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Yongyoot Thongkongtoon is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Assistant Director Thailandais born on 18 february 1967

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

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Nationality Thailande
Birth 18 february 1967 (57 years)

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon (Thai: ยงยุทธ ทองกองทุน), born February 18, 1967, is a Thai film director, producer and screenwriter. He made his debut in 2000 with the sports comedy The Iron Ladies.

Biography

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon graduated from Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Arts, in Bangkok.

His debut feature in 2000 was The Iron Ladies, a fact-based sports comedy about a volleyball team of gay and transgender men. The film won several awards in Thailand and at film festivals, including the Thailand National Film Association Awards and a special mention Teddy Award at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. Yongyoot also directed the sequel, The Iron Ladies 2, in 2003.

In 2004, he directed Maid a spy spoof in which maids are recruited for a top-secret government intelligence agency. It was his first release under the new studio GTH, formed by the merger of GMM Grammy's GMM Pictures, producer Visute Poolvoralaks' Tai Entertainment and producer-director Jira Maligool's Hub Ho Hin production company.

This was followed by the 2006 romantic comedy-drama Metrosexual, about a group of women trying to figure out if the fiance of one of their friends is a closeted gay.

In 2008, he took a change in direction away from comedy to direct a segment of the horror portmanteau 4bia. The film, also featuring segments by Paween Purijitpanya, Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, won the bronze audience award at the 2008 Fantasia Festival in Montreal. The film also won a bronze audience award at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival that same year.

His next feature in 2009 marked another change in direction to romantic drama with Best of Times, which was Thailand's submission to the 82nd Academy Awards.

He said his difficult experience working dealing with the horror and anxiety of 4bia prompted him to move toward drama. "I present serious issues as bitter pills coated with caramel," the director told Daily Xpress. "This movie looks how you move on with your life after you've failed. This time, I've chosen not to dilute what I want to say with comedy."

Yongyoot had intended on participating in the 4bia sequel Phobia 2, but a car wreck during production of Best of Times left him seriously injured. His segment was taken over by producer Visute Poolvoralaks.

At GTH, he is the director of international marketing, and serves as a mentor to younger filmmakers in the company.

He is also president of the Thai Film Directors' Association and since 2008 has served as artistic director of the Bangkok International Film Festival, and was responsible for making sure all films shown in the festival had Thai subtitles.

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Filmography of Yongyoot Thongkongtoon (22 films)

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Actor

Seven Something, 2h27
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Jirayu La-ongmanee, Nichkhun, Nattasha Nauljam, Cris Horwang, Sunny Suwanmethanon, Dome Pakorn Lum
Roles Award Attendees (segment "21/28")
Rating65% 3.290213.290213.290213.290213.29021
Seven Something is a love story and was shot by three different directors. As such, the film is divided into three parts; the first is named "14," featuring problems of two teenagers and social networks. The second part is named "21/28" and is about two former actor and actress lovers who work together again after being apart for seven years. The third part is called "42.195" and is about a woman who meets a young man who encourages her to complete a marathon.
The Possible
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Time travel films, Musical films
Actors Joey Boy, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Songyos Sugmakanan
Roles Gruel Restaurant Owner
Rating58% 2.918912.918912.918912.918912.91891
In 1969 in Thailand, The Possible are the most popular band. But the fame has caused the band members to have big egos. They ignore their fans. The lead singer, Toi, is cavorting with a farang woman, and is caught by his Thai girlfriend, Straw.
Seasons Change, 1h48
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Actors Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
Roles Costumer
Rating75% 3.7886653.7886653.7886653.7886653.788665
The story takes place at the College of Music, Mahidol University over one year and covers the three seasons that Bangkok typically experiences – summer, winter and monsoon. It chronicles the life of a young high school student, Pom, and his impulsive decision to attend a music school, unknown to his parents, because of a girl he has secretly liked for three years, Dao. At the music school, he befriends Aom, who eventually becomes his best friend at the academy.
My Girl
My Girl (2003)
, 1h50
Directed by Songyos Sugmakanan
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Charlie Trairat, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
Roles Tee's Father
Rating79% 3.9923053.9923053.9923053.9923053.992305
Jeab, a young man working in Bangkok, receives word that his best friend from childhood, Noi-Naa is to be married. While driving back to his hometown, the memories of his friendship with her come flooding back, and their story is told in a flashback.
Fun Bar Karaoke, 1h43
Directed by Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime
Actors Ray MacDonald, Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
Roles MC
Rating65% 3.2737853.2737853.2737853.2737853.273785
Pu is a young woman who is having some bad dreams. Her father, meanwhile, has fallen in love with a karaoke bar hostess girl named Yok who's the girlfriend of a mobster. A hitman named Noi is then dispatched to kill the father, and Pu ends up falling in love with Noi.

Director

4bia
4bia (2008)
, 1h52
Directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Parkpoom Wongpoom, Banjong Pisantanakun
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Laila Boonyasak, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, Parkpoom Wongpoom, Chookiat Sakveerakul
Rating65% 3.2958953.2958953.2958953.2958953.295895
Loneliness (Thai title - เหงา, Ngao; directed by Youngyooth Thongkonthun)
Metrosexual
Directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Michael Shaowanasai, Anuchit Sapanpong, Songyos Sugmakanan
Rating59% 2.955522.955522.955522.955522.95552
Four friends each receive phone calls to meet a fifth friend for lunch at MK Restaurant, a popular hot pot chain in Bangkok. The friends are:
The Tin Mine, 1h51
Directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
Genres Drama
Rating80% 4.0286354.0286354.0286354.0286354.028635
The Iron Ladies, 1h44
Directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jesdaporn Pholdee
Rating65% 3.290353.290353.290353.290353.29035
The film was released in 2001 and is set in 1996, when the real team competed and won the national championships in Thailand. The two main characters, Mon and Jung, play two gay transvestites, who had been constantly overlooked by volleyball coaches because of their appearance. However, when a local team changes coaches, the new coach holds tryouts for a new team. When Mon and Jung are selected, most of the old players resign, leaving the new coach, Coach Bee, in a sticky predicament.

Scriptwriter

4bia
4bia (2008)
, 1h52
Directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Parkpoom Wongpoom, Banjong Pisantanakun
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Laila Boonyasak, Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, Parkpoom Wongpoom, Chookiat Sakveerakul
Roles Ecrivain
Rating65% 3.2958953.2958953.2958953.2958953.295895
Loneliness (Thai title - เหงา, Ngao; directed by Youngyooth Thongkonthun)
The Iron Ladies, 1h44
Directed by Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Jesdaporn Pholdee
Roles Ecrivain
Rating65% 3.290353.290353.290353.290353.29035
The film was released in 2001 and is set in 1996, when the real team competed and won the national championships in Thailand. The two main characters, Mon and Jung, play two gay transvestites, who had been constantly overlooked by volleyball coaches because of their appearance. However, when a local team changes coaches, the new coach holds tryouts for a new team. When Mon and Jung are selected, most of the old players resign, leaving the new coach, Coach Bee, in a sticky predicament.

Producer

Seven Something, 2h27
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Jirayu La-ongmanee, Nichkhun, Nattasha Nauljam, Cris Horwang, Sunny Suwanmethanon, Dome Pakorn Lum
Roles Executive Producer
Rating65% 3.290213.290213.290213.290213.29021
Seven Something is a love story and was shot by three different directors. As such, the film is divided into three parts; the first is named "14," featuring problems of two teenagers and social networks. The second part is named "21/28" and is about two former actor and actress lovers who work together again after being apart for seven years. The third part is called "42.195" and is about a woman who meets a young man who encourages her to complete a marathon.
Countdown
Countdown (2012)
, 1h30
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Pachara Chirathivat
Roles Producer
Rating61% 3.0942153.0942153.0942153.0942153.094215
Laddaland
Laddaland (2011)
, 1h53
Directed by Sopon Sukdapisit
Genres Drama, Horror
Roles Line Producer
Rating62% 3.102333.102333.102333.102333.10233
Thee, a struggling 40-year-old marketing officer, moves from Bangkok to Laddaland, an upmarket housing estate located in Chiang Mai, bringing along his wife, Parn, his rebellious teenage daughter, Nan, and lively young son, Nat. Thee is certain that the move is the best option to answer all of his financial problems relating to the company he works for, which sells dietary supplements, despite his wife's concern over the hefty mortgage payments required to purchase the new house. Thee also hopes to mend his relationship with Nan, who is resentful of her parents due to spending much of her life with her maternal grandmother as per an agreement between Thee and Parn's mother — Nan was born out of wedlock when her parents were still in high school, and Parn's mother, who never accepts Parn's relationship with Thee, demands Nan in return for their continued relationship. Nan is unimpressed despite Thee's best efforts to make good of the situation and wishes to return back to her grandmother.