Issue05 : 9 June 2014

Tradewinds 3 Thai-Movie-Industry-at-Cannes-2This year’s Cannes International Film Festival provided eight Thai film companies with the opportunity to sell their movies and connect with 249 international film production companies from 108 countries. The world-renowned film festival was held from May 14 to 25 in the south of France.

The festival also allowed the DITP to promote Thailand as the production base for international film entrepreneurs. Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, the director general of the DITP, announced the department’s support for Thailand’s growing film and digital content industries, which includes animation, video games, advertisements and e-Learning systems during 2013-2016. She said that Thailand is now ready to become the main hub and gateway for the film productions and investment in Southeast Asia.

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