
Ekachai Uekrongtham
Known for directing · Born 1 January 1962 · 64 · Thailand
26 credits
Ekachai Uekrongtham is a director of film and theatre, producer and screenwriter. He was recognized by Asia Week magazine as one of the 20 Asian leaders of the millennium in the arts, culture and society. Ekachai has directed films such as 'Beautiful Boxer', relased in 2003, which received two Suphannahong National Film Awards and 12 other international film festivals around the world. He is also a film director for 'Pleasure Factory' which was honored at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival and has directed other films such as 'The Coffin' and The Wedding Game. He won 'Best Original Screenplay' by his work in 'Bangkok Love Stories 2: Plead' at 24th Asian Television Award. In the theather, Ekachai founded the 'Action Theatre', one of Singapore's leading private theatres, having won the Excellence for Singapore Award. In the United States, Europe and Asia, there are outstanding works such as Chang & Eng (The Musical), Corporate Animals, Autumn Tomyam. Ekachai also served as the head of Sir Cameron Macintosh's Singapore office, the creator of the world-famous musical The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Miss Saigon. In addition Ekachai is also Creator and Managing Director of Bravo Studios, under the GMM Grammy Group' (GMM Grammy), which has been working with Netflix producing dramas.
Known for

Skin Trade
2014

Girl from Nowhere
2018

Halfworlds
2015

Beautiful Boxer
2003

Bangkok Love Stories: Innocence
2018

Bangkok Love Stories: Objects of Affection
2019

The Coffin
2008

Bangkok Love Stories: Plead
2019

Miss Culinary
2019

Bangkok Love Stories: Please
2017

Pleasure Factory
2007

Melodies of Life
2016