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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.
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 ...
The Suphannahong National Film Awards are the main film awards in the Thai film industry. They are presented annually by the National Federation of Motion Pictures and Contents Associations (MPC), and are named after the Suphannahong , a royal barge whose figurehead is the inspiration for the trophy statuette.
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 films playing in Thai cinemas are usually first-run Hollywood features, which tend to dominate the box-office scene. [1] There is a burgeoning Thai film industry that is making dozens of films each year that are increasingly popular with local audiences.
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 ...
The inaugural edition of the Pattaya Film Festival will be held June 15-19 in the Thai seaside town that is usually better known for other forms of entertainment. The event is hosted by Pattaya ...
6 Nominations: 2009 Thailand National Film Association Award for Best: Actress, Actor, Director, Best Screenplay, Cinematography, Best Original Score, Picture Price: Thailand National Film Association Award for Best Actor 2009 Handle Me With Care (Kod) Kongdej Jaturanrasamee: Kiatkamol Lata, Supaksorn Chaimongkol: Hormones (Pid Term Yai Huajai ...