Talks seek solution for resumption of Shantaram filming
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published : 27 Jul 2021 at 04:00
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The Tourism Department will hold talks with Samut Prakan s public health office on Tuesday to come up with a solution over the suspension of production of Apple TV Plus series Shantaram as tough Covid-19 restrictions have been imposed in the province.
The six-month film permit for the series, approved by the department, has not been revoked and once authorities in Samut Prakan where the shooting is taking place grant permission, the film set can continue its work, said Anant Wongbenjarat, director-general of the Tourism Department.
The department will hold discussions with the province s public health offices and seek more relaxed measures as the production and studio have had to adopt stringent prevention measures, he said.
Tourism Department preps more perks for film crews
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published : 16 Feb 2021 at 04:00
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The Tourism Department aims to add more incentives for film crews that spend over 100 million baht in the country, while planning to introduce quarantine areas for film production.
Anant Wongbenjarat, director-general of the Tourism Department, said the department would like to add another 5% in incentives to film productions which plan to spend 100 million baht in order to attract more investment.
At present, the incentive measure from 2017 offers foreign film production crews that spend more than 50 million baht in Thailand a 15% incentive.
If productions hire locals in key positions and help promote Thai tourism by boosting the reputation of locations in the movie, they will receive an additional 3% and 2% incentive, respectively, which would be capped at a total of 20%. This revised incentive will be proposed to the cabinet and implemented as soon as possib
Department seeks B3bn from film productions
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published : 26 Jan 2021 at 05:00
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The Tourism Department is aiming to generate 3 billion baht from international film crews this year, targeting projects with an investment of over 100 million baht in Thailand, after the country saw foreign tourism revenue plunge 82.63% last year.
The Tourism and Sports Ministry on Monday reported that Thailand had 6.7 million international visitors last year, generating 332 billion baht.
The biggest drop was seen from the Chinese market, decreasing from nearly 11 million tourists in 2019 to just 1.2 million.
The plan to attract international film crews is one of the tactics being used to mitigate the economic fallout created by the pandemic.
Tourism department seeks B3bn from film productions
Tourism department seeks B3bn from film productions
THAILAND: The Tourism Department is aiming to generate B3 billion from international film crews this year, targeting projects with an investment of over B100 million in Thailand, after the country saw foreign tourism revenue plunge 82.63% last year.
Tuesday 26 January 2021, 09:28AM
The Tourism and Sports Ministry on Monday reported that Thailand had 6.7 million international visitors last year, generating B332bn.
The biggest drop was seen from the Chinese market, decreasing from nearly 11 million tourists in 2019 to just 1.2 million.
The plan to attract international film crews is one of the tactics being used to mitigate the economic fallout created by the pandemic.