{"id":408,"date":"2013-11-07T13:16:22","date_gmt":"2013-11-07T06:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.extravirginco.com\/wp\/?p=408"},"modified":"2013-11-12T17:10:41","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T10:10:41","slug":"agrarian-utopia-about-the-director-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.extravirginco.com\/wp\/?p=408","title":{"rendered":"Agrarian Utopia – About the Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>\"Uruphong<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Born in 1977 to a farming family in the district of Terng – 60 kilometres from Chiang Rai, northern part of Thailand, <\/span>Uruphong Raksasad<\/span><\/span> 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. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Filmography: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Features<\/em><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

STORIES FROM THE NORTH<\/strong>
\n88 minutes, DV, Colour\/ B&W, 2005<\/span><\/p>\n

JJ*Star Award for Digital Film, 2006 Jeonju International Film Festival
\n2nd Public Award, 2006 Lyon Asian Film Festival
\nPublic Award, 2006 Festival des 3 Continents, Nantes
\nSpecial Mention Jury Award, 2006 Taiwan International Film Festival
\nMost Promising Filmmaker Award, 2007 Spokane International Film Festival<\/p>\n

2006 Bangkok International Film Festival
\n2006 Viennale – Vienna International Film Festival
\n2006 Vancouver International Film Festival
\n2006 Torino International Film Festival
\n2007 International Film Festival Rotterdam
\n2007 Hong Kong International Film Festival
\n2007 San Francisco International Film Festival<\/p>\n


\nShorts<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

MARCH OF TIME
\n19 minutes, DV, Colour,1999<\/p>\n

4th Thai Short Film Festival
\n2001 Pusan Asian Short Film Festival
\n2001 Yamagata International Film Festival, New Asian Currents
\n4th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2002<\/p>\n


\nTHE WAY<\/strong>
\n8 minutes, DV, Colour, 2005<\/p>\n

9th Thai Short Film Festival
\n2006 International Film Festival Rotterdam
\n2006 Curtas International Film Festival 2006<\/p>\n


\nTHE LONGEST DAY<\/strong>
\n13 minutes, DV, Colour, 2005<\/p>\n

2006 Tampere Short Film Festival
\n6th Flahertiana International Documentary Film Festival, Russia
\n49th International Leipziger Festival for Documentary and Animated Film
\n2006<\/p>\n

THE HARVEST<\/strong>
\n13 minutes, DV, Colour, 2005<\/p>\n

2006 Tehran International Short Film Festival<\/p>\n

THE ROCKET<\/strong>
\n19 minutes, DV, Colour, 2007<\/p>\n

R.D. Pestonji Award, 11th Thai Short Film and Video Festival
\n37th International Film Festival Rotterdam
\n17th St.George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival<\/p>\n


\nTHE PLANET<\/strong>
\n8 minutes, DV, Colour, 2007<\/p>\n

37th International Film Festival Rotterdam
\n17th St.George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival<\/p>\n

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