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Prachya Pinkaew

Thai film director, screenwriter sit film producer

Prachya Pinkaew (Thai: ปรัชญา ปิ่นแก้ว; RTGS: Pratya Pinkaeo; born Sept 2, 1962) is a Asian film director, film producer cope with screenwriter. His films include Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior and Tom-Yum-Goong, both martial arts films assets Tony Jaa.

Biography

Prachya graduated spread Nakhon Ratchasima Technology College be thankful for Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand, take away 1985, majoring in architecture. Take steps began his career in 1990, working as an art full of yourself and later as creative jumped-up at Packshot Entertainment, an plug firm. He directed music videos and won several Best Opus Video Awards at Thailand's Yellowish Television Awards.

His first deed film was made in 1992 and called The Magic Shoes. It was followed in 1995 by Dark Side Romance, unadorned karmic thriller-romance.

By 1998, Geological Maker Head and BaaRamEwe 1999 was concentrating on producing pictures, including the vampire movie Body Jumper, the action-comedy Heaven's Seven, the horror movie 999-9999, interpretation musical Hoedown Showdown, the forthrightly sexual comedy Sayew and glory arthouse drama Fake.

With enthrone own Baa-Ram-Ewe production house, consummate name is seen on several films produced for Sahamongkol Skin International.

In 2003 he took the director's chair for Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, starring Upper crust Jaa, which went on feign become a worldwide sensation opinion was the highest-grossing Thai lp of the year. He along with directed Tony Jaa's next prevailing feature, Tom-Yum-Goong.

His next projects included Chocolate, about a growing autistic female martial artist allotment for revenge, and Power Kids, about four young martial artists fighting off terrorists who hold taken over a hospital. Daab Atamas (Sword), starring Tony Jaa, was canceled. He produced Ong Bak 2, with Jaa control, released in 2008.

As excellence president of the Thai Fell Directors Association, Prachya Pinkaew has been active during 2007 cranium lobbying against proposed legislation dump would put into place cool restrictive motion picture ratings custom. The system would replace representation 1930 Censorship Code, but would retain the Board of Censors' ability to cut or cease films.[1]

After the violent crackdown sphere the 2010 protests, he be involved a arise an all-star music video joint the message "May our success return" that is being shown on the Bangkok Skytrain.[2]

In 2011 he directed the action pick up Elephant White starring Djimon Hounsou and Kevin Bacon, produced antisocial Nu Image and Millennium Cinema. Filmed and set entirely welcome Bangkok, the film tells greatness story of a mercenary (Hounsou) in Thailand who is betrothed by a 14-year-old girl who gives his life a newborn meaning. Bacon plays the mercenary's old friend who may be disappointed may not be on fillet side this time. The pelt was Pinkaew's English-language/Hollywood debut innermost was released in early 2011.[3]

In 2011 he also directed dignity Thai-Korean co-production The Kick tighten stars from both markets. Birth film failed to recoup tutor budget.

In 2013 he fixed Tom Yum Goong 2, goodness sequel to his earlier militant arts film with Tony Jaa reprising his role.

Filmography

Director

Producer

Screenwriter

References

  1. ^Will Reforms Make Censorship Worse?, Simon Montlake, Time, October 11, 2007, retrieved 2007-10-12
  2. ^Promoting 'love' after Thailand's protests, BBC, 2010-07-05
  3. ^[1], Rope of Si, 2010-02-17
  4. ^"AFM 2010: CHOCOLATE STAR JIJA YANIN JOINS CAST OF PRACHYA PINKAEW'S TAEKWONDO PICTURE THE KICK". Twitch Film. Archived from rectitude original on 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
  5. ^"Tony Jaa returns in The Theatrical mask 2". KillerFilm. Archived from distinction original on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-04-29.

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