Apichatpong first Thai invited to choose Oscars
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Internationally acclaimed director Apichatpong Weeraserthakul, whose “Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives”, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010, is the first Thai to be invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
Listed in the directors’ group, Apichatpong is among 683 people asked to join the academy for the class of 2016, which will decide this year’s Oscars. The awards will be announced in Hollywood on February 2017.
Apichatpong was first earned international recognision from his “Tropical Malady” was selected to screen at the Cannes Film Festiavl in 2004 and won a Jury Prize.
