Mai Anocha Suwichakornpong
- Name: Mai Anocha Suwichakornpong
- Native name: อโนชา สุวิชากรพงศ์
- Also Known as: Mai
- Nationality: Thai
- Gender: Female
- Born: 1976
- Age: 48
In 2007, she founded the independent film production company, 'Electric Eel Films', which has been recognized for its contribution toward supporting works by emerging talents from Thailand and abroad. Her films have been the subject of retrospectives at the Museum of the Moving Image, New York; TIFF Cinematheque, Toronto; Cinema Moderne, Montreal; and Olhar De Cinema, Brazil, among others.
Her work, informed by the socio-political history of Thailand, has received much international critical acclaim and numerous awards. She is the recipient of the 2019 'Prince Claus award' for "for pioneering a mode of intellectual feminist filmmaking, courageously and convincingly challenging hegemonic practices and established conventions, both in filmmaking and in society". In 2020, she was a recipient of the Silpathorn Award.
Her work 'Graceland' (2006) became the first Thai short film to be included in the Official Selection at Cannes Film Festival. Mundane History (2009), her feature film debut, won a Tiger Award in 2010. Her short film 'Thursday' also had its world premiere at IFFR in 2015. 'By the Time It Gets Dark' (2016) was her second feature film. 'Krabi, 2562', a mischievous blend of documentary and camp co-directed with Ben Rivers, screens at IFFR 2020. Edit Biography
Screenwriter
Title | Rating |
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Lemongrass Girl | 0.0 |
Director
Title | Rating |
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Krabi, 2562 | 7.6 |
Bangkok Stories | 8.0 |
Overseas | 5.0 |
Like. Real. Love | 0.0 |
Screenwriter & Director
Title | Rating |
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Come Here | 4.7 |
Mekong 2030 | 7.5 |
By the Time It Gets Dark | 7.0 |
Nightfall | 0.0 |
Breakfast Lunch Dinner | 0.0 |
Mundane History | 7.8 |
Graceland | 10.0 |
Producer
Title | Rating |
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Nakorn-Sawan | 10.0 |
How to Win at Checkers (Every Time) | 7.4 |
Concrete Clouds | 6.8 |
In April the Following Year There Was a Fire | 5.6 |
Movie
Title | Rating |
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Nightfall
Thai Movie, 2016,
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