Parkpoom Wongpoom ( th, ภาคภูมิ วงศ์ภูมิ) (born 1978) is a Thai

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. With

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, he co-directed and co-wrote the hit 2004

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, '' Shutter'', and the 2007 horror film, '' Alone''.

Biography

Education and early career

Parkpoom Wongpoom graduated from the Department of Film and Video, Faculty of Communication Arts at Rangsit University in 2000. His first short film, the 8-minute ''Luang Ta'' (''Old Monk''), was shown at many film festivals, including the

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, the

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and the Pusan International Short Film Festival. It won the Best Director and Best Thai Short Film awards at the Bangkok Film Festival in 2001. Parkpoom's second film, ''In the Eyes'', a 14-minute short about a boy's first sexual experience, was also featured at many festivals, including the Asiexpo in

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, the

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, the Canadian World Wide Short Film Festival,

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in Australia and the

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. Parkpoom has also served as a short-films competition jury member on the 2004 Nokia Creative Arts Awards in

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and the

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Feature films

Parkpoom's first feature film, '' Shutter'', was co-directed and co-written with

. With a story about ghost images in photographs and a haunted photographer (portrayed by

Ananda Everingham Ananda Everingham ( th, อนันดา เอเวอริงแฮม; born 31 May 1982) is a Thai actor and model. Working primarily in Thai films, he is best known for his lead role in the 2004 horror film, '' Shutter''. Biography Ana ...

), the film was the biggest box-office hit in Thailand that year, and was also a hit in Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Brazil. The two teamed up again in 2007 for '' Alone'', which also was a box-office hit and played at many film festivals, including the

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, where it was in competition for Best ASEAN Film. Both ''Shutter'' and ''Alone'' have been optioned for remakes in the

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Filmography

Feature films

* '' Shutter'' (2004) * '' Alone'' (2007) * ''

4bia ''4bia'', or ''Phobia'' ( th, สี่แพร่ง; ; lit. 'Crossroads') is a 2008 Thai horror anthology film directed by Youngyooth Thongkonthun, Banjong Pisanthanakun, Parkpoom Wongpoom, and Paween Purijitpanya. Plot ;''Loneliness'' (Thai ...

'' (2008) * ''

Phobia 2 ''Phobia 2'' ( th, ห้าแพร่ง; ; lit. "Five Crossroads") is a 2009 Thai anthology horror film consisting of five shorts: "Novice" directed by Paween Purijitpanya, "Ward" by Visute Poolvoralaks, "Backpackers" by Songyos Sugmakanan, "S ...

'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2018)

Short films

* ''Luang ta'' (2000) * ''In the Eyes'' (2003)

References

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* Living people

Parkpoom Wongpoom Parkpoom Wongpoom ( th, ภาคภูมิ วงศ์ภูมิ) (born 1978) is a Thai filmmaker and screenwriter. With Banjong Pisanthanakun, he co-directed and co-wrote the hit 2004 Thai horror film, '' Shutter'', and the 2007 horror ...

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