Chookiat Sakveerakul

Chookiat Sakveerakul
ชูเกียรติ ศักดิ์วีระกุล
Chookiat at the premiere of The Love of Siam in November 2007
Born(1981-03-15)March 15, 1981
Other names
  • Ma-Deaw
  • Matthew
Occupations
Notable work

Chookiat Sakveerakul (Thai: ชูเกียรติ ศักดิ์วีระกุล, RTGSChukiat Sakwirakun), born 1981 in Chiang Mai, Thailand) is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is also credited as Ma-Deaw Chukiatsakwirakul or Matthew Chukiat Sakwirakul.

Chookiat's first feature-length film was an ensemble drama, The Passenger of Li, which was an independent production. His next film Pisaj, a 2004 horror film, was produced by Sahamongkol Film International. Chookiat garnered critical acclaim for this next film, 13 Beloved, a gritty drama about a deadly underground reality-television game, which won several awards in Thailand and at film festivals.[1]

He graduated from Montfort College in Chiang Mai.

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References

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  1. ^ "Chookiat's Game Reflects Thai Social Issues", Bioscope Focus (Bangkok International Film Festival), p. 5, 2007-07-23
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