Thai film director, screenwriter and producer
Yuthlert Sippapak (, born November 8, 1966) is a Thai film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his genre-blending films "Killer Tattoo" (comedy and action) and "Buppah Rahtree" (comedy and horror).
Biography.
Yuthlert Sippapak was born on November 8, 1966, in Loei, Thailand. He graduated from Silpakorn University, with a bachelor's degree in interior design. He then went to study at The Art Student League of New York and learned to be a filmmaker by reading books in Barnes &amp; Noble bookstore. Sippapak returned to Thailand in the 1990s to develop his film career.
He began his film career screenwriting for "O-Negative" (Roothum 1998) before transitioning to directing. His directorial debut was the 2001 film "Killer Tattoo", a low-budget independent production that was initially overlooked by mainstream audiences and critics.
Sippapak is known for his distinctive style, which often features exaggerated action sequences, dark humour, and horror elements. His 2007 film "Ghost Station", a comedy about a pair of gay men, appears to parody "Brokeback Mountain".
His 2011 action-comedy "Friday Killer" (Thai: "Meu Puen Dao Prasook") won the Jury Prize and the award for Best Cinematography at the 2011 Shanghai International Film Festival. It is the first part of hitman trilogy "Meu Puen 3 Pak," followed by "Saturday Killer" (Thai: "Meu Puen Dao Prasao") and "Sunday Killer" (Thai: "Meu Puen Pra-athit").
In addition to his work in film, Sippapak also served as a judge in season 7 of the reality TV show Thailand's Got Talent.