Discover Top Documentary DPs in Taipei, Taipei City, Taiwan

Nathaniel Brown is a filmmaker and photographer making work about place, belonging and community. He is a Fulbright Scholar, Pulitzer Center Grantee, fluent in Chinese, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Middlebury College. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vice, Vogue, Nowness, Dazed, CNN, and the South China Morning Post. He is HEFAT trained with experience reporting in hostile environments including the war in Ukraine. His clients include: Nike | Nowness | Vice | Eyesteelfilm | National Endowment for the Arts Adcouncil | The Kennedy Center | The United Nations | The World Bank | Jacob’s Pillow | Amazon | Verizon | Paco Robbane | CNN | SCMP | Great Big Story | Goldthread | BalletX | Asia Week New York | Centre Pompidou | Shanghai Center of Photography | UCCA | Sotheby’s | The British Council | IFF LEAP | IDEO His films have been screened at: Doc NYC, Hawaii International Film Festival, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Cannes Court Métrage, Dance on Camera, CINE Dans, CAAM Fest ,DOXA, RIDM, Reel Asian, Honorable Mention (Best Feature Film 2022), LA Asian Pacific Film Festival, Asian American International Film Festival (Winner - Best Documentary 2021), San Diego Asian Pacific Film Festival, Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Translator
• Fashion Photographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Drone Operator
• Field Producer
• Portrait Photographer

Born and raised in Taipei City, William Chen holds BA in Radio and Television, minored in Ethnology, and MA in Religious Study from National Cheng-Chi University. At that time he became one of the first group of students using DV and NLE to make their own short films other than filming for school assignment. In 2007 his animated short “Cultural Reproduction Machine” was screened in Urban Nomad Film Festival. In 2010 he co-directed feature documentary “Dreams, a journey toward Wan Wan” with award-winning director Jim Wang with a theatrical release. After that he mainly working in media industry and international indie productions. In 2017, he wrote the narration for Discovery Channel for program “Secrets of Pangolin”. In 2018, his short film “Uncle Buddy” was screened in Urban Nomad Film Festival and a feature documentary “Metal Politics Taiwan”, which he worked as assistant director and editor has been broadcasted on ARTE.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Reporter / Journalist
• Field Producer
• Copywriter
• Corporate Videographer

I am a director, producer and DP based in Taipei since 2006. Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese. Experienced traveler (40+ countries). I have directed and shot international, regional, and local projects for brands like BMW, Suzuki, Sharp, Braun, Samsung, Tesla, Nike, Estee Lauder, Adidas, Philips, Samsonite, W Hotels, etc. and worked with many Chinese and Taiwanese celebrities I have been nominated and won awards for various projects including 2018, 2019, and 2021 Telly Awards for directing, creative direction, and cinematography. I've worked on projects across Asia, Europe, and North America.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Colorist
• Corporate Videographer
• Executive Producer
• Art Director
• Digital Content Creator

Joy Chang is a video journalist and producer. She writes, produces, films, and edits videos both independently and collaboratively. Previously based in New York, she has covered stories on China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the US. She has worked with various international news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Deutsche Welle, Radio Free Asia, CBC News (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), the South China Morning Post and more. She’s fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese; professional working proficiency in Cantonese.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer

Hi, I am a commercial photographer and videographer from the UK now living and working in Taiwan. Having been in the production industry for over 20 years, I bring a wealth of experience and knowledge which enables me to confidently tackle any task. Whatever your production needs are, feel free to get in touch. My team and I are always happy to discuss opportunities here in Taiwan, or anywhere in the world.

• Product Photographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP

Over 15 years of experience in TV & film production for the international market. EP/Producer/Director of long-form projects for such international platforms as Discovery Channel, TLC, Nat Geo, Fox Sports and History Channel. Producer/Director of short-form content for global digital platforms like Buzzfeed, AJ+, CNN's Great Big Story, Reuters TV and Canada's CBC.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Drone Operator
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Music Composer
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host

I'm an independent video journalist and documentary filmmaker in Taipei. I am highly fluent in Mandarin, can read, write, or do live interpretation as required. I am a capable photographer and solo-shooter, or producer with a small team. My work covers democracy and human rights, as well as network news assignments.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP

Wen-Yee Lee is a video and broadcast based in Taipei, Taiwan. She has reported in Taiwan, China, South Africa and the U.S. Her work has been published on NBC, DW, Business Insider, Voice of America, Military Times and Star-Telegram. She has also covered Taiwan’s semiconductor industry for three years.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator
• Field Producer

I'm a Producer/Director/DP from Canada, now running a production company in Taipei, Taiwan. I shoot commercials, documentary, corporates and features. https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2531898?s=b8c56f93-de9b-2ec1-14eb-381f602910ef&site_preference=normal Our website is www.stonesoupproduction.com

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Fixer
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Commercial DP
• Sound Mixer
• Creative Director
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Corporate Videographer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Colorist
• Copywriter

Born in 1988 in Algeria, Walid BERRAZEG is a documentary photographer and freelance photojournalist. After a bachelor’s degree in management at the University of Tlemcen (Algeria), he moved to Paris to pursue a Master in Digital Marketing and Cybersecurity at the University of Créteil which he obtained in 2014. While working in the IT sector, Walid launched into street photography, which led to covering the Parisian protests of recent years. Today, he focuses his work on the East Asia region with the main subject of social and political movements in Hong Kong and Taiwan. There are also two long-term projects underway: a first around the “Revolution of the Smile” in Algeria, as well as a second in the form of a documentary entitled “Suburbia”, dealing with the sensitive suburbs of the United States where it highlights the “re-appropriation” of the street by the locals.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Drone Operator
• Product Photographer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Documentary DP
• Digital Content Creator
• Commercial DP
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Field Producer
• Gaffer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• TV News Producer
• Post-Production Manager
• Production Assistant
• Sound Mixer

I have been reporting from Taiwan and other Asian countries since 2008. Before moving to Taiwan, I worked for German public TV stations (NDR, ZDF) in Hamburg and Mainz.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

An entomologist and factual television producer. Golden Bell Award Winner (Scientific Program Award 2015). Have 3 years experience on TV production and local fixing. Speaks English, Spanish, Mandarin (Native language) and Taiwanese. I started in science program production by assisting on “Insect Centennial in Taiwan”, a public TV program produced with a graduate institute at National Taiwan University. Then joined Beach House Pictures in 2013, working experience includes researcher/writer and producer/director. Have worked on factual content for National Geographic Channel, Discovery Channel, and Taiwan’s public television service. Previous work on TV program: GRAND ACES (PTS), TAIWAN MADE (Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific), SMART TAIWAN – SERVE YOU RIGHT (Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific), TAIWAN MADE Season 2 (Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific) & INSIDE OUT - The Secret life of Steel (Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific) Previous work on local fixing: VOL 920 - Taiwan Episode (TVA), SEA MONSTER - (Shark Teeth Film), CESAR'S RECRUIT ASIA (National Geographic Channel) & SMALL SPACES - Taiwan Episode (HGTV Asia)

• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Production Assistant

Olivier Marceny studied photography in Paris before moving to New York to study filmmaking.  After graduating, he started his career as a camera assistant to Albert Maysles of documentary duo, the Maysles Brothers. Shortly after, Marceny started directing music videos and photographing music bands for record labels and magazines. In 2003 he moved to Berlin after receiving the Nipkow Grant for fiction film writing. Upon returning to France in 2005, Marceny worked as a director of TV commercials and corporate films while indulging his passion for cinema and photography, taking assignments from international film festivals to shoot photo portraits of filmmakers and actors. Over the past decade Marceny has also been involved as a DoP in documentaries and short films such as Brooklyn02 and Valentine (both selected at Locarno and Venice Film Festivals). In 2014 he was cameraman and editor for the feature documentary Flowers of Taipei, directed by Chinlin Hsieh (Venice Film Festival 2014).

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

I am a French production manager with 8 years’ experience in organizing film shootings all around the world. I know the production line perfectly, from cost estimation to project delivery. I have coordinated the production of documentaries, short-films and over 200 episodes of TV and Snapchat shows, managing all the workflows simultaneously, improving processes and acting as an intermediary between the creative and technical crew and the producer, the client or the channel. I am currently living in Taipei in order to learn Mandarin language and to apprehend the Taiwanese culture and way of life. Therefore, I am open to new missions and work opportunities. Application skills : • Project management (finances, planning, recruitment, teamwork, logistics) • Budget monitoring (from cost estimation to final account balancing) • Administrative follow-up (employee contracts, wages, expenditures) Soft skills : • Dependability and involvement at work • Flexibility and adaptability • Curiosity and willingness to learn Hobbies: Movies / Natural wine (WSET 3 certificate) / Audio podcast "échappées libres" & "states of flow" / Effective altruism / Languages (French - native, English - fluent, Spanish - conversational, Russian - CEFR level B1 and Chinese - CEFR level B1)

• Line Producer / On-Location
• Executive Producer
• Production Assistant
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Fixer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Podcast Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist

- Educational Background: Sept. 2006 - June. 2010 National Taiwan University of Arts, Bachelor of Motion Picture Department - Language Ability: Mandarin Chinese- Master in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. English- Master in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Taiwanese- Fluent in listening and speaking. - Work Experiences: 1) “Silence” / Martin Scorsese (Feature Film) / Horse Department, Horse Master PA & Translator 2) 9th Taiwan National Documentary Festival / Event Coordinator 3) “A Rolling Stone” (Documentary) / 15th 2013 TAIPEI FILM FESTIVAL - Grand Prize Winner / Production Manager 4) “After School”(Short Documentary) CHILD WELFARE LEAGUE FOUNDATION / Production Manager 5) “Dream Big”(Short Documentary) ASUS China Youth Dream Project/ Production Manager å7) “The Upcoming Show”(Visual Artist Work) / Producer 8) “Burt’s Buzz” / Taiwan co-producer

• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary

Jose L. Amaral was born (1977) and raised in Luxembourg. After studying Visual Communication Jose started his first Photojournalistic experience in 2009 with a small Newspaper for the Portuguese community in Luxembourg where he documented the different activities of the Portuguese community. Today, Jose Lopes Amaral is based in Taiwan (since 2013) and focuses on documenting Human rights issues, social issues, unrest, animal rights, environmental issues, and natural catastrophes in Asia, but not only. His work is published in Die Welt, The Times, L'Express, Asia Times, MediaPart, South China Morning Post, The Wall Street Journal, DeLand, Chicago Tribune, Le Journal du Dimanche, and other News media around the World. He is distributed by Hans Lucas, NurPhoto, and works with other news organizations by doing Photography and Video work at the international level. ​

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Graphic Designer
• Drone Operator
• Motion Graphics Designer

My name is CHEN-CHIH CHAN based in Taipei, Taiwan. I graduated from Tainan National University of the Arts (Master Degree in Graduate Institute of Animation and Film Art 2007). I attended New York Film Academy for 8 weeks filmmaking program workshop and 1 Year Diploma in Cinematography Program in 2009. I started my career as a camera assist in a camera rental company in Taipei in 2006. I'm currently a freelancer cinematographer mainly shooting commercial films, documentaries, short films and music videos. I've also worked on a few feature films as the 1st AC/ 2nd AC including the hollywood film "Life of Pi". I've participated some Discovery Channel shows shot in Taiwan as well. The link below is some of my works that I've uploaded online. http://goo.gl/ssTQdA

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Island (Yi-Lun An) was born in Taiwan, and has developed his skills in Australia. Inspired by an image from an old camera, has since known it’s the new world he’s going to devote himself to. Island graduated from the ‘International Film School Sydney’, receiving an Advanced Diploma in Screen and Media; specializing in cinematography. He immerses himself into numerous productions with various genres from horror, to action or romance as well as exploring different styles in lms. With such abundant experience in various short lms, he is confident that he can provide both talent and professionalism as a cinematgrapher. Online Resume：http://db.tt/Z2tuPB0e

• Commercial DP
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• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Charlie is an executive producer for LUCKYSPARKS, an integrated production company with a love for human stories and imagination. We craft video content by our core principles and ideas, one that allows our viewers to build a deeper and personal connection with the world around them. Our talented pool of directors and experienced producers make for a well-balanced team, taking on ideas with efficiency and flair always looking to bring on a new perspective. Our understanding of eastern and western values makes for a unique blend, while our diverse team offer a novel experience that we hope is truly one-of-a-kind.

• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Nobuhiro Awata is a cross-disciplinary film maker and strategy consultant of Passages, working at the intersection of business, art, science, photography and publishing. He has developed an interdisciplinary approach to filmmaking and seeking synergy across a number of industries. He also enjoys working on documentaries and non-profit based video library of life experience project “the “Gloval Lives Project”. Nobu worked for Taiwanese feature film “Seediq bale” to start his feature film currier in Taiwan. After worked for “The Rooftop” he established Passages to start developing own feature film project and also consulting variety of cross-countries projects.

• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Translator
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial