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| PEN-EK
Ratanaruang |
| Education
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Bachelor
of Arts, History of Arts, Pratt Institute,
Brooklyn, New York, USA. |
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| Professional
Experience : |
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Graphic Designer,
Designframe Incorporated, New York City,
USA. |
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Head of Art,
Leo Burnett Limited, Bangkok, Thailand. |
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Director for
The Film Factory Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand. |
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Currently a
director for Cinemasia Co., Ltd. |
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| Achievements
and Citations : |
| Commercials |
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Winner of more
than 20 awards since 1990 as a director
of commercials, both locally and abroad,
including the Silver Award and the Bronze
Award from the Cannes International
Advertising Festival; the Bronze Award
from the Clio International Advertising
Festival; the Gold, Silver and Best
of the Best from Asian Media and Advertising
Award. |
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| Motion
Picture Director |
| Fun,
Bar, Karaoke (1997) |
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Special Jury
Prize, Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes,
France, 1997. |
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Best Screenplay,
Cinemag Spirit Award, 1997. |
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| Ruang
Talok 69 (1999) |
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Special Mention,
International Film Society, Berlin International
Film Festival Forum of the Young Cinema,
2000. |
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FIPRESCI Award,
Hong Kong International Film Festival,
2000. |
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Best Feature
Film, Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival,
2000. |
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New Horizon
Award for Best Screenplay, Bangkok Film
Festival, 1999. |
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Best Screenplay
and Best Director, Thailand Critics
Awards. |
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Best Screenplay
Award, Thai Film Federation Association
Awards. |
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Best Film,
Best Director and Best Screenplay, Cinemag
Spirits Awards. |
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| "Mon
Rak Transistor" (2001) |
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Asian Trade
Winds Award, Seattle International Film
Festival, 2002. |
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Best Picture
and Best Screenplay Awards, Thai Film
Federation Association , 2002. |
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Best Actress
in a Leading Role Siriyakorn Pukkawet,
National Motion Picture Award, Supannahong,
2001. |
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Best Actor in
a Leading Role Suppakorn Kitsuwan,
National Motion Picture, Suphannahong,
2001. |
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Best Picture,
National Motion Picture Award, Supannahong,
2001. |
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Best Screenplay,
National Motion Picture Award, Supannahong,
2001. |
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Best Actress
in a Leading Role Siriyakorn Pukkawet,
Entertainment Critics Association, 2001. |
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Best Music
(Score), Entertainment Critics Association,
2001. |
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| "Last
Life in the Universe" (2003) |
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Best Art Direction
Monchai Thongsrisuebsakul,and Wittaya
Chaimongkol, National Motion Picture,
Supannahong, 2003. |
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Best Cinematography
Christopher Doyle, National Motion
Picture, Supannahong, 2003. |
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Best Picture,
Entertainment Critics Association, 2003. |
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Best Director,
Entertainment Critics Association, 2003. |
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Best Actor in
a Leading Role Asano Tadanobu, Entertainment
Critics Association, 2003. |
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Best Actress
in a Leading Role Sinintra Boonyasak,
Entertainment Critics Association, 2003. |
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Best Screenplay
Prapda Yoon and Pen-Ek Ratanaruang,
Entertainment Critics Association, 2003. |
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Best Cinematography,
Christopher Doyle, Entertainment Critics
Association, 2003. |
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Best Film Editing
- Patamanadda Yukol, Entertainment Critics
Association, 2003. |
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Best Art Direction
Saksiri Jantarangsee, Entertainment
Critics Association, 2003. |
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| Honors
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Officially
invited to attend the Directors Fortnight,
55th Cannes Film Festival, 2002. |
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Figured among
the jury for the Singapore International
Film Festival, 2001. |
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Invited to
numerous film festivals, such as: |
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St. Louis
International Film Festival, 2002. |
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Tokyo
International Film Festival, 2002. |
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Vancouver
International Film Festival, 2002. |
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London
International Film Festival, 2002. |
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Seattle
International Film Festival, 2002. |
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Pusan
International Film Festival, 2002. |
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Toronto
International Film Festival, 2002. |
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Rotterdam
International Film Festival, 2002. |
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