阿彼察邦·韦拉斯哈古，泰国电影导演、监制及剧作家。阿彼察邦在国际影坛有较高知名度，但他在国内的名声远不及国际，曾多次获得国际大奖，他在2010年凭《能召回前世的布米叔叔》，获得了第63届戛纳影展金棕榈奖。

阿彼察邦的电影元素包括梦、自然、性（含括异性和同性之爱），他的电影偏爱非常规的叙事结构。

Apichatpong Weerasethakul is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival; Blissfully Yours, which won the top prize in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival; and Syndromes and a Century, which premiered at the 63rd Venice Film Festival and was the first Thai film to be entered in competition there. Working outside the strict confines of the Thai film studio system, Weerasethakul has directed several features and dozens of short films. Themes reflected in his films (frequently discussed in interviews) include dreams, nature, sexuality (including his own homosexuality), and Western perceptions of Thailand and Asia, and his films display a preference for unconventional narrative structures (like placing titles/credits at the middle of a film) and for working with non-actors.