Nattawut Poonpiriya
Nattawut "Baz" Poonpiriya (born 1981) is a Thai director, working extensively on television commercials and music videos, but best known for the films Countdown, Bad Genius and One for the Road.
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- Name
- Nattawut Poonpiriya
- Born
- 1981
- Birthplace
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Occupation
- Film director
- Education
- * Pratt Institute
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Nattawut "Baz" Poonpiriya (born 1981) is a Thai director, working extensively on television commercials and music videos, but best known for the films Countdown, Bad Genius and One for the Road.
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Nattawut Poonpiriya (born 1981) is a film director and screenwriter. The film director was born in Bangkok. Nattawut Poonpiriya was educated at Srinakharinwirot University.
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• Name — Nattawut Poonpiriya • Native Name — นัฐวุฒิ พูนพิริยะ • Born — 1981 • Birthplace — Bangkok, Thailand • Other Names — Baz • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 2012–present • Education — * Pratt Institute • Srinakharinwirot University • Notable Works — * Countdown (2012) • Bad Genius (2017) • One for the Road (2021)
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Biography
Nattawut graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in stage directing from Srinakharinwirot University. After graduating, he worked mainly on television commercials for three years before moving to New York to study graphic design at Pratt Institute. He returned to Thailand in 2011, and worked as a music video director before directing his first feature film, the horror thriller Countdown, for GTH in 2012. The film won three categories at the Suphannahong National Film Awards. Nattawut then took a hiatus from feature films to focus again on advertising. His second feature, Bad Genius, was released in 2017, and won a record-breaking twelve categories at the awards.
Feature films
Feature films
• Countdown (2012) • Bad Genius (2017) • One for the Road (2022) • Gohan (2026)
Short films
Short films
• The Library (2013) • Present Perfect (2014) • i Stories 'L (2018), co-directed with Khamkwan Duangmanee
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• 22nd Suphannahong National Film Award for Best Screenplay (for Countdown, 2012) • 27th Suphannahong National Film Award for Best Director (for Bad Genius, 2017) • 27th Suphannahong National Film Award for Best Screenplay (with Tanida Hantaweewatana and Vasudhorn Piyaromna, for Bad Genius, 2017) • 26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Award for Best Director (for Bad Genius, 2017) • 26th Bangkok Critics Assembly Award for Best Screenplay (with Tanida Hantaweewatana and Vasudhorn Piyaromna, for Bad Genius, 2017)
Tontawan Tantivejakul, Nattawut Poonpiriya 2026 Shanghai International Film Festivalclosing ceremony red carpet.
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