Chookiat Sakveerakul

{{Short description|Thai film director and screenwriter}}

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| name = Chookiat Sakveerakul

| native_name = ชูเกียรติ ศักดิ์วีระกุล

| native_name_lang = th

| image = Chukiat Sakveerakul 20071120 002.jpg

| caption = Chookiat at the premiere of The Love of Siam in November 2007

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1981|3|15}}

| birth_place = Chiang Mai, Thailand

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| othername = {{hlist|Ma-Deaw|Matthew}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter}}

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| notable_works = {{hlist|13 Beloved|Pisaj}}

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Chookiat Sakveerakul ({{langx|th|ชูเกียรติ ศักดิ์วีระกุล}}, {{RTGS|Chukiat Sakwirakun}}), born 1981 in Chiang Mai, Thailand) is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is also credited as Ma-Deaw Chukiatsakwirakul or Matthew Chukiat Sakwirakul.

Chookiat's first feature-length film was an ensemble drama, The Passenger of Li, which was an independent production. His next film Pisaj, a 2004 horror film, was produced by Sahamongkol Film International. Chookiat garnered critical acclaim for this next film, 13 Beloved, a gritty drama about a deadly underground reality-television game, which won several awards in Thailand and at film festivals.{{Citation | title = Chookiat's Game Reflects Thai Social Issues | newspaper = Bioscope Focus (Bangkok International Film Festival) | pages = 5 | date =2007-07-23}}

He graduated from Montfort College in Chiang Mai.