Recent Works
Among the works in development is Utopia, a co-production with DViant Films of Los Angeles. It is to be a fantasy about a prehistoric man living in a jungle where there are periodic snowstorms. He presented his project at the 2006 Hong Kong Film Financing Forum and the Atelier section of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
In September 2009 Apichatpong's seven screen installation "Primitive' premiere's in the UK at FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) in Liverpool, UK. The work was commissioned by Haus der Kunst, Munich with FACT, and Animate Projects and was produced by Illuminations Films, London with Kick the Machine, Bangkok. It was first shown at Haus der Kunst in February 2009. In 2011 the New Museum presented the American debut of Apichatpong’s exhibition Primitive (2009), composed of a two-channel video installation, seven single-channel videos, and two giclée prints.
His film, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, won the Palme d'Or at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it didn't make the final shortlist.
In 2012, his film Mekong Hotel was screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
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