Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1967-02-18 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Thailand

Also Known As ยงยุทธ ทองกองทุน, Yongyooth Thongkongtoon

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Biography

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. He currently works at three film and media companies: as Senior Creative Producer at Sanookdee Thaweesuk; co-founder, Senior Director of Marketing Communications and Senior Director of International Business Department at GDH 559; and co-founder of Hub Ho Hin Bangkok.

Known For

Director

2015
Star

as Director

2013
2011
Lieutenant Opas

as Director

2009
Best of Times

as Director

2009
Phobia 2

as Assistant Director

2008
4bia

as Director

2006
Metrosexual

as Director

2004
M.A.I.D.

as Director

2003
The Iron Ladies 2

as Director

2000
The Iron Ladies

as Director

Producer

2012
Seven Something

as Executive Producer

2012
Lumzing Singer

as Producer

2011
Laddaland

as Line Producer

2009
Best of Times

as Producer

2009
Phobia 2

as Producer

2008
4bia

as Producer

2008
Coming Soon

as Producer

2008
2008
Hormones

as Producer

2007
2007
Kung Fu Tootsie

as Producer

2007
Alone

as Producer

2007
Body

as Producer

2007
Final Score

as Producer

2006
Metrosexual

as Producer

2006
See How They Run

as Producer

2006
Seasons Change

as Producer

2006
Lucky Loser

as Producer

2006
The Possible

as Producer

2005
The Tin Mine

as Producer

2005
Dear Dakanda

as Producer

2004
M.A.I.D.

as Producer

2003
My Girl

as Producer

2003
The Iron Ladies 2

as Producer

2002

Actor

2020
36 Live in Busan

as Himself

2012
Seven Something

as Award Attendees (segment "21/28")

2006
The Possible

as Gruel Restaurant Owner

2006
Seasons Change

as Costumer

2004
M.A.I.D.

as Owner of Soft Boiled Rice Store

2003
My Girl

as Tee's Father

1997

Writer

2008
4bia

as Screenplay

2004
M.A.I.D.

as Screenplay

2003
The Iron Ladies 2

as Screenplay

2000
The Iron Ladies

as Screenplay

Crew

2022