Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Pen-ek Ratanaruang | |
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เป็นเอก รัตนเรือง | |
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Education | Pratt Institute |
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Pen-ek Ratanaruang (
Biography
Education and early career
Pen-ek studied from 1977-85 at the
Debut film, international recognition
This section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (May 2019) |
He made his debut feature film,
Pen-ek's second film,
His third film,
Pen-ek served as editor for director
Pan-Asian concepts
For his fourth film,
Pen-ek worked again with Prabda, Doyle and Asano on
Pen-ek was selected to take part in the Digital Short Films by Three Directors project at the 2006
Recent works
Also in 2006, Pen-ek directed a short documentary, Total Bangkok, about an amateur
Pen-ek then returned to screenwriting with
The film, which also stars
In 2007, Pen-ek directed a segment for Short Films Project in Commemoration of the Celebration on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, created in honor of King Bhumibol Adulyadej by the Ministry of Culture's Office of Contemporary Arts and Culture. The project featured nine films by 10 directors, including fellow Silpathorn Award winners Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong Weerasethakul and veteran filmmaker Bhandit Rittakol.[2]
For his segment, Siang Sawan (Luminous Sound), Pen-ek chose to interview
Also in 2007, Pen-ek was invited by the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival to present two of his short films, Total Bangkok and Twelve Twenty, as well as a collection of his commercials, in a program called Total Pen-Ek.[3][4]
His 2011 film
Filmography
Film
- Fun Bar Karaoke (1997)
- Ruang Talok 69 (6ixtynin9) (1999)
- Monrak Transistor (Transistor Love Story) (2001)
- Last Life in the Universe (Ruang Rak Noi Nid Mahasan) (2003)
- Invisible Waves (2006)
- Twelve Twenty (For Jeonju International Film Festival's Digital Short Films by Three Directors project, 2006)
- Total Bangkok (short film, 2006)
- Ploy (2007)
- Luminous Sound (Short Films Project in Commemoration of the Celebration on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King's 80th Birthday Anniversary, 2007)
- Nymph (2009)
- Headshot (2011)
- 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero (2011)
- Paradoxocracy (2013)
- The Life of Gravity (2014)
- Samui Song (2017)
- Gatlang: Happiness, hardship and other stories (2018) dir. Pen - Ek Ratanaruang/ Passakorn Pramunwong
Television series
- 6ixtynin9: The Series (2023)
References
- Feinstein, Howard (2004). Out of Time and Place: Pen-ek Ratanaruang on Last Life in the Universe, Indie Wire; retrieved 28 December 2005.
- Tioseco, Alexis A. (2005). A Conversation with Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Criticine.com; retrieved 28 December 2005.
- Morris, Ron (2000). "Bangkok Dispatch", Future Frame; retrieved 17 October 2006.
- Hunt, Matthew (2020). Thai Cinema Uncensored. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books. pp. 67, 146–147. ISBN 9786162151699.
Notes
- ^ Pusan Promotion Plan projects[permanent dead link] (doc file).
- ^ a b c Reigning light Archived 2007-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, The Nation (Thailand); retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ^ Total Pen-Ek Archived 2007-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival; retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ^ Total Pen-Ek Archived 2007-11-21 at the Wayback Machine, TwitchFilm.net; retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ^ "Thailand targets Oscars with Headshot". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
External links
- Pen-Ek Ratanaruang at IMDb
- Asian Film Archive: Films From Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
- Film Factory – Commercials by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang