Artima Sakulkoo is a filmmaker and actor from Bangkok, Thailand.
In 2016, Artima pursued her education in the States. She attended Lindenwood University and received a BFA in Digital Cinema Arts. Her short films, The Introvert (2018) and EXTROVERSION (2019) have won multiple awards, including CINEMA ARTS CAPSTONES: BEST FILM & BEST DIRECTOR.
From 2020 to 2022, Artima returned to Bangkok and worked as an assistant director for a commercial agency.
In the fall of 2022, she moved back to New York for her MFA in Film at The City College of New York. Her latest film, It Happened In August (2024), is on film festival run.
As a filmmaker, Artima wants to show her true identity by bringing more Thai immigrant and queer stories on screen.
2023
The Ostrovsky Family Fund Award in honor of Chantal Akerman
2020
NEW YORK CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS: BEST STUDENT DIRECTOR (EXTROVERSION)
DUMBO FILM FESTIVAL: OFFICIAL SELECTION (EXTROVERSION)
STUDENT LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS: FINALIST (EXTROVERSION)
STUDENT LOS ANGELES FILM AWARDS: SEMI-FINALIST (THE INTROVERT)
2019
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY: HONORS STUDENT
CINEMA ARTS CAPSTONES: BEST FILM (EXTROVERSION)
CINEMA ARTS CAPSTONES: BEST DIRECTOR (EXTROVERSION)
CINEMA ARTS CAPSTONES: BEST CAMEO (EXTROVERSION)
LATITUDE FILM AWARDS: BRONZE AWARD (EXTROVERSION)
NEW YORK CINEMATOGRAPHY AWARDS: SEMI-FINALIST (The Introvert)
HOLLYWOOD NEW DIRECTORS: HONORABLE MENTION (The Introvert)
HOLLYWOOD NEW DIRECTORS: HONORABLE MENTION (EXTROVERSION)
2018
LINDY AWARDS: BEST ACTRESS
LINDY AWARDS: BEST INTERVIEW PROGRAM