Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

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Pen-Ek studied from 1977 to 1985 in New York at the Pratt Institute and worked as freelance illustrator and designer with Designframe Incorporate. In Thailand he worked for five years as art director, before making his début with Fun Bar Karaoke, that was screened at many festivals after its première in Berlin. See full bio »

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1962 in Bangkok, Thailand

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17 wins & 34 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Ruang talok 69 Director

(1999)

Ruang rak noi nid mahasan Director

(2003)

Headshot Director

(2011)

Monrak Transistor Director

(2001)

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Director (15 credits)

2017 Samui Song

2014 Raeng dueng dood

2013 Prachathipa'Thai (Documentary)

2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

2011/II Headshot

2010 Man Who Fell to Earth (Remix) (TV Short)

2009 Sawasdee Bangkok

2009 Nymph

2007 Ploy

2006 Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her (segment "Twelve Twenty")

2006 Invisible Waves

2003 Ruang rak noi nid mahasan

2001 Monrak Transistor

1999 Ruang talok 69

1997 Fun Bar Karaoke

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Writer (8 credits)

2011/II Headshot (screenplay)

2009 Sawasdee Bangkok (screenplay)

2009 Nymph (screenplay)

2007 Ploy

2003 Ruang rak noi nid mahasan (writer)

2001 Monrak Transistor (screenplay)

1999 Ruang talok 69 (written by)

1997 Fun Bar Karaoke (screenplay)

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Actor (1 credit)

2004 Mah nakorn
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Editor (1 credit)

2003 OK baytong

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Producer (1 credit)

1999 Ruang talok 69 (producer)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

2016 Lost in the Universe (Short) (advisor)

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Thanks (1 credit)

2012 Ang katiwala (acknowledgment - as Pen-ek Ratanaruang)

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Self (3 credits)

2014 Southeast Asian Cinema: When the Rooster Crows (Documentary)

2012 Tracks (TV Series documentary)
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- Episode dated 9 June 2012 (2012) ... Himself

2009 Behind the Blur (Documentary)
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Tom Pannet | Pen-ek Ratanaruang

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Personal Quote:

New York is where I caught the cinema virus. Living there made me aware of art cinema and world cinema and personal cinema. It introduced me to the cinema of Fellini, Bergman, Woody Allen. And Jim Jarmusch cinema, of course. See more »

Trivia:

'Pen-ek' means 'is the best'. 'Pen' is the verb 'to be' but since Thai has no conjugations, it can mean anything from the present singular 'is' to 'are' to 'being'. 'Ek' is 'first' or 'the best'. See more »

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