No cave-rescue movie plans: culture minister

[snoop1130]

No cave-rescue movie plans: culture minister

By The Nation

 

File photo

 

No one has signed the rights to make a movie about the Tham Luang cave rescue, amid news that Universal Pictures had signed a deal, the Culture Ministry said on Wednesday.

 

“The government’s Creative Media Panel will open call for proposal submissions for the right for making films and other art forms during November 15-23,” Culture Minister Vira Ropojanarat announced. 

 

The 13-members of Mu Pa Academy were rescued from Tham Luang caves in Chiang Rai and the minister added that the government was representing the boys and their parents to protect their intellectual property.

 

There are now 22 films, a TV series, animated games, music videos and books in the works about the dramatic rescue of the 12 boys and their coach from the caves, the government announced.

 

Both the Thai and foreign media also invited them to be interviewed for 27 programmes.

 

Officials from the culture, commerce, tourism and sport and social development and human security ministries are on the committee.

 

Thai film productions made proposals to the Culture Ministry, while international film productions should propose projects to the Tourism and Sport Ministry.

 

However, the government will allow anyone to use the public information and news which was already released to the public without permission that will not violate the rights of the Thai football team.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30356737

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-10-18

[ukrules]

Any movie will be about the successful rescue effort, it will be about the rescuers and their story.

 

19 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

However, the government will allow anyone to use the public information and news which was already released to the public without permission that will not violate the rights of the Thai football team.

 

How nice of them to allow the use of public information. There's a bunch of people here who think they're in charge of something, they're not in charge of anything.

 

Only Thai production companies will be forced to adhere to this.

Edited October 18, 2018 by ukrules

[webfact]

Wild Boar boys and their coach have 22 film offers awaiting approval

 

 

As many as 22 movie, documentary and book projects about the Tham Luang cave rescue operation and about the life of the 12 Wild Boar boys and their football coach have been proposed by both local and foreign studios to the Creative Media Committee, said Culture Minister Veera Rojpojanarat on Thursday.

 

On top of that, there are 27 TV show programmes for the boys and their coach from Thai and foreign TV stations still pending consideration by the committee chaired by the culture minister.

 

Producers are invited to apply for the rights to shoot movies, documentaries or animation films of the dramatic rescue mission, the life of the rescuers and the boys trapped in the cave complex for two weeks during the period between  November 15-30.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/wild-boar-boys-and-their-coach-have-22-film-offers-awaiting-approval/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-10-19

[kotsak]

I am wondering how do they fare with their education. They spend too much time on the road and in front of cameras. 

[colinneil]

The whole thing is about making money, nothing else.

Nobody seems to care about the boys education/ welfare just how much money can be made.

What about the statements made after the boys were rescused, saying everything will be done to get the boys back to a normal life?

[sanemax]

11 minutes ago, colinneil said:

The whole thing is about making money, nothing else.

Nobody seems to care about the boys education/ welfare just how much money can be made.

What about the statements made after the boys were rescused, saying everything will be done to get the boys back to a normal life?

  Their education in their village Schools will not be of a high grade .

They will get a education about real life , going on trips abroad .

So what if people want to make some money , everyone does .

Its an interesting story which warrants a film being made about it .

[Srikcir]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“The government’s Creative Media Panel will open call for proposal submissions for the right for making films and other art forms during November 15-23,”

How does the Thai government get this right, except by declaration?

This rescue story belongs to the Wild Boar boys and their coach. Without their permission, there can be no worthwhile film, etc.

But under the current regime that has no checks to abuse of power, the government overrules personal rights. This story will become one eventually of corruption through manipulation of young people.

[SABloke]

Serious question: Is it possible to have the rights to a publicised historical event? Who's to stop me from making a movie about a gtoupd of boys who got trapped in a cave? 

[anterian]

These boys are subjects of the crown so are controlled by the agents of the crown. namely the government, which is actually the military. As to their education, their travels and experiences will teach them more than a Thai school.

[madmitch]

3 minutes ago, SABloke said:

Serious question: Is it possible to have the rights to a publicised historical event? Who's to stop me from making a movie about a gtoupd of boys who got trapped in a cave? 

I'm sure there's a perfectly suitable cave network in a nearby country tat could be used if a production company so desired.

 

Bridge on the River Kwai was filmed in Sri Lanka, and I'm pretty sure the King And ! didn't come anywhere near Thailand!!

[2008bangkok]

I hope they all get good money, they had a crappy time in that cave and be nice to cash in. Im not sure what the goverment role in deciding who can make films and who cannot, got nothing to do with them. Im assuming the boys make deals as a team and share the pot?

[starky]

2 hours ago, SABloke said:

Serious question: Is it possible to have the rights to a publicised historical event? Who's to stop me from making a movie about a gtoupd of boys who got trapped in a cave? 

Ah exactly right. Has nothing to do with any Thai ministry or government department. Literally I believe one if not all of the boys could sell their own individual version to anyone they please with any monies going solely to themselves.

[connda]

So, if I get trapped in a cave, I own the intellectual property rights to any film depicting the rescue? 

These folk don't understand that all a movie outfit needs to do is to produce a "fictionalized film based upon" a near disaster in a Thai cave and who owns what becomes a moot point.  What we are seeing is actually an exercise in greed.