The first thing you need to know about making a movie in Thailand is that you are not allowed to make a movie in Thailand. You need to get a permit and even a work permit to make a movie in Thailand, the movie, and the script also need to be approved by the Film Bureau in Thailand.
You do not need a permit to make a home movie to put on the tube off course but if the movie gives bad reputation to Thailand they might block your movie.
Big Trouble in Thailand was totally canceled from Bravo and that is not because they fabricated the stories. It was because the stories in the movie gave Thailand a bad reputation (even if they were true).
You will also need Thai people working with you on the movie and you will off course also need a work permit to shoot the film. The film then need to be sent back to the Film Bureau and they need to approve it (something that Big trouble in Thailand did not do).
You can off course go around all this and say “Who gives a xuck?â€
Absolutely correctly outside Thailand there it is not much the Thai censures can do more then put you on the black list on Thai immigration forever, but if you not care about that just shoot the movie and sell it. I seen a few movies on the internet floating around and I can assure you they have no permit to release or sell these movies. But I guess they took a chance and hopped nobody will report them.
I can tell you right away that Thai sex movies or sexy movies will never get a permit to shoot in Thailand and is illegal.
Big movies are off course always approved in Thailand because of the money involved and many movies are produced in Thailand without anybody knowing it because they learned from the movie The Beach.
The Beach made a big scene of producing in Thailand and people made a whole lot of problems for them, now movie companies are keeping a low profile until the movies are finished.
If you looking for a production company or a Thai partner for you next film I would recommend Go Getter (because they always give me a small roll).On a serious note they are very good and have won some awards and speak excellent English.
Ask for Nok and tell them I sent you to get a extra rebate http:/www.gogetter.co.th
