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T h u n s k aP a n s i t t i v o r a k u l wa s b o r ni nB a n g k o k . H eg r a d u a t e df r o mt h eD e p a r t me n t o f A r t E d u c a t i o n , F a c u l t yo f E d u c a t i o n o f C h u l a l o n g k o r nU n i v e r s i t y . H ewo nt h eG r a n dP r i z ea wa r da t t h e4 t hT a i wa nI n t e r n a t i o n a l D o c u me n t a r yF e s t i v a l i n2 0 0 4 f o r h i s d o c u me n t a r yf e a t u r e' H a p p yB e r r y ' . H i s ' H e a r t b r e a kP a v i l i o n ' p r o j e c t wo nt h eg r a n dp r i z ef r o mP u s a nP r o mo t i o n P l a n( P P P ) a t t h e1 0 t hP u s a nI n t e r n a t i o n a l F i l mF e s t i v a l i n2 0 0 5 . I n2 0 0 7h er e c e i v e dt h eS i l p a t o r nA wa r df r o mt h eT h a i Mi n i s t r yo f C u l t u r e ' s O f fi c eo f C o n t e mp o r a r yA r t s . H eh a s a l s owo r k e da s ac o l u mn i s t f o r ' B i o s c o p e ' a n do t h e r ma g a z i n e s . S i n c ee a r l y2 0 0 9 , T h u n s k ah a s b e e nwo r k i n gwi t hJ ü r g e nB r ü n i n g , aG e r ma np r o d u c e r . T o g e t h e r t h e yp r o d u c e d' T h eT e r r o r i s t s ' ( 2 0 1 1 ) wh i c hh a di t s wo r l dp r e mi e r ea t t h e6 1 s t B e r l i n a l e , a n d' S u p e r n a t u r a l ' ( 2 0 1 4 ) wh i c hh a di t s wo r l dp r e mi e r ea t t h e4 3 r dI n t e r n a t i o n a l F i l mF e s t i v a l R o t t e r d a m. I n2 0 1 2 , T h u n s k af o u n d e dS l e e po f R e a s o nF i l ms t oma k ep e r s o n a l fi l ms , wh i c ho f t e ni n v o l v ea t t a c k i n gh u ma nr i g h t s v i o l a t i o n s a n dT h a i p r o p a g a n d a , a t t h es a met i mer e f u s i n gt os u b mi t t ot h e T h a i s t a t e ' s c e n s o r s h i ps y s t e m. H a r i t S r i k h a owa s b o r ni n1 9 9 5a n dr a i s e di nP a t h u mt h a n i , as u b u r bo f B a n g k o k . A l t h o u g hh ei s c u r r e n t l yo n l y2 0y e a r s o l d , a n dt h i s i s h i s fi r s t fi l m, h ei s a l r e a d yav e t e r a np h o t o g r a p h e r . F i r s t p l a y i n gwi t hc a me r a s a t 1 3y e a r s o l d , S r i k h a owa s s e l e c t e dt oa t t e n dt h eA n g k o r P h o t oWo r k s h o pb yA n t o i n eD ’ A g a t a , ar e n o wn e dF r e n c hp h o t o g r a p h e r , b yt h et i meh e wa s s i x t e e n . H ewo r k s o nh i s a r t c o n t i n u o u s l y , c o mb i n i n gd o c u me n t a r ya n dfi c t i o np h o t o g r a p h y , a n do f t e np l a y i n go nt h e t h e meo f b r o k e nc h i l d h o o d . S r i k h a o ' s wo r k s h a v eb e e ne x h i b i t e db o t hd o me s t i c a l l ya n di n t e r n a t i o n a l l y , i n c l u d i n g" C r o s s S t i t c h , " a ne x h i b i t i o nb ya g r o u po f o u t s t a n d i n ge me r g i n ga r t i s t s , a t B a n g k o kA r t a n dC u l t u r eC e n t e r ( B A C C ) i n2 0 1 3 . I nt h es a mey e a r , h i s “ F a mi l i a r T h i n g s ”s e r i e s wa s a l s oe x h i b i t e da t t h eI n t e r n a t i o n a l P h o t o g r a p h yF e s t i v a l G E T X P H O T O , i nB i l b a o , S p a i n . H i s fi r s t s o l oe x h i b i t i o nwa s t h e" R e dD r e a m" a n d" B l a c kR i t e " s e r i e s a t K a t h ma n d uP h o t oG a l l e r y , T h a i l a n d , i n2 0 1 4 . A l s oi nt h es a mey e a r , h ewa s r a n k e da mo n gt h eT o p1 0 0P e o p l eo f T h a i c o n t e mp o r a r ya r t b y' H a p p e n i n g ' ma g a z i n e . Mo s t r e c e n t l y , “ AB o ywh o wa s K i d n a p p e db yT i me ”h a s b e e ns e l e c t e dt oj o i n" r e G e n e r a t i o n 3 : N e wP e r s p e c t i v e s o nP h o t o g r a p h y , " a ne x h i b i t i o na n d p u b l i c a t i o np r o j e c t b yt h eMu s é ed el ’ E l y s é e , L a u s a n n e , S wi t z e r l a n di nmi d 2 0 1 5 . C u r r e n t l y , S r i k h a oi s as e c o n dy e a r s t u d e n t a t t h eF a c u l t yo f A r c h i t e c t u r e , K i n gMo n g k u t ’ s I n s t i t u t eo f T e c h n o l o g yL a d k r a b a n g( K MI T L ) .
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