Tanit Jitnukul

Thanit Jitnukun (alternative spelling Tanit Jitnukul or Thanit Chitnukun; Thai: ธ นิตย์ จิต นุ กูล; * November 24, 1956 in the province of Songkhla, Thailand) is a Thai film director, screenwriter and producer.

Life and achievements

Thanit graduated from the Siam Vocational School and began his artistic career as a poster artist for movie posters. His film career began in 1985 as co-director of the feature film Suem Noi Noi Noi Mark Galon. The breakthrough and the international attention it he became known for impressive history productions of Thai history, as Bang Rajan - Fight of the lost, Kunpan and Sema - The Warrior of Ayodhaya. These works often combined historical fact with a high degree of authenticity and great battle scenes, so that the international press compared for example Thanitts Bang Rajan with Mel Gibson's Braveheart.

In addition, he also realized films in the horror genre as well as thrillers and comedies.

Filmography (selection, director)

Awards

For Bang Rajan - Fight of the lost, he won the award for Best Director of the Thailand National Film Association Awards. The film was shown in 2000 at the Canadian Fantasia Festival, where he took second place in the category secured International short film.