Writer, Editor, Director
(2014)
That Demon Within
Editor
(2006)
After This Our Exile
Director, Writer, Art Direction, Editor
(2005)
Election
Editor
(1994)
Ashes of Time
Editor
(1993)
Days of Tomorrow
Editor
(1990)
Days of Being Wild
Editor
(1989)
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose
Director, Production Design
(1988)
Burning Snow
Director, Writer, Art Direction
(1987)
Final Victory
Director, Art Direction
(1984)
Cherie
Director, Writer, Story
(1982)
Nomad
Director, Screenplay
(1981)
Love Massacre
Director, Original Music Composer
(1980)
The Sword
Director, Writer
(1977)
13: 花劫
Director, Writer
(1976)
Seven Women: Miu Kam-Fung
Writer, Director, Art Direction
(1976)
Seven Women: Liu Wing-Sheung
Director, Writer
(1976)
Seven Women: Ivy Ho, Yeung Si-Dai, Lee Yan-Yi
Director, Writer
(1976)
Seven Women: Louise Lee
Director
(1976)
Seven Women: Meg Lam
Writer, Director
(1976)
Seven Women: Liza Wang
Director, Writer
(1976)
CID: Four Moments of Life (Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night)
Director, Writer
(1976)
Social Worker: The Runaway Girl
Director
(1976)
CID：兩飛女
Director
(1975)
Superstar Specials: Wong Chuen-yu
Director, Writer