- Parkpoom Wongpoom
Parkpoom Wongpoom ( _th. ภาคภูมิ วงศ์ภูมิ) is a Thai
film director andscreenwriter . WithBanjong Pisanthanakun , he co-directed and co-wrote the hit 2004 Thaihorror film , "Shutter", and the 2007 horror film, "Alone".Biography
Education and early career
Parkpoom Wongpoom graduated from the Department of Film and Video, Faculty of Communication Arts at
Rangsit University in 2000.His first short film, the 8-minute "Luang Ta" ("Old Monk"), was shown at many film festivals, including the
Thai Short Film and Video Festival , theClermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival , theSingapore International Film Festival and thePusan International Short Film Festival . It won the Best Director and Best Thai Short Film awards at theBangkok Film Festival in 2001.Parkpoom's second film, "In the Eyes", a 14-minute short about a boy's first sexual experience, was also featured at many festivals, including the
Asiexpo inLyon ,France , thePuchon International Fantastic Film Festival , thePusan International Film Festival , theCanadian World Wide Short Film Festival ,Flickerfest in Australia and theSolothurn Film Festival .Parkpoom has also served as a short-films competition jury member on the 2004 Nokia Creative Arts Awards in
Kuala Lumpur and the2005 Bangkok International Film Festival .Feature films
Parkpoom's first feature film, "Shutter", was co-directed and co-written with
Banjong Pisanthanakun . With a story about ghost images in photographs and a haunted photographer (portrayed byAnanda Everingham ), the film was the biggest box-office hit in Thailand that year, and was also a hit in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brazil.The two teamed up again in 2007 for "Alone", which also was a box-office hit and played at many film festivals, including the
2007 Bangkok International Film Festival , where it was in competition for Best ASEAN Film.Both "Shutter" and "Alone" have been optioned for remakes in the
United States .Filmography
Feature films
* "Shutter" (2004)
* "Alone" (2007)hort films
* "Luang ta" (8 minutes, 2000)
* "In the Eyes" (14 minutes, 2003)External links
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