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Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon is a Thai film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his debut in 2000 with the sports comedy The Iron Ladies. He graduated from Chulalongkorn University, with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts (Broadcasting), 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. He currently works at three film and media companies: as Senior Creative Producer at Sanookdee Thaweesuk; co-founder, Senior Director of Marketing Communications and Senior Director of International Business Department at GDH 559; and co-founder of Hub Ho Hin Bangkok.


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Born:
Feb 18, 1967 In Thailand
Movie/TV Credits:
7
First Appeared:
In the movie Fun Bar Karaoke 1997-02-20
Latest Project:
Movie 36 Live in Busan 2020-03-28
Known For
Poster of 36 Live in Busan
Poster of Seven Something
Poster of M.A.I.D.
Filmography
Movie 36 Live in Busan Himself 2020-03-28
Movie Seven Something Award Attendees (segment "21/28") 2012-07-26
Movie Seasons Change Costumer 2006-08-31
Movie The Possible Gruel Restaurant Owner 2006-12-04
Movie M.A.I.D. Owner of Soft Boiled Rice Store 2004-12-23
Movie My Girl Tee's Father 2003-10-03
Movie Fun Bar Karaoke MC 1997-02-20