Itt Patiparn Boontarig is a Thai filmmaker working across both fiction and documentary, with a focus on themes of equality, memory, and the socio-environmental impact of man-made dams. His award-winning short documentary Multiverse of Mekong (2023) explores the political and ecological realities of the river, reflecting his ongoing engagement with the region through non-fiction form.

His first feature film, Solids by the Seashore (2023), won the LG OLED New Currents Award and the NETPAC Award at the Busan International Film Festival. The film also received the Prix du Jury Award and the Coup de Coeur INALCO Award at the 30th Festival International des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul, establishing him as a distinctive new voice in Southeast Asian cinema.

Earlier in his career, he served as assistant director on Manta Ray (2018), which premiered and won the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival.

• Experience
  • 2018-Present
    • Error Brothers Ltd. (Production House)
      Founder / Film Director
  • 2022-Present
    • Chiang Rai Film Club (Community)
      Founder / Program Director
  • 2025-Present
    • CORNER (Independent Cinema)
      Founder / Program Director
  • 2026
    • “Thai Pitch at Cannes 2026”
      Project Market at the Thai Pavilion, Festival de Cannes
      Cannes, France
  • 2025
    • “QCinema Project Market 2025”
      Project Market in QCinema International Film Festival,
      Quezon City, Philippines.
    • “DMZ Docs Industry Production Pitch 2025”
      Project Market in DMZ International Documentary Film Festival,
      Seoul, Korea
    • “Docs by the Sea 2025”
      Film Lab in Bali, Indonesia
    • “Art-House Film Projects 2025”
      Project Market in Danang International Film Festival,
      Danang, Vietnam
    • “FLY Post Lab”
      Film Workshop in Busan
      Busan, South Korea.
    • “TorinoFilmLab: TFL Next – Green Narratives”
      Film Lab in Turin, Italy
    • “Thai Pitch at Cannes”
      Project Market in Thai Pavilion, Cannes Film Festival 2025,
      Cannes, France.
    • “Cinema at Sea Pitching Forum 2025”
      Project Market in Cinema at Sea International Film Festival,
      Okinawa, Japan.
  • 2024
    • “NAFF It Project 2024”
      Project Market in 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival,
      Bucheon, South Korea.
    • “FOCUS ASIA 2024”
      Project Market in Far East Film Festival 2020,
      Udine, Italy.
    • “HAF’s In Development Project 2024”
      Project Market in Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum 2023,
      Hong Kong.
  • 2023
    • “American Film Showcase International Documentary Workshop”
      University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
    • “Full Circle Lab – First Cut Lab”
      Film Lab by Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) and Tatino Films,
      the Philippines.
    • “HAF’s Work In Progress 2023”
      Project Market in Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum 2023,
      Hong Kong.
  • 2020
    • “FOCUS ASIA 2020”
      Project Market in Far East Film Festival 2020, Udine, Italy. 
  • 2018
    • “Luang Prabang FIlm Lab (Tribeca Film Institute)”
      Film Lab in PAUSE 2018 aka Luang Prabang Film Festival 2018,
      Luang Prabang, Laos.
    • “Talents Tokyo”
      Film Lab in Tokyo Filmex 2018,
      Tokyo, Japan.
    • “Thai Pitch at Cannes”
      Project Market in Thai Pavilion, Cannes Film Festival 2018,
      Cannes, France.
  • 2016
    • “SGIFF Southeast  Asian Film Lab 2016”
      Film Lab in 27th Singapore International Film Festival,
      Singapore.
  • 2015
    • “Kyoto Filmmakers Lab 2015”
      Film Lab in 7th Kyoto Historica International Film Festival,
      Kyoto, Japan.
    • “Fantastic Film School 2015”
      Film Academy in 19th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival,
      Bucheon, South Korea.
  • 2014
    • “Asian Film Academy 2014”
      Film Academy in 19th Busan International Film Festival,
      Busan, South Korea
    • “DocNet Campus”
      Film Academy in Chop Shots Film Festival 2014,
      Jakarta, Indonesia.

• Filmography
  • 2023
    • “Solids by the Seashore” (Feature Film, 93min)
      Writer/ Director
      • LG OLED New Currents Awards and NETPAC Award, in 28th Busan International Film Festival 2023
      • Prix du Jury Award and Coup de Coeur INALCO Award, in 30th Festival International des Cinemas d’Asie de Vesoul
    • “Multiverse of Mekong” (Documentary Film, 15min)
      Writer/Director
      • Grand Jury Award in CCCL Film Festival 2023                 
  • 2022
    • “Behind the Wall” (Documentary Film, 8min)
      Co-Director / Producer
      • Best Documentary Film Award (Grand Prize) in CCCL Film Festival 2022                               
    • “Crystalized Memory” (Short Film, 18min)
      Producer / Director of Photography
      • Rotterdam International Film Festival, Netherlands
      • New Directors/New Films 2022, Film at Lincoln Center, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
      • Lago International Film Festival, Italy
  • 2019
    • “The Blue Crow” (Short Film, 20min)
      Writer/Director/Producer
      • Special Mention Award in Thai Short Film Festival
      • FLY Film Festival 2025
  • 2015
    • “A Space between the Ocean and Me” (Short Film, 14min)
      Writer/Director/Producer
      • Bangkok Underground Cinema Film Festival, Thailand
      • Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Indonesia
      • Taman Film Festival, Indonesia
      • Joutomaa Festival, Finland
  • 2014
    •  “The Return” (Short Film, 15min)
      Director
      • Short Film in Asian Film Academy 2014,
      • Busan International Film Festival, South Korea