Thunska Pansittivorakul , born October 22, 1973, is a Thai

Thai people

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 independent

Independent film

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 film director

Film director

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Biography

Thunska Pansittivorakul was born in Bangkok in 1973. He graduated from the Department of Art Education, Faculty of Education of Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University

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. He used to be a columnist of many magazines including Thai:Film Quarterly and a day. His short films, documentaries and feature films were screened in over 100 international film festivals, including Berlin International Film Festival

Berlin International Film Festival

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, International Film Festival Rotterdam

International Film Festival Rotterdam

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, Hong Kong International Film Festival

Hong Kong International Film Festival

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, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival

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, etc.

He won the Grand Prize award at The 4th Taiwan International Documentary Festival 2004 for his documentary feature 'Happy Berry'. His 'Heartbreak Pavilion' project won the Top Award from Pusan Promotion Plan (PPP) at The 10th Pusan International Film Festival

Pusan International Film Festival

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 2005. In 2007 during Thaksin Shinawatra

Thaksin Shinawatra

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's regime, he received the Silpathorn Award

Silpathorn Award

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 from The Ministry of Culture's Office of Contemporary Arts, which is awarded to one outstanding artist each year. The past honorees in the field of film include Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

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, Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Apichatpong "Joe" Weerasethakul is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004...

, Wisit Sasanatieng

Wisit Sasanatieng

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, etc. Thunska is a special instructor at Film Department of Bangkok University

Bangkok University

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. He is currently penning columns for Bioscope magazine.

Feature films

• Voodoo Girls (2002)
• Happy Berry (2004)
• This Area is under Quarantine (2008)
• Reincarnate (2010)
• The Terrorists (2011)

Short films

• Private Life (2000)
• Love Sickness (2000)
• ...for Shiw Ping 28/12/97 (2000)
• Sigh (2001)
• Chemistry (2003)
• Unseen Bangkok (2004)
• Vous vous soviens de moi? (2005)
• Life Show (2005)
• After Shock (2005, for Tsunami Digital Short Films project)
• Out of Control (2006)
• You Are Where I Belong To (2006)
• Middle-earth (2007)
• Action! (2008)
• Soak (2008)

External links

• ThaiIndie.com