Lee Chatametikool

Lee Chatametikool
ลี ชาตะเมธีกุล
EducationHampshire College
Occupations
  • Film editor
  • sound editor
Years active2002–present

Lee Chatametikool (Thai: ลี ชาตะเมธีกุล) is a Thai film editor and sound editor. He is a frequent collaborator with Apichatpong Weerasethakul and other Thai independent directors, but has also worked on commercial films, including the hit Thai horror film, Shutter.

Lee studied filmmaking in the United States. He has been active since 1999, when he directed a short film, Miami Strips, Hollywood Dreams (Muang maya, krung tida). The film was the runner-up winner of the Rattana Pestonji Award for Best Thai Short Film at the 2000 Thai Short Film and Video Festival.

He has worked with Apichatpong Weerasethakul on five films: Blissfully Yours, Tropical Malady, Syndromes and a Century, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives and Memoria. At the inaugural Asian Film Awards in 2007 in Hong Kong, Lee won the Best Editor award for Syndromes and a Century.

In 2002, Lee founded his own post-production company, Houdini Studio.

Filmography

As director

  • Miami Strips, Hollywood Dreams (Muang maya, krung tida, 1999)
  • Concrete Clouds, ภวังค์รัก (2013)

As film editor

As sound editor

As post-production supervisor

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Asian Film Awards 2007 Best Editor Syndromes and a Century Won [1]
2010 Best Editor Karaoke Won [2][3]
2017 Best Editor Apprentice (shared with Natalie Soh) Won [4]
2020 Best Editor So Long, My Son Nominated [5]
Chinese Film Media Awards 2019 Best Film Editing Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2023 Best Editing All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt Nominated
Chlotrudis Awards 2017 Best Editing Cemetery of Splendor Nominated [6]
Busan International Film Festival 2013 Best Film Concrete Clouds (ภวังค์รัก) Nominated [7]
Edinburg International Film Festival 2014 Best International Feature Film Nominated [8]
International Film Festival Rotterdam Tiger Award Nominated [9]
Shanghai International Film Festival Asian New Talent Award - Best Film Nominated [10]
Taipei Film Festival International New Talent Competition - Grand Prize Nominated [11][12]
Vesoul Asian Film Festival Golden Wheel Nominated
Suphannahong National Film Awards 2021 Best Editing Where We Belong (shared with Harin Paesongthai) Won
Best Editing Manta Ray (กระเบนราหู) (shared with Harin Paesongthai) Nominated
2018 Best Editing Pop Aye Nominated
2017 Best Editing By the Time It Gets Dark (ดาวคะนอง) Won [13]
2015 Best Editing Concrete Clouds (ภวังค์รัก) Nominated
Best Director Won [14]
Best Screenplay Nominated
2008 Best Editing Love of Siam (กแห่งสยาม) (shared with Chookiat Sakveerakul) Nominated
Maya Awards 2022 Best Editing Yuni (shared with Cesa David Luckmansyah) Won
Best Editing Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash Nominated
QCinema International Film Festival 2019 Best Artistic Achievement Nakorn-Sawan Won [15][16][17]

References

  1. ^ Paquet, Darcy (2007-03-20). "'Host' wins most at Asian Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  2. ^ "4th – Asian Film Awards Academy". Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  3. ^ "A list of winners at the 4th Asian Film Awards". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2010-03-22. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  4. ^ Barker, Christian (March 22, 2017). "The Best & Worst Dressed Men At The 2017 Asian Film Awards". Forbes. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
  5. ^ "14th – Asian Film Awards Academy". Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  6. ^ "2017, 23rd Annual Awards". Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film. 2026-01-31. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  7. ^ Noh, Jean (September 3, 2013). "Busan reveals 2013 line-up". Screen. Archived from the original on 2013-09-07. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  8. ^ Skwigly (2014-05-28). "EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2014 PROGRAMME". Skwigly Animation Magazine. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  9. ^ Roxborough, Scott (2013-12-10). "Rotterdam 2014: First Five Films Picked for Competition". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  10. ^ Shackleton, Liz. "Shanghai fest unveils competition line-up". Screen. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  11. ^ Shackleton, Liz. "Taipei fest unveils new talent line-up". Screen. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  12. ^ Frater, Patrick (2014-05-01). "Taipei Festival Sets New Features Competition". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
  13. ^ Rithdee, Kong (March 7, 2017). "Surprise Subannahongsa win for Dao Khanong". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
  14. ^ "'เก้า-เต้ย' คว้านักแสดงนำสุพรรณหงส์ 'ภวังค์รัก' ม้ามืดได้หนังยอดเยี่ยม". Thairath (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2026-03-23.
  15. ^ "QCinema 2019 winners bared; Janine Gutierrez named Best Actress". PEP.ph. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  16. ^ "Stop-motion film wins QCinema". BusinessWorld Online. 2019-10-21. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  17. ^ "Complete winners: QCinema International Film Festival 2019". ABS-CBN News. October 18, 2019.