BANGKOK — A disturbance in the force of Thailand’s appeal to foreign film productions has prompted its top tourism official to propose new incentives for filmmakers.
After unveiling a new cost incentive for foreign productions to film in Thailand, Tourism and Sports Minister Kobkarn Wattanawarangkul said today she was motivated to come up with the plan by the loss of a particularly high-profile production to England recently.
“I come up with this idea after I learn that Thailand missed being selected as a filming location for the new Star Wars film, which was eventually shot in Britain, because they offered better terms than Thailand. When Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha knew about this, he felt very disappointed,” Kobkarn told Matichon Online.