rooster59 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Tourism Dept pushes for Thailand to become international film destination Na-ark Rojanasuvan BANGKOK, 02 March 2019, (NNT) - The Tourism Department will organize Thailand International Film Destination Festival 2019 (TIFDF 2019) from March 25th to April 2nd. Since 2013, the annual event has been a vital force in promoting Thailand as a prime location for shooting international films and helped to generate income for the Kingdom. It has also drawn foreign tourists to the country’s famous attractions being featured in these films. The department’s data show that a total of 714 films were shot in Thailand last year, generating 3.1 billion baht in revenue. The Thai government’s policy to attract international filmmakers through various incentives have also contributed to the figure. According to Director-General of the Tourism Department Anan Wongbenjarat , the 7th Thailand International Film Destination Festival which will kick off today will feature a competition on short films in Thailand being held under the concept “Beyond Destination Thailand.” He explained that these films had been shot in secondary destinations, which is part of the government’s policy to promote 55 lesser-known provinces. The result of the short film competition will be announced on April 2nd. Free viewing of international films being shot in Thailand will be held from March 27th to 31st at Siam Paragon Cineplex. -- nnt 2019-03-03 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cadbury Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: He explained that these films had been shot in secondary destinations, which is part of the government’s policy to promote 55 lesser-known provinces. The promotion to tourists of 55 lesser known secondary rubbish dumps. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chang_paarp Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 Hope it is more successful that the defunct Bangkok International Film Festival that resulted in several people doing time in the USA. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mok199 Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) Yes they can shoot ''Beaches 2'' in Pattaya.... Edited March 3, 2019 by mok199 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 "Death by Dangerous Driving" would make a good movie in Thailand 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 And I am sure the new cyber law will help them meet its goal faster than they thought. Can just see. Actors and actresses doing 90 day check ins or border runs and needing 20k and a return flight ticket with . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 With the ever growing list of daily crackdowns and cant do's the movie vapors in paradise has been shelved ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotBenz8888 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Bangkowood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fex Bluse Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 2 hours ago, rooster59 said: The department’s data show that a total of 714 films were shot in Thailand last year 93% of them were Bollywood films. Maybe a single western film among them. Western studios don't need cheap incentives like free visas to film the next Hollywood big movie. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stanleycoin Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 How about Carry on Somchai 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Lock, Stock and no smoking barrels? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downunder66 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Perhaps the next Wolverine film - he could fight rabied dog packs on beaches, and on the way to the hospital get tossed out of the ambulance when it’s brakes fail and crashes into a ditch Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Youlike Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 Just put a dashcam on a motocycle and drive around Thailand, it will be the best horrormovie ever. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 I wonder how many of those were “movies” shot in Pattaya with prostitutes... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post quandow Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 It's been a while since Thailand declared itself a new "hub" of anything. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest1 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, quandow said: It's been a while since Thailand declared itself a new "hub" of anything. Hey they forgot to put the word HUB in the headline....They are really slacking off... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 2 hours ago, stanleycoin said: How about Carry on Somchai Opening scene Somchai and Tingtong do a cover version of a Neil Diamond hit entitled Meth' on the Rocks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LomSak27 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 How time flies. Has it been twenty years since the filming of “The Beach” degenerated into an absolute clusterpuck?! Perhaps that is enough time to pretend it never happened and attract a new group of directors and production companies. There are still the gullible who believe the brouhaha about the filming of The Beach was due to ecological and environmental concerns. IT was not. It was part of the political fallout form the 97 meltdown and was used to discredit the government in power, at the time. Western film producers and companies remember this and how they got caught holding the bag. The Tourism Department has their work cut out for them. Our hopes and prayers are with you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stanleycoin Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 3 hours ago, mikebell said: Lock, Stock and no smoking barrels? Was that a typo, ? Lock stock and two smoking Bar girls !!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, stanleycoin said: Was that a typo, ? Lock stock and two smoking Bar girls !!!!!!!!!!!!! They could for a re-make of the other one and film Snatch 2 in Nana. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 Yeah Hollywood loves the military and what is going on here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, NCC1701A said: Yeah Hollywood loves the military and what is going on here. They used to have to byo, but then reduced the overheads to Chuck Norris and Sly Stallone Be amazed if ever a remake of The Ugly American was ever attempted! - too close to the (current) bone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, tifino said: They used to have to byo, but then reduced the overheads to Chuck Norris and Sly Stallone Be amazed if ever a remake of The Ugly American was ever attempted! - too close to the (current) bone... The trailers for that are on the news every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave s Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 "It has also drawn foreign tourists to the country’s famous attractions being featured in these films." Ironically, one of the other topics featured in the right hand column when I read this item was Thai authorities don’t know if Maya Bay will re-open to tourists "The bay, made famous by the movie The Beach starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has been closed to visitors since 2018, after mass tourism destroyed bay’s coral ecosystem. ... The ecosystem is starting to recover, but it could be decades before it fully recovers, experts have said." " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxLee Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 The promotion to tourists of 55 lesser known secondary rubbish dumps. Well why promote it as film destination, we’ve got plenty of videos on YouTube and other video channels about Scandals and daily car accidents Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, dcnx said: I wonder how many of those were “movies” shot in Pattaya with prostitutes... According to the officials, there's no such thing. Edited March 3, 2019 by Vacuum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Yeah it's good for making action movies about coups, just let the cameras roll and one will eventually be captured on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, NCC1701A said: Yeah Hollywood loves the military and what is going on here. Well there are a lot of katoys around, that should be right up hollywood's current alley of catering for minorities. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 14 minutes ago, DrTuner said: Well there are a lot of katoys around, that should be right up hollywood's current alley of catering for minorities. In that case they could do 'Bag Snatch 2' in Pattaya. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallen52 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 Well that just doubled the cost of making any film.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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