Apichatpong WEERASETHAKUL

Director

Country: THAILAND

Biography

Thai filmmaker, Apichatpong Weerasethakul began making short film and video works before shooting the documentary Mysterious Object at Noon. Since 1998, the filmmaker who deals with memory and socio-political issues has mounted exhibitions and installations in many countries. His art projects and feature films have won him numerous festival prizes and widespread international recognition. At the Festival of Cannes, Blissfully yours won the prize Un Certain Regard in 2002. Tropical Malady in Competition in 2004, received the Jury's Prize. He is currently working on two features, Primitive in Thailand and and Utopia in Canada which both focus on the extinction of knowledge, voices, and cinema.

Films presented in Cannes

2012 - MEKONG HOTEL - Special Screenings Director, Screenplay, Actor
2010 - LUNG BOONMEE RALUEK CHAT (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) - In Competition Director, Screenplay
2004 - SUD PRALAD - In Competition Director, Screenplay
2002 - SUD SANAEHA (BLISSFULLY YOURS) - Un Certain Regard Screenplay, Director

Awards

2010 - Palme d'Or - LUNG BOONMEE RALUEK CHAT (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) - Long métrage
2004 - Jury Prize - SUD PRALAD - Long métrage
2002 - Un Certain Regard Prize - Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema - SUD SANAEHA (BLISSFULLY YOURS) - Long métrage

Member of the Jury

2008 - Feature films - Member