Filmmaker Phuttiphong Aroonpheng studied fine arts at Bangkok’s Silpakorn University.  His accomplished work as a cinematographer includes the films Vanishing Point (dir. Jakrawal Nilthamrong), The Island Funeral (dir. Pimpaka Towira – Best Cinematography, 2016 Shanghai International Film Festival) and Dolphins (dir. Waleed Al-Shehhi). A director as well as a cinematographer, His directorial debut Manta Ray premiered at the 2018 Venice International Film Festival and received the Orizzonti Award for Best Film. His short films have screened in festivals including Busan, Rotterdam, Hamburg, Fukuoka and Singapore. His 2015 short film, Ferris Wheel, screened in over 20 festivals and received 10 awards. He participated in 2009 Asian Film Academy at Busan and was also selected one of Asian Public Intellectuals fellows by the Nippon Foundation.

Accolades

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Achievement in Cinematography, 2021

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Achievement in Cinematography, 2021

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Anatomy of Time (Wela)

Filmmaker Phuttiphong Aroonpheng studied fine arts at Bangkok’s Silpakorn University.  His accomplished work as a cinematographer includes the films Vanishing Point (dir. Jakrawal Nilthamrong), The Island…

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Phuttiphong Aroonpheng and Mai Meksawan and Philippe Avril and Jakrawal Nilthamrong and Chatchai Chaiyon
Best Feature Film, 2018

Manta Ray (Kraben Rahu)

Best Feature Film, 2018

Manta Ray (Kraben Rahu)

Near a coastal village of Thailand, by the sea where thousands of Rohingya refugees from nearby Myanmar have drowned, a local fisherman finds an injured…

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Films

Anatomy of Time
2021

Anatomy of Time (Wela)

Thailand, Singapore, France, Netherlands
2021

Anatomy of Time (Wela)

Two fragments in a woman’s life. Maem is a young woman in 1960s rural Thailand. Her clocksmith father imparts his philosophy onto his daughter, while…

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Manta Ray
2018

Manta Ray (Kraben Rahu)

Thailand, People's Republic of China, France
2018

Manta Ray (Kraben Rahu)

Near a coastal village of Thailand, by the sea where thousands of Rohingya refugees from nearby Myanmar have drowned, a local fisherman finds an injured…

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