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Headline: One-stop centre for foreign films

Wed, January 17, 2007 : Last updated 20:43 pm (Thai local time)

The (Royal Thai Government) Cabinet yesterday approved the establishment of a one-stop centre to promote foreign film production in Thailand.

Netpreeya Chumchaiyo, assistant government spokesman, said the centre would approve any filming proposal within 24 hours from one to two days at present. The centre is being established following declining revenue from foreign film production over the past four years.
In 2006, Thailand reaped only Bt1.04 billion, compared to Bt1.13 billion, Bt1.22 billion and Bt1.4 billion in the three preceding years.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/01/17/business/business_30024330.php

Resources: List of Films That Use Thailand as Location

Alexander the Great goes up against a war elephant.

Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) and James Bond (Roger Moore) face off in The Man with the Golden Gun in a scene filmed in Phang Nga Bay.

Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter, made in Thailand.

"James Bond Island", in Phang Nga Bay, featured in The Man with the Golden Gun.

Dozens of films have used Thailand as a location, with the kingdom either playing itself or standing in for a neighboring country, such as Vietnam or Cambodia.

The availability of elephants, exotic jungle and beach settings, relatively low production costs, and a mature film industry that provides a legion of experienced crew members, have made Thailand an attractive location for films.

Films set in Thailand include Around the World in Eighty Days, The Big Boss, The Man with the Golden Gun and The Beach. And Thailand has been used as a stand-in setting for such Vietnam War-era films as The Deer Hunter, Casualties of War and The Killing Fields.

In addition to providing work for Thai film crews and extras (including the Royal Thai Army), films that use Thailand as a location help Thailand promote itself as a tourist destination. As a result, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is keenly interested in attracting studios to make films in the Kingdom.

Source: Wikipedia

For more detail check -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_that_use_Thailand_as_a_location

Production Stills: Tiger TVC - Neo Sports

Production stills of TVC titled "Tiger" for Neo Sports Channel of Nimbus Communication to be aired in India during a Cricket Tournament between India & Sri Lanka. The main lead for the film is of course the Tiger. Its a Siberian male tiger aged 1 year 2 months old.

Production Stills: Macroman Ad - Featuring Hritik Roshan

First look at behind the scene of the making of Macroman TVC. One of the largest undergarment manufacturer in India is introducing a new Brand of undergarment target towards men. They have select Hritik Roshan as the Macroman. Hritik Roshan is the current sensational hearthrob of Bollywood cinema. The ad was shot entire on location in Bangkok's Chinatown. The above photos are from one scene of many action sequence in the Ad.

The TVC is directed Jeff Balsmeyer. Jeff was the Writer/Director of Danny Deckchair, a feel good comedy shot entirely in Australia. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0337960/

More Production Stills from Macroman Shoot:-