Juck Somsaman

Founder at The Monk Studios

Juck Somsaman has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of visual effects, animation, and media. Juck is the Founder of The Monk Studios Entertainment Ltd since 2022 and the Founder of Monk (Shanghai) Culture & Media Ltd. Co. since 2022 as well. Prior to that, they were involved in executive studio management and served as the Creative Director/Founder of The Monk Studio from 2006. Juck also held various roles in vfx and animation at Rhythm & Hues from 1991 to 2007. Additionally, they served as the Computer Animation Festival Chair at ACM SIGGRAPH in 2017.

Juck Somsaman completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in art from Chulalongkorn University from 1987 to 1990. Later, from 1989 to 1991, Juck pursued a Master of Fine Arts degree in Computer Arts from the School of Visual Arts.

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The Monk Studios

“The Monk Studios” is an award-winning animation and visual effects studios located in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Thailand. The mission of the Monk Studio is to focus on producing world-class imagery using highly skilled artists and cutting-edge technology. We are storytellers whose mission is to entertain viewers around the world. Current projects 2022 Netflix's Sea of Love, XRB Galaxy (Metaverse Project) 2021 Wish Dragon, The Yin Yang Master, Bangkok Breaking, Prince of Tennis, Monster Hunter, 2020 Ninjala , Monster Hunter 2019 Dreamworks "Spirit Riding free", Dreamworks "Dragons Rescue Riders", Dreamworks’s Kung Fu Panda Series, The Stranded, Skyfire, Lost in Russia, 2018 Animal Word, Legend of Ancient Sword, Dreamworks'​ "Fast and Furious"​ Series 2017 Talking Tom and Friends Series 2016 Journey to The West II 2015 Square Enix's Final Fantasy XV 2014 George Lucas's Strange Magic, Talking Tom and Friends Series I, II, "Nine"​: in-house shor 2013 Star Wars: Detours Animation Season II 2012 Star Wars: Detours Animation Season I 2011 PaddlePop series 2010 Rango (cloth/hair sim) for ILM showreel at https://youtu.be/aE_JrZqcWAU


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Bangkok, Thailand

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201-500

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