Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Summary

Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a human^[1]. He was born in Bangkok^[2]. He was born on July 16, 1970^[3]. He worked as a film director^[4], film producer^[5], screenwriter^[6], installation artist^[7], and director^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,333 views/month, #6,913 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's place of birth was Bangkok^[2].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul was born on July 16, 1970^[3].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul held citizenship in Thailand^[10].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's professions included film director^[4].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul worked as a film producer^[5].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul worked as a screenwriter^[6].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul worked as an installation artist^[7].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's professions included director^[8].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul was educated at Khon Kaen University^[11].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's education included a stint at School of the Art Institute of Chicago^[12].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul received the Yanghyun Prize^[13].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul received the Officer of Arts and Letters^[14].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul received the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize^[15].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul received the Jury Prize^[16].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul is recorded as male^[17].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's sexual orientation is recorded as homosexuality^[19].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Commons category is recorded as Apichatpong Weerasethakul^[20].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's family name is recorded as Weerasethakul^[21].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's given name is recorded as Apichatpong^[22].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's official website is recorded as http://www.kickthemachine.com^[23].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's work location is recorded as Bangkok^[24].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's participant in is recorded as dOCUMENTA (13)^[25].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Tai^[26].
• Apichatpong Weerasethakul's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: TH^[29]

• Began / founded: 1970-07-16^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5e91e46f-11f9-4ee0-a030-6a441de0da5d^[31]

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Origins and Family

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's place of birth was Bangkok^[2]. He was born on July 16, 1970^[3].

Education

Educated at Khon Kaen University^[11], a university^[32], in Thailand^[33], founded in 1966^[34], headquartered in Khon Kaen^[35] and School of the Art Institute of Chicago^[12], an art academy^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1866^[38], headquartered in Chicago^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director^[4], film producer^[5], screenwriter^[6], installation artist^[7], and director^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Yanghyun Prize^[13], an art prize^[40], in South Korea^[41], founded in 2008^[42]; Officer of Arts and Letters^[14], a grade of an order^[43], in France^[44]; Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize^[15], a cultural prize^[45], in Japan^[46], founded in 1989^[47]; and Jury Prize^[16], a Cannes Film Festival Awards^[48], in France^[49].

Why It Matters

Apichatpong Weerasethakul ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,333 views/month, #6,913 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Apichatpong Weerasethakul born?

Apichatpong Weerasethakul was born in Bangkok^[2].

What did Apichatpong Weerasethakul do for work?

Apichatpong Weerasethakul worked as film director^[4], film producer^[5], screenwriter^[6], installation artist^[7], and director^[8].

Where did Apichatpong Weerasethakul go to school?

Apichatpong Weerasethakul was educated at Khon Kaen University^[11] and School of the Art Institute of Chicago^[12].

What awards did Apichatpong Weerasethakul receive?

Honors received include Yanghyun Prize^[13], Officer of Arts and Letters^[14], Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize^[15], and Jury Prize^[16].