
Person
Ekachai Uekrongtham
Directing · Born 1962-01-01 · Thailand
Biography
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

Girl from Nowhere
Executive Producer

Doctor Climax
Executive Producer

Bangkok Love Stories: Please
Writer

Bangkok Love Stories: Keep Love
Creator

The Stranded
Executive Producer

Melodies of Life
Producer

Skin Trade
Director

Intern in My Heart
Executive Producer

Halfworlds
Director

Miss Culinary
Writer
Filmography
- 2026Bangkok 24/7 - Italian EyesDirector
- 2024Previously Saved VersionProducer
- 2024Doctor ClimaxExecutive Producer
- 2024Intern in My HeartExecutive Producer
- 2022The Lost LotteriesProducer
- 2019Miss CulinaryWriter
- 2019The StrandedExecutive Producer
- 2019Bangkok Love Stories: Objects of AffectionDirector
- 2019Bangkok Love Stories: PleadScreenplay
- 2018Bangkok Love Stories: InnocenceWriter
- 2018Girl from NowhereExecutive Producer
- 2017Bangkok Love Stories: Charming PersonCreator
- 2017Bangkok Love Stories: Keep LoveCreator
- 2017Bangkok Love Stories: PleaseWriter
- 2017Bangkok Love Stories: PleaseCreator
- 2016Melodies of LifeProducer
- 2015HalfworldsDirector
- 2014Skin TradeDirector
- 2009The Wedding GameScreenplay
- 2008The CoffinDirector
- 2007Pleasure FactoryDirector
- 2007True Asian HorrorSelf
- 2006Ghost GameStory
- 2003Beautiful BoxerScreenplay
- 2003One Night HusbandExecutive Producer
- —The Weight of AshDirector
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