page_title: Chookiat Sakveerakul
hierarchical_section_title: Chookiat Sakveerakul
caption_attribution_description: English: Thai film director and screenwriter Chukiat Sakweerakul attends the press premiere of The Love of Siam at Siam Paragon.
context_page_description: Chookiat Sakveerakul, born 1981 in Chiang Mai, Thailand is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is also credited as Ma-Deaw Chukiatsakwirakul or Matthew Chukiat Sakwirakul.
  Chookiat's first feature-length film was an ensemble drama, The Passenger of Li, which was an independent production. His next film was Pisaj, a 2004 horror film produced by Sahamongkol Film International. Chookiat garnered critical acclaim for this next film, 13 Beloved, a gritty drama about a deadly underground reality television game, which won several awards in Thailand and from film festivals.
  He graduated from Montfort College in Chiang Mai.
context_section_description: Chookiat Sakveerakul (Thai: ชูเกียรติ ศักดิ์วีระกุล, RTGS: Chukiat Sakwirakun), born 1981 in Chiang Mai, Thailand) is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is also credited as Ma-Deaw Chukiatsakwirakul or Matthew Chukiat Sakwirakul.
  Chookiat's first feature-length film was an ensemble drama, The Passenger of Li, which was an independent production. His next film was Pisaj, a 2004 horror film produced by Sahamongkol Film International. Chookiat garnered critical acclaim for this next film, 13 Beloved, a gritty drama about a deadly underground reality television game, which won several awards in Thailand and from film festivals.
  He graduated from Montfort College in Chiang Mai.
caption: Chookiat at the premiere of The Love of Siam in November 2007
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