The Meg 2: The Trench is one of the foreign films that travel to invest in filming at tourist attractions in Thailand from April 13 to May 18, 2022, with the filming team settling down in Phuket. And there are still some parts filmed in Krabi and Samut Prakan provinces such as Paradise Beach, Phuket Air Park, Thalang Maneekram, Koh Hong Than Bok Khorani National Park Krabi Province and The Studio Park Samut Prakan Province with Indochina Productions (Siam) Co., Ltd. as the local coordinator.

Mr. Jaturon Phakdeewanit, Director-General of the Department of Tourism, said, “The Meg 2: The Trench film crew from the United Kingdom. Contacted the Department of Tourism (DOT), TFO Thailand Film Office in October 2021 to meet and present the filming project in Thailand. which the Department of Tourism has recommended filming locations suitable for movies Especially the sea in the south of Thailand that is consistent with the movie script. Including introducing measures to promote the filming of foreign films in Thailand, incentives, and various facilitations. for the filming crew The main factor that made the filming team decide to invest in Thailand this time was the participation in the incentive measures in the form of a cash rebate of 20% of the investment budget in Thailand of more than 300 million baht, which can create jobs for with the Thai team and distribute income to the movie business sector travel business and related businesses, numbering more than 3,500, with main expenses such as 34% of the wages of the Thai team, 24% of the rental of filming equipment, 18% of the accommodation fee, etc.

Department of Tourism (DOT) as a government agency with the mission of granting permission Promote and facilitate foreign film productions Has given importance to promoting the filming of foreign film crews Including support with measures to promote the filming of foreign films in Thailand (Incentive Measures), reducing the process for filming permission. Publicity at film festivals abroad Including solving problems and facilitating foreign filming. in order to generate income for the country create jobs for Thai personnel And spread to the local community where the filming was done. including related business sectors Both in the film industry and in the tourism sector.

You can follow the news about filming foreign films in Thailand via Facebook: TFO Thailand Film Office

Credit English version: Chai PR thailand.postsen.com