Born in 1977 to a farming family in the district of Terng – 60 kilometres from Chiang Rai, northern part of Thailand, Uruphong Raksasad came to Bangkok for the first time when he was 18 to further his study at Thammasat University’s Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communications, where he majored in film and photography. After graduation in 2000, he had worked as a film editor and post-production supervisor for several Thai feature films. Since 2004, he left quietly from the industry and has tried to achieve his grassroots filmmaking through the story from his home village.

Filmography:

Features

STORIES FROM THE NORTH
88 minutes, DV, Colour/ B&W, 2005

JJ*Star Award for Digital Film, 2006 Jeonju International Film Festival
2nd Public Award, 2006 Lyon Asian Film Festival
Public Award, 2006 Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes
Special Mention Jury Award, 2006 Taiwan International Film Festival
Most Promising Filmmaker Award, 2007 Spokane International Film Festival

2006 Bangkok International Film Festival
2006 Viennale – Vienna International Film Festival
2006 Vancouver International Film Festival
2006 Torino International Film Festival
2007 International Film Festival Rotterdam
2007 Hong Kong International Film Festival
2007 San Francisco International Film Festival

Shorts

MARCH OF TIME
19 minutes, DV, Colour,1999

4th Thai Short Film Festival
2001 Pusan Asian Short Film Festival
2001 Yamagata International Film Festival, New Asian Currents
4th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2002

THE WAY
8 minutes, DV, Colour, 2005

9th Thai Short Film Festival
2006 International Film Festival Rotterdam
2006 Curtas International Film Festival 2006

THE LONGEST DAY
13 minutes, DV, Colour, 2005

2006 Tampere Short Film Festival
6th Flahertiana International Documentary Film Festival, Russia
49th International Leipziger Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
2006

THE HARVEST
13 minutes, DV, Colour, 2005

2006 Tehran International Short Film Festival

THE ROCKET
19 minutes, DV, Colour, 2007

R.D. Pestonji Award, 11th Thai Short Film and Video Festival
37th International Film Festival Rotterdam
17th St.George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival

THE PLANET
8 minutes, DV, Colour, 2007

37th International Film Festival Rotterdam
17th St.George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival