Jira Maligool

Jira Maligool is a Thai film director screenwriter and producer graduated in 1983 from Chulalongkorn University Faculty of Communication Arts where he majored in film and photography While still a student he worked as a music video and movie commercial director In 1991 he cofounded his own film studio Hub Ho Hin Bangkok later Hub Ho Hin Films In 2003 it was merged with GMM Grammys film division GMM Pictures and Visute Poolvoralaks company Tai Entertainment to form GMM Tai Hub or GTH In 2016 he became key person for GDH 559 a film studio that successor to GTH He was also behind the hit 2003 film My Girl a nostalgic look at childhood in 1980s Thailand The films ensemble of six directors were students of Jira who taught as a parttime professor in photography and cinematography classes at Chulalongkorn University Two of those directors Komgrit and Songyos went on to direct hit films Komgrit helming the romantic comedy Dear Dakanda in 2005 and Songyos with the hit 2006 thriller Dorm