Kongdej Jaturanrasamee

Kongdej Jaturanrasamee (, born 1972) is a Thai screenwriter, film director and former musician. His screenplays include The Letter, Tom-Yum-Goong, Noo Hin: The Movie and Me ... Myself. His own films include Sayew and Midnight My Love.

Biography

Education, early career Kongdej graduated from the film department at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang. He began his career in the late 1990s directing music videos for the record label RS Promotion. He also wrote screenplays for the company's then new RS Film, but none were ever produced.

In addition, he also a member of Si Tao Thoe, an alternative rock band popular in the mid-90s of the Thai music industry.

Sayew, The Letter Kongdej made his directorial debut with Sayew, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Kiat Songsanant. A comedy about a tomboyish young woman exploring sex and her sexuality, it won an honorable mention Asian Trade Winds Award at the 2003 Seattle International Film Festival.

He had also been approached by producer Duangkamol Limcharoen to write the screenplay for the romantic drama, The Letter, a 2004 Thai remake of a 1997 Korean film. The film was a hit, and with the screenplay, Kongdej became a sought-after scriptwriter.

Other projects include the screenplay for Nonzee Nimibutr's 2008 fantasy, Queen of Langkasuka.

Filmography

Actor Romantic Blue (Lohk thang bai hai naai khon diao) (1995) Baan phii sing (2007)