Juck Somsaman 🔜 XDS

Co-Founder

Bangkok, Thailand34 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Award-winning filmmaker with over 30 years of experience.
  • Founder of The Monk Studios, producing high-quality entertainment.
  • Creator of Netflix's first preschool animation series.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in Animation and Visual Effects, with a strong focus on high-quality productions.

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Visual EffectsAnimationFilmBusiness StrategyNukeDigital CompositingMayaCompositingComputer AnimationPremiereRendermanFeature FilmsTexturing3DComputer Graphics

About

Juck Somsaman Founder and Creative Director The Monk Studios, Bangkok Profile: An award-winning filmmaker and producer with over 30 years of experience in Visual Effects and Animation, Juck is a Hollywood VFX veteran with more than 50 feature film and TV credits. Educated in New York during the early days of the computer graphics industry; after spending 20 years in the US, Juck returned to his hometown of Bangkok, bringing his extensive experience and technical expertise to Thailand. He founded The Monk Studios with the goal of producing high-quality entertainment by collaborating with both local and international artists. Under Juck’s leadership, The Monk Studios has grown significantly, initially offering VFX and animation services and quickly gaining international recognition for producing full-service, script-to-screen properties. Community: Juck is also a key figure in the local SIGGRAPH community, having served as the Chair of the Computer Animation Festival for SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 in Bangkok. Creator Credit: Juck is the creator of the Netflix Original Series Sea of Love, the first preschool animation series by Thai creators, which highlights friendship at the heart of an ocean adventure.

Experience

34 yrs 9 mos
Total Experience
12 yrs 3 mos
Average Tenure
1 yr 10 mos
Current Experience

The monk studios

3 roles

Founder

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos

  • We offer full tax incentives with our talented team in Vancouver

Creative Director/ Founder

Jan 2007 – Present · 19 yrs 3 mos

  • Executive studio management for high-quality visual effect films, television projects, and animated theatrical features.
  • Creator/Creative Director for MONK Studio's originals.

Founder

Sep 2006 – Present · 19 yrs 7 mos

  • The Monk VFX, Animation and Film Studio, Bangkok, Thailand

Netflix pre-school original " sea of love"

Creator

Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 · 1 yr

  • ‘Sea of Love’, a First Pre-School Animation Series by Thai Creators, Puts Friendship at the Heart of the Ocean.

Acm siggraph

Computer Animation Festival Chair -SIGGRAPH ASIA 2017, BANGKOK

Dec 2016 – Jan 2017 · 1 mo · Bangkok Metropolitan Area, Thailand

Rhythm & hues

various roles in vfx & animation

Aug 1991 – Oct 2007 · 16 yrs 2 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

  • working on various movies from 1991-2007.

Education

School of Visual Arts

MFA Computer Arts

Jan 1989 – Jan 1991

Chulalongkorn University

BFA — art

Jan 1987 – Jan 1990

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