Nomination Details

Ceremony Year 2021

Nomination Detail

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.

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The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.

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