Midi Z (Chinese: 趙德胤; pinyin: Zhào Déyìn; Wade–Giles: Chao4 Teh2-in4; born December 18, 1982) is a Myanmar-born Taiwanese film director.

[1] On November 7, 2016, his work The Road to Mandalay (2016) was screened in his home country for the first time.

[citation needed] Chao was born in Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar.

[citation needed] The son of a cook and a doctor,[2] Chao was the youngest of five children and grew up poor.

[4] He was named Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year at the 53rd Golden Horse Awards in 2016.