Jira Maligool

Jira Maligool (

Biography

Early career

Born in Thailand in 1961, Jira graduated in 1983 from Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Communication Arts, where he majored in film and photography. While still a student, he worked as a music video and movie commercial director.

In 1991, he co-founded his own film studio,

Jira's second directorial effort, The Tin Mine, was a lavish production about a tin mine in southern Thailand in the 1950s. It was based on the short stories of Thai author Archin Panjabhan, who served as an adviser on the production. The film fared poorly at the Thai box office, but it has won several awards and has been featured at international film festivals.

Filmography

Director

• Mekhong Full Moon Party (2002)
• The Tin Mine (Maha'lai muang rae) (2005)
• Seven Something (segment: "42.195") (2012)
• A Gift (segment: "New Year Greeting") (2016)

Producer

• Fan Chan (My Girl) (2003)
• The Iron Ladies 2 (Satree lek 2) (2003)
• Jaew M.A.I.D.: Mission Almost Impossible Done (2004)
• The Tin Mine (Maha'lai muang rae) (2005)
• Dear Dakanda (Peun sanit) (2005)
• Dek hor (Dorm) (2006
  )

• The Iron Ladies (Satree lek) (2000
  )
• Mekhong Full Moon Party (2002)
• The Tin Mine (Maha'lai muang rae) (2005)

Cinematographer

• The Iron Ladies (Satree lek) (2000
  )
• The Iron Ladies 2 (Satree lek 2) (2003)

Awards and nominations

• Winner,
  FIPRESCI Prize, 2003 Hong Kong International Film Festival, Mekhong Full Moon Party
  .
• Winner, best director and best screenplay, 2002
  Thailand National Film Awards
  , Mekhong Full Moon Party.
• Thailand's official selection,
  Best Foreign Language Film, 78th Academy Awards, The Tin Mine
  .
• Winner, best picture and best director, 2005
  Thailand National Film Awards
  , The Tin Mine.
• Winner, best film, 2005 Bangkok Critic Assembly, The Tin Mine.

References

• Director profile at MovieSeer.
• Film catalog at Fortissimo Films
• Chaiyong, Suwitcha (March 10–16, 2006), "Last Word" - First Person: Jira Maligool". BK Magazine, page 34.
• Danutra, Pattara. 2003. "Jira Malikul: Mekhong Full Moon Party In His Own Words, ThaiLinks.org (retrieved August 31, 2006).

External links

• Jira Maligool at
  IMDb
• Jira Maligool at the Thai Film Database
• Hub Ho Hin
• Profile at GMM Tai Hub Archived 2022-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

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