Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Directing·Feb 18, 1967·Thailand

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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.

Film	Credit
336 Live in Busan2020 · Himself	Himself
Star2015 · Director	Director
Keetarajaniphon2015 · Director	Director
Understanding Friend2013 · Director	Director
Lumzing Singer2012 · Producer	Producer
Seven Something2012 · Award Attendees (segment "21/28")	Award Attendees (segment "21/28")
Phobia 22009 · Producer	Producer
Best of Times2009 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Coming Soon2008 · Producer	Producer
4bia2008 · Director, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
Hormones2008 · Producer	Producer
Handle Me with Care2008 · Producer	Producer
Body2007 · Producer	Producer
The Bedside Detective2007 · Producer	Producer
Kung Fu Tootsie2007 · Producer	Producer
Alone2007 · Producer	Producer
Final Score2007 · Producer	Producer
The Possible2006 · Gruel Restaurant Owner, Producer	Gruel Restaurant Owner, Producer
Lucky Loser2006 · Producer	Producer
Seasons Change2006 · Pom's Dad's Costumer, Producer	Pom's Dad's Costumer, Producer
See How They Run2006 · Producer	Producer
Metrosexual2006 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Dear Dakanda2005 · Producer	Producer
Oops! There's Dad2005 · Producer	Producer
The Tin Mine2005 · Producer	Producer
M.A.I.D.2004 · Owner of Soft Boiled Rice, Producer, Screenplay, Director	Owner of Soft Boiled Rice, Producer, Screenplay, Director
My Girl2003 · Tee's Father, Producer	Tee's Father, Producer
The Iron Ladies 22003 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
Mekhong Full Moon Party2002 · Producer	Producer
The Iron Ladies2000 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Fun Bar Karaoke1997 · MC	MC