Ayutthaya tightens rules for film shoots at historic site

AYUTTHAYA, 7 June 2016 (NNT) - Ayutthaya province has stepped up measures for film shoots at a historic site after a foreign advertising production team filmed at the Wat Sam Pruem Pagoda roundabout.

Ayutthaya Governor Prayun Rattanaseni called a meeting between relevant units on the controversial film shoot in the province by an Indonesian production team. The meeting agreed that it would ask for a permission from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports to set up a committee to consider the appropriateness of the advertising shoot.

Despite the production team’s permission from the province, some relevant units had not been informed of the shoot, said the governor. He added that from now on those who would ask for a permission to film had to submit their request to all relevant units two weeks prior to the shoot.

The advertising shoot at the Wat Sam Pruem Pagoda roundabout has already finished. The commercial’s script would be checked and screened by the Department of Tourism, the governor said.


-- NNT 2016-06-07

In other words, there are more palms that need to be greased. Naturally, the new committee members will all experience a higher standard of living and will be obliged to show their appreciation to the Ayutthaya Governor. Making films in Ayutthaya just got more expensive. What a country ! ! !

The short version - The right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing.

When I rented my apartment in Europe for a multi-day movie-shoot or tv-series, the producer had to have permission from ministry of culture to be a film producer, and notify local and municipal authorities, police and fire-brigade, as well as obtain a no-objection from apartment block co-owners. Notice to be given two weeks in advance.
FYI.
Grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence