FILM DIRECTOR

Apichatpong Weerasethakul

1970 - Today

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Thai: อภิชาติพงศ์ วีระเศรษฐกุล; RTGS: Aphichatphong Wirasetthakun; IPA: [ʔà.pʰí.tɕʰâːt.pʰōŋ wīː.rá.sèːt.tʰà.kūn], born 16 July 1970) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, film producer and Professor at Tama Art University in Tokyo. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Apichatpong has directed several features and dozens of short films. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apichatpong Weerasethakul has received more than 945,126 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Apichatpong Weerasethakul is the 1,171st most popular film director (down from 955th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 67th in 2019) and the most popular Thai Film Director.

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  • 950k

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  • 53.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Apichatpong Weerasethakul ranks 1,171 out of 2,041. Before him are Marc Caro, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Stefan Ruzowitzky, Aleksandr Adabashyan, Richard Rush, and John Musker. After him are Lone Scherfig, Luise Fleck, Vadim Abdrashitov, Luciano Emmer, Károly Makk, and Tomas Alfredson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Apichatpong Weerasethakul ranks 174. Before him are Prince Carlos, Duke of Parma, Samantha Mathis, Marc Rosset, Abelardo Fernández, Michael Rapaport, and Jason Gray-Stanford. After him are Jørn Lier Horst, David James, Peta Wilson, Paco Jémez, Louis Koo, and Michael Shanks.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul ranks 80 out of 186. Before him are Chavarat Charnvirakul (1936), Sanya Dharmasakti (1907), Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan (1948), Bajrakitiyabha (1978), Thawan Thamrongnawasawat (1901), and Suthida (1978). After him are Srirasmi Suwadee (1971), Mum Jokmok (1965), Jintara Poonlarp (1969), Kiatisuk Senamuang (1973), Piyapong Pue-on (1962), and Supachai Panitchpakdi (1946).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Thailand

Among film directors born in Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul ranks 1. After him are Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (1962).

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