Thailand has seen a affluent inflow of worldwide filmmakers in the first half of this yr with over 200 overseas films being produced within the country, in accordance with Deputy Government Spokesperson, Tipanan Sirichana, who spoke concerning the matter yesterday. This quantity has resulted in a staggeringly excessive revenue of approximately 1.84 billion baht, signalling a successful outcome of the Thai government’s proactive endeavours to present the nation as a major shooting location for worldwide filmmaking.
“The number of productions saw an increase of 12 while the elevated revenue of 132.8 million baht exhibits a sturdy progress within this sector,” noted Tipanan, indicating a vibrant trend in comparison with the corresponding interval of the previous 12 months. She additionally surfaced the cinematographic enterprise of Warner Bros Discovery which is presently in progress, centred round Thai cuisine and that includes the famend Thai actor duo – Prin “Mark” Suparat and Kimberley Anne Woltemas. This movie is imminent to be broadcasted on HBO and HBO Go.
Tipanan additional highlighted that, since 2016, roughly 740 international films have been made in Thailand, yielding a big revenue of 4.86 billion baht. Intriguingly, amid the worldwide Covid-19 crisis, the nation nonetheless witnessed 121 movie shoots, demonstrating the endurance of the movie trade, reported Bangkok Post. According to Bonus , the interim government views international filmmaking as a key supply of the country’s ‘soft-power’ income.
Earlier this yr, on February 7, the Cabinet sanctioned a proposal to elevate the cash rebates provided to movie producers, from 15% and 20% to 20 and 30% for the next two years. The most money rebate per movie was also heightened to a hundred and fifty million baht, a significant rise from the earlier cap of 75 million baht. Tipanan said…
“This strategic move has further inspired filmmakers to favour Thailand as their preferred shooting location.”