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By the 1920s, a local film industry had started and in the 1930s, the Thai film industry had its first "golden age", with a number of studios producing films. The years after the Second World War saw a resurgence of the industry, which used 16 mm film to produce hundreds of films, many of them hard-driving action films.
THACCA covers 11 creative sectors from fashion to Muay Thai boxing and film. It is intended to bring about economic transformation of the cultural industries by uniting the efforts of different ...
Hollywood has played an important role in the development of Thailand's film industry. One of the first feature films made in Thailand, 1923's Miss Suwanna of Siam, was a Hollywood co-production, made with the royal assistance of King Vajiravudh, who gave the production free use of his 52 automobiles, 600 horses, use of the Royal Thai Navy, the Grand Palace, the railways, the rice mills, rice ...
Thailand is poised to get serious about its commitment to the film industry, and plans to launch a major new body, the Thailand Creative Culture Agency, with a budget of THB7 billion ($200 million).
The Thailand Film Office is a Thai government agency that supports and facilitates foreign film production teams in Thailand and acts as an information center for foreign film production crew. The TFO's main objectives are as follows: To generate national income and to promote tourism, culture and arts in Thailand
Southeast Asian cinema is the film industry and films produced in, or by natives of Southeast Asia.It includes any films produced in Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Thailand has a thriving film industry, with a rich history dating back to the late 19th century when King Chulalongkorn first encountered movies and cinema equipment during a visit to Switzerland. [ 64 ] : 11 Since then, Thai cinema has produced a wide range of genres and styles, including horror films about ghosts, spirits, and the ...
The National Film Heritage Registry of Thailand is a collection of historically and culturally significant films compiled and maintained by the Thai Film Archive for their recognition and preservation. The listed films range from historical footage to works of classic Thai cinema and contemporary feature films, unrestricted by subject matter ...