Duangkamol Limcharoen
- Producer
- Actor
After working for 10 years in the Thai television industry, Aom, as
Duangkamol Limcharoen preferred to be called, enrolled at UCLA to study
film for one year in 1996.
She returned to Bangkok in 1997 and started working in the local film industry. One early job was helping Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai shoot "In the Mood for Love" in Bangkok.
She formed Cinemasia with director Nonzee Nimibutr in 2000. Their first production was "Jan Dara", which was a collaboration with Peter Chan - whom she met during her year in Los Angeles - and Hong Kong's Applause Pictures.
More pan-Asian collaborations followed including "Three" with Thai, Hong Kong and South Korean directors, and "Last Life in the Universe" with Thai, Japanese and Hong Kong involvement.
She also had a hand in producing "Monrak Transistor".
Tragically, her work was cut short when she died at age 39 of lung cancer on December 8, 2003. Her death came less than three weeks after she was named Producer of the Year 2003 by the Bangkok film awards event Cine Asia. She was presented the award by Wong Kar Wai, himself an award-winning director, whose work inspired her to become a film producer.
During her short career, she is credited with fostering cooperation between the Thai industry and studios in other Asian countries. She also pushed for changes in the way the Thai government handles film, calling for more artistic freedom, a removal of the curbs and censorship and more support the help the industry grow and benefit the country and region economically.
She returned to Bangkok in 1997 and started working in the local film industry. One early job was helping Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai shoot "In the Mood for Love" in Bangkok.
She formed Cinemasia with director Nonzee Nimibutr in 2000. Their first production was "Jan Dara", which was a collaboration with Peter Chan - whom she met during her year in Los Angeles - and Hong Kong's Applause Pictures.
More pan-Asian collaborations followed including "Three" with Thai, Hong Kong and South Korean directors, and "Last Life in the Universe" with Thai, Japanese and Hong Kong involvement.
She also had a hand in producing "Monrak Transistor".
Tragically, her work was cut short when she died at age 39 of lung cancer on December 8, 2003. Her death came less than three weeks after she was named Producer of the Year 2003 by the Bangkok film awards event Cine Asia. She was presented the award by Wong Kar Wai, himself an award-winning director, whose work inspired her to become a film producer.
During her short career, she is credited with fostering cooperation between the Thai industry and studios in other Asian countries. She also pushed for changes in the way the Thai government handles film, calling for more artistic freedom, a removal of the curbs and censorship and more support the help the industry grow and benefit the country and region economically.
