Born in 1976, Phuttiphong Aroonpheng studied fine arts at Silpakorn University and participated in the Asian Film Academy at the Busan International Film Festival in 2009. His short film Ferris Wheel (2015) was screened at more than twenty film festivals, including the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival. His debut feature, Manta Ray (2018), won the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival along with ten other awards. The Burning Giants, his third feature film, was invited to the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival.
