Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Born: 1967-02-18

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.


Placeholder

My Girl

as Tee's Father
Released: 2003-10-03

Jeab, a young man working in Bangkok, receives word that his childhood sweetheart, Noi-Naa is to...

Movie page

Seven Something

as Award Attendees (segment "21/28")
Released: 2012-07-26

Three modern love stories focus on how digital privacy, fleeting fame and the power of personal...

Movie page

Fun Bar Karaoke

as MC
Released: 1997-02-20

Pu is a young woman who is having some bad dreams. Her father, meanwhile, has fallen in love...

Movie page

Seasons Change

as Costumer
Released: 2006-08-31

The story takes place at the College of Music, Mahidol University over one year and covers the...

Movie page

The Possible

as Gruel Restaurant Owner
Released: 2006-12-04

In 1970, a string band called "The Possible" was really popular and made a fever among young...

Movie page

M.A.I.D.

as Owner of Soft Boiled Rice Store
Released: 2004-12-23

A group of house maids are transferred to be secret agents to investigate a suspicious event...

Movie page