Yongyoot Thongkongtoon
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 18, 1967, Thailand
- Movies
- 35
Yongyoot Thongkongtoon is a Thai film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his debut in 2000 with the sports comedy The Iron Ladies. He graduated from Chulalongkorn University, with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts (Broadcasting), in Bangkok. His debut feature in 2000 was The Iron Ladies, a fact-based sports comedy about a volleyball team of gay and transgender men. The film won several awards in Thailand and at film festivals, including the Thailand National Film Association Awards and a special mention Teddy Award at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. Yongyoot also directed the sequel, The Iron Ladies 2, in 2003.
In 2004, he directed Maid a spy spoof in which maids are recruited for a top-secret government intelligence agency. It was his first release under the new studio GTH, formed by the merger of GMM Grammy's GMM Pictures, producer Visute Poolvoralaks' Tai Entertainment and producer-director Jira Maligool's Hub Ho Hin production company.
This was followed by the 2006 romantic comedy-drama Metrosexual, about a group of women trying to figure out if the fiance of one of their friends is a closeted gay.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2020 | 36 Live in Busan | Himself |
| 2012 | Seven Something | Award Attendees (segment "21/28") |
| 2006 | The Possible | Gruel Restaurant Owner |
| 2006 | Seasons Change | Pom's Dad's Costumer |
| 2004 | M.A.I.D. | Owner of Soft Boiled Rice |
| 2003 | My Girl | Tee's Father |
| 1997 | Fun Bar Karaoke | MC |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2015 | Star | Director |
| 2015 | Keetarajaniphon | Director |
| 2013 | Understanding Friend | Director |
| 2012 | Lumzing Singer | Producer |
| 2009 | Phobia 2 | Producer |
| 2009 | Best of Times | Director, Producer |
| 2008 | Coming Soon | Producer |
| 2008 | 4bia | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 2008 | Hormones | Producer |
| 2008 | Handle Me with Care | Producer |
| 2007 | Body | Producer |
| 2007 | The Bedside Detective | Producer |
| 2007 | Kung Fu Tootsie | Producer |
| 2007 | Alone | Producer |
| 2007 | Final Score | Producer |
| 2006 | The Possible | Producer |
| 2006 | Lucky Loser | Producer |
| 2006 | Seasons Change | Producer |
| 2006 | See How They Run | Producer |
| 2006 | Metrosexual | Director, Producer |
| 2005 | Dear Dakanda | Producer |
| 2005 | Oops! There's Dad | Producer |
| 2005 | The Tin Mine | Producer |
| 2004 | M.A.I.D. | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 2003 | My Girl | Producer |
| 2003 | The Iron Ladies 2 | Producer, Screenplay, Director |
| 2002 | Mekhong Full Moon Party | Producer |
| 2000 | The Iron Ladies | Screenplay, Director |
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