Chookiat Sakveerakul (Thai: ชูเกียรติ ศักดิ์วีระกุล, b. 1981 in Chiang Mai, Thailand) is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is also credited as Ma-Deaw Chukiatsakwirakul or Matthew Chukiat Sakwirakul.He graduated from Montfort College ChiangmaiChookiat's first feature-length film was an ensemble drama, The Passenger of Li, which was an independent production. His next film was Pisaj, a 2004 horror film 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 from film festivalsMadeo生于清迈,家中排行老幺,有一个姐姐,母亲是教师,父亲很多职业,主要是做园艺。家庭经济状况不稳定。小学跟高中,在Montfort学院读书。他的音乐才能在初三的时候已经展露出来了。他给圣心学校的学生写歌,作曲、写词、演奏一手包办。但他的报酬只是礼物和音乐会门票而已(-.-||可怜的娃)。之后Madeo考上了朱拉隆功大学艺术学院。大二时开始拍短片,第一部作品《家乡》送去了泰国电影协会参赛。大三大四时拍了《年轻的皇家风》给老师,由Oom Siriyakorn和Sorapong Chatree主演。因为Madeo爸爸的朋友是记者,所以认识了很多明星。最后他和学弟妹拍了电影《The Passenger to Li》,在暹罗广场上映。当Madeo读完大学,还没获得学位的时候,就有人邀请他执导电影《幽闭空间》了,得到了500万铢的薪酬。随着收入的增加,接下来也得到了电影《13骇人游戏》编写权,此电影改编自泰国漫画《The 13th Quiz Show》,漫画原作者Ekasit Thairat也有参与编写。此后还被邀请编写了《19号尸体》,导演是Paween Purikitpanya。还有编写执导了佳作《爱在暹罗》。Madeo一直有帮人改稿和撰稿。例如帮忙改稿的电影《致命巧克力》,让它更能强调出景象效果。