House, June 29-"Tipanan" points out the work of "Gen. Prayut" attracting filmmakers filmed in Thailand in the first 6 months of the year, more than 222 films, generating income of 1.84 billion baht.
Ms. Tipanan Sirichana, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. Push for measures to promote filming of foreign films to promote tourism and drive soft power. Create jobs, generate income and overall Thai economy. Recently, Warner Bros. Discovery launched a new original Thai content with IFA Media filming a cooking series. With a Thai superstar couple "Mak" Prin Suparat and "Kim" Kimberly Ann Voltemas starring, Thailand is the shooting location. In addition to Thai food, in many scenes it will be a beautiful tourist destination. The Thai soft power from this story will be broadcast on HBO and HBO GO, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, bringing international exposure to local storytelling to audiences in the region and beyond.
Ms. Tipanan said that the report from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports From January to June 16, 2023, 222 foreign films were filmed in Thailand, generating a total income of 1,844.11 million baht, with a better trend, increasing from the previous 12 films and generating an increase of 132.8 million baht, which was a success from General Prayut There have always been measures to promote and push. Since 2016, the statistics have been increasing every year.
Ms. Tipanan said that for additional measures to promote the filming of foreign films in Thailand To attract film crews from abroad, including increasing the cash rebate rate from 15-20% to 20-30% for a period of 2 years and increasing the cash rebate ceiling from the previous 75 million baht per film. is 150 million baht per subject by emphasizing the revitalization of the Thai economy directly income distribution to secondary cities increasing the employment of Thai people adding value domestic expenses to generate income for the community and people directly
“According to the cabinet resolution, it is believed that it will attract more filmmakers to invest in filming movies in Thailand. It is another work of General Prayut. in promoting and issuing measures to attract foreign filmmakers which in addition to showing the tourist attractions and culture of Thailand to the world It also promotes Thai tourism. Enhance the potential and skills of Thai people in the film industry to be transferred and exchanged working skills with foreigners. And most importantly, the distribution of income in the area to the people in the area, ”said Ms. Tipanan.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency