OCTOBER 2013 FILMINTHAILAND

ONLY GOD FORGIVES PERNICIOUS ’S CHINATOWN RECENT PRODUCTIONS IN ‘DAI KRUP’

by Ubolwan Sucharitakul COMMERCIALS Director– Thailand Film Office

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FEATURE FILMS Over the past year, Thailand’s film industry has been extremely productive. Over six hundred productions PERNICIOUS (USA) have filmed in Thailand. One of these was ‘Only God Prod: Benetone Hillin Entertainment Forgives’, directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Not only Prod Srvc: Benetone Films did it star Ryan Gosling and Kristin Scott Thomas, but it also featured Thai actor Vithaya Pansringarm. His To add your production here in future editions, please send details to: performance has been widely praised, and we are [email protected] pleased to be able to interview him in this issue.

It has been a busy year since our last issue. In April we hosted the first ever Thailand International Film ‘Film In Thailand’ is published by the Thailand Film Office to promote Destination Festival. This event served to promote and support Thailand as an international film destination. Thailand as a film location to international filmmakers, Edited by Paul Spurrier location managers, and journalists, as well as create Designed by Jannik Lofdahl awareness within Thailand of the importance of the film production services industry. It was an opportunity To subscribe to ‘Film In Thailand’, or to submit articles for inclusion, not only for us to present news of what we can offer to please contact [email protected] international filmmakers, but also to gain valuable feedback and suggestions from the experienced film For information or advice on filming in Thailand, contact: industry professionals who attended.

One of the most gratifying aspects of my job is receiving positive feedback from visiting productions. Visiting filmmakers invariably mention the hard-working crews who work tirelessly and with a smile. They praise the efficiency and honesty of the production teams, and the positive, attitude of the service providers.

Thailand Film Office, Department of Tourism There is a phrase you hear often on a Thai film set: Ministry of Tourism and Sports ‘Dai Krup’, which means ‘We can do it’. Rama 1 Road, Bangkok 10330 Thailand Tel. 66-2219-4010-7 Ext. 462-463, 634 , 66-2216-6907 Fax. 66-2216-6656 It’s an appropriate phrase, because whatever your film- www.thailandfilmoffice.org E-mail: [email protected] making vision demands, in Thailand, ‘We can do it’. Thailand Film Office and the Busan Film Commission. Film Busan theand Office Film Thailand Network, Commission Film Asian bythe eventThe supported is destinations. seaside beautiful oldest and most Thailand’s of onelocation Hin, Hua of film-making wonderful the to explore andopportunity give an them countries, fourteen It to from 24th 11th November. Thailand Hin, FLYthe to Office, Film coming Hua is Project of Thailand the year, and professionals. This support the with experts making film-tuition under theof skills film-making advance their and Korea member countries to from ASEAN participants Davao in year It Philippines. launched last brought young 22 The FLY PROJECT SUPPORTS NEWS FIT FILM-MAKERS OF TOMORROW OF FILM-MAKERS will nurture the talent of 28 young film-makers talent the of young 28 from nurture will ASEAN-ROK Leaders Incubator Film (FLY) was Project the AFCI Locations Show. Locations AFCI the Tokyo, Busan, including London Show, the Production and industry, film to year each promote Thailand’s and support Office a attends Film of number festivals Thailand The night. preside special over will this Ubolratana Princess tion. HRH of International Trade Department by Thailand’s Promo Night’, ‘Thai the be sponsored will of festival the highlights attendance. in One of be the also will companies of Thai A G01. number booth be at will Office Film Thailand The each year. Last year, over 1072 participants were registered. event now year, is its to eighth in festival, the andgrowing is Market, partner a Film TheAsian festival. film important Asia’sKorea, to become grown has most and arguably largest Festival. Film tional Thailand GOESTHAILAND TO BUSAN will be well-represented be Interna will at 2013 the Busan

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Film in thailand / October 2013 3 Film in thailand / October 2013 4 VITHAYA PANSRINGARM, THE‘ANGEL SPEAKS OFVENGEANCE’ ONLY GOD GOD ONLY FORGIVES If with a sword, he altered the script. script. the altered he sword, a with Refn skills saw his Nicolas Winding director axe, an but when wielded character his Forgives’. ‘Only God in utilized be Originally Little talent into sport. the new alot dedicates to of time bringing still and internationally, competed He President. twenty-fiveago,and continues years as He remarkably down-to-earth. New York the and attending premiere, seems Red Carpet, Cannes the recent fame, walking remarkably humble who man, spite in of his and one friendly Bu, a as finds friends his However, policeman. and corrupt ruthless the Lt. as Chang, performance chilling his Forgives’,‘Only God not surely forget you will you have seen Vithaya Pansringarm in in you haveVithaya Pansringarm seen founded the Thailand Kendo Club Thailand founded the did heKendo would did know his that skills when meeting Vithaya, to known when meeting as anactor. calling findhistrue to route ofthelong story withusthe shared andhe for fouryears, acting has onlybeen Amazingly, Vithaya desperate to find something else. something desperate to find which hein had nointerest, real he was subjects with struggling years two but after University, Ramkamhaeng in He enrolled or accountancy.banking in job a find good he that would parents hoped His question. out was entertainment of in the career parents, a middle-class ofson respectable for But a for class. to his sing opportunity the ashy usually pupil, he enjoyedand although At actor. an becoming to for then journey right his were sown seeds the Vithaya,young he that suspects moment for the athrilling such was This voices the added to aJohn Wayne movie. Vithaya father watched, his as delighted, and put on aprivate show for family. just the He one task father year. given was this Vithaya’s product, detergent international While for actor. each out dialogue the acting had to double alive as voice-over artist, projectionist the so there no was dialogue, The products. household to from medicines herbal everything promote would They companies. by sponsored would that outdoor country, tour the cinemas screened at mobile saw films Thailand rural In the sixties and seventies, audiences in sixties the school, he discovered a talent for singing, atalent for he discovered school, singing, brought the projector home with him him with home projector the brought films were and shown films on film, 16mm still a junior accountant ajunior for an still

were married. Fay, called dancer met aballet two and the restaurant. at Thai the moonlighting worked agraphic as designer, still though After songs. Thai customers singing voice, he asked was to entertain singing strong his discovered restaurant the When Niro. De and Robert Gere Richard Duvall, on John Savage, Robert waiting himself patrons, famous and oftenfound attracted Thai restaurant, Gardens’, ‘Marvin which Aunt’s he moved to another restaurant closed, and went to off-Broadway his theatre. When at clubs, jazz Met. He the visited originals the he studied of art, history about the learning Vithaya prepare five of pieces work. He in. got to gave and they weeks two him Thailand, from man young the in interesting something somehow saw But was. examiners the Vithaya not did even know what aportfolio gy, portfolio. his asked and they to see at New York the course of Technolo Institute to agraphic design enrollin He tried arts. was time theable and forstudy first to the Vithayahimself, enjoyed new freedom, his Although he would have English. to study achance York to work restaurant,where her in Thai to New invited him American, an married He found his escape when aunt, his foundescape who his had graduating ‘summa cum laude’, cum ‘summa graduating Vithaya loved life in New York. in loved life When he had to work to hard support He

- met Miss Thailand World Thailand met Miss 1996, Cindy Worldland’s Miss contenders. There, Vithaya popular, asked and was Thai to help train Star, Rising became school, tration. The - taught, Vithaya tookof charge adminis the Fay While school. adance tobusiness open Fayboth and Vithaya gave Amway up their that asuccess such became This part-time. But pain.” that Isurvived positively because more work can I real. more me makes it now Ilearned, that and everything anger The now upgrew my helps with me with acting. thatI drama “That aspects. positive the Vithaya life, of considers his part a painful It father.ism of his alcohol worsening the including problems family tricky hadwith toVithaya deal also companytheir for achievements. their workedtwo for ten oftenawarded years, by he overcome could shyness, and his the events sales the aform as of performance Once up, up, packed signed and moved to Thailand. ability.marketing Vithaya new wife and his awestern for with ambitious people looking and were Thailand, in were they that opening whenwas company the Amway announced decision final the prompted What Thailand. to permanently about moving to think started After Continued onthenext page is interesting that even when talking about even that when interesting is talking Fay missed dancing, and started to teach and started Fay dancing, missed again, Vithaya found bytreating again, that a trip back to Thailand on holiday, to back Thailand atrip they

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Film in thailand / October 2013 5 Film in thailand / October 2013 6 Awards. Awards. Award National Association at Film Thai the Actor nominated for Best the found himself and Murder’. director,as ‘Mindfulness Vithaya debut his feature film in to star him and chose But voice another actor.his with Vithaya found producers the that had dubbed was released, film the When disappointments. But contract. asigned out with walked and part, the to win determined room, the itthat not He was hard. went that into back He told of alifetime. himself performance and give a insecurities had to his conquer all minutes, twenty that Vithaya he that knew minutes. twenty In in and come again back to go asked him away,director read scene the he that Tom. had let down feeling the But himself, in terrible. He disappointed was was reading first but his hethat admits Adventure.’ Vithaya went to audition, the and Me, Elephant The ‘Prince in king Vithaya to of in audition the for part the called he film, Warrene short saw this Films When Chance’. ‘Second film and short VithayaByron his to in act Australian cameraman Wade Muller invited encounter,roles, achance but after then Vithaya appeared only in non-speaking roles. At Vithaya first, acting to pursue and encouraged inspired and Byron friends, good Bishop. and Vithaya Byron became and her husband,Burbridge, actor Byron for being arather intensefor director, being but Refn had areputation to Thailand. in shoot Refn that wanted aproject in of lead the parts Refn to Nicolas read for Winding director one In ‘Hangover and ‘Trade II’ of Innocents’. Winch ‘Largo II’, in Vithaya appeared 2010, Vithaya asked was Danish to meet Tom Waller Vithaya, in saw potential the even that experience was not was its without even experience that Vithaya Pansringarm I survived that pain. because positively more me more real. Ican work learned, now it makes and everything that I with my acting. The anger up with now helps me That drama that Igrew local producer Tom local Waller of De Then the calls started to come and in, started calls the

program. Vithaya had the role. the had Vithaya program. training even fitness more demanding saw lighter the Vithaya, on an and put him Then continued to work 20kg. out, and lost Vithaya But for great things. clearly destined and was atRefn Cannes, won d’Or Palme the when May in 2011, particularly happen, ithold. that would ever It doubtful was ‘Drive’, Forgives’ and ‘Only God put was on But Vithaya agile. more and ‘angelthe of vengeance’ lighter, to be quicker, 103kg, hetime, weighed and Refn needed At overweight. he that too thought was that Word and concentration. focus his Vithaya admired then Refn then to went shoot to Hollywood in late 2011, Refn returned to Bangkok, to Bangkok, Refn late returned in 2011, came back. Refn liked Vithaya, Refn liked back. but came joined agym. joined established in2005,and established Forgives’ istheirfourth feature. They are nowfeature. of features to produce produce to of features developing apackage to dozensof commer to They have provided has already builthas already up a strong reputation. production services services production cials, and ‘Only God cials, and‘Only God A

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Interview leadsthat others to success.” carpet the to that, Iwould tobe like be carpet. Prom Daeng’,‘Bu to roll red the meaning me call ‘Bu’ to people means roll. Sometimes other. each and we must support word The stage, to building the agents. Wein are still actors. from them Iintroduce young get calls and movie actors. I stars rock to be children me abanker. to be Now parents want their My parents wanted changed. has society And definitely is language... second English my abroad For orinternational an schools. me, “There future? the in success international Do grateful.” so to Iam get to top the of street. the Ionly wanted Iwould reachstars. thought the “I’m your work attracted. has How attitude.” of sort this need business a family. this Ithink other.each we When work together it’s like to help it’skindness, willingness the care, always people have namjai.Thai It’s not just together. working for ingredients the of one word the use Maybe ‘namjai’. we can is This crew are. Thai the –how attitude focused the “It’s reputation. is? that Why do you think Thai you see more Thai actors achieving actors more achieving you Thai see not just the quality of work. I think it’s of work. Ithink quality the not just fifty.have I son. I never a teenage crew have developed a very strong strong crew have avery developed have attention the you with dealt that is anew is generation who areeducated and Photos and by Paul Spurrier

Windsor Suites Hotel, Sukhumvit Soi 20, which 20, which Soi Sukhumvit Hotel, Suites Windsor provides a warm welcome to guests from the the from to welcome guests awarm provides The view of Bangkok was captured from the the from captured was of Bangkok view international film industry.

Film in thailand / October 2013 7 Film in thailand / October 2013 8 CHINATOWN THE PHOTOGRAPHS BYJIMMIEWING ‘SHIBUI’ OF OF Jimmie Wing was to trying capture. photographing Chinatown, that was what I word for this simple beauty –‘shibui’ When beauty to them. The Japanese even have a plaster, the aged patina of awall –all have a the beauty of the old. But rust, stain, peeling In the West, we sometimes don’t appreciate given Rama V by King meaning ‘young king’,meaning in honour of his son. in honourofhisson. in Thai isYaowarat,in Thai Chinatown’s name

Continued onthenext page fine examples of the architecture of this period. this of examplesfine thearchitecture of some holds still Chinatown future. the of city a to were design broughtarchitects to Thailand and beauty of a European city, and Italian elegance the all with acity Vto build Rama This of Bangkok. older the in parts architecture style tocolonial find surprising be it might So to Asia have colonized. East never been Thailand these areas became Chinatown. and one of walls, outside city the resettled traders were 1782, Chinese in the built was Palace movedwas Grand and the to Bangkok Phraya Chao the River. capital the When along Ayutthaya, but traders the settled at in was capital time that Thailand’s persecution. andethnic famine others fleeing fortune, their 16ththe century, some seeking Chinese was the result of the grand plan of King of plan King of grand result the the was traders arrived in Thailand from Thailand in traders arrived is one of the only countries in South one is South in of only the countries

Film in thailand / October 2013 9 Film in thailand / October 2013 10 Betrayed’. For Love’ and even Taiwan ‘Formosa in Mood The ‘In in as for in China often stood has Nana and Soi Chit around Maitri area The streets. of its busy and sounds sights Wong the by Wai Kar attracted have been and Oxide as Pang such Many directors Forgives’.ous’ to and ‘Hangover 2’ ‘Only God Danger from - ‘Bangkok international films Bangkok’s PHOTOGRAPHS BYJIMMIEWING

Chinatown is a popular location for location apopular is Chinatown

- world for him, and he has become a respected Director/D.O.P.world arespected and for he become has him, The covers. graphed over magazine 40 photo and has from fashion to architecture everything never From has Asia waned. Taiwan to Japan, he covered has with fascination His fascinated. and being achild as dance adragon He Asia. remembersover in years seeing twenty Jimmie JIMMIE WING advent cinematography of DSLR up anew opened has is an Australian-born photographer Australian-born an who is spent has - film in thailand / novermber 2013 11 than filming in other countries thatmay countries in other offer filming than make it cheaper still Thailand in of shooting he outsavings points efficiencies the and that wouldgrow exponentially. Thailand However, in production rebate, a offered Thailand incentive, offer anysaysand if that financial He and efficientthe crewsin ing world’. hard-work resilient, most the of ‘some found he that saying both, with impressed equally crews. was He Thai with and Benetone films, company services production with dealing experience first his Egglesfield. was It Colin for year ‘Alast Paradise’, in Stranger starring Producer jungle. you like feels areway Thai the out in outside Bangkok, just which although villages, ‘Pernicious’ built. be of can area vacant on land which sets alarge contains It Palace. also ornate Thai and alarge villages, of Thai-style a variety offering backlots, Hollywood-style Thailand’s hour’s It from one is drive Bangkok. of about one Salaya, in Movietown Kantana We Thailand. in ‘Pernicious’ eighth, his directing currently and is feature films, seven directed already has Bressack Cullen James lives. But wanttheir they to do with out what to figure college or in trying still At KANTANALOCATION: MOVIETOWN, SALAYA 4TH OCTOBER 2013 DATE: PERNICIOUS PRODUCTION: REPORT LOCATION the age of 21, most young men are either young most of age the 21, regrets that Thailand does not currently not currently does Thailand that regrets met up with the ‘Pernicious’ team at team ‘Pernicious’ the the met up with Daemon Hillin filmed in Thailand Thailand in filmed Daemon Hillin is using one of the rural Thai Thai one of rural using the is - and Thai audiences. much He spent and Thai time international both that would please a film keen toand make ‘P’, particularly and was ‘Shutter’ like films horror Thai of collection Writer/director ritual of kumari Thai ancientcaught up an in and horrific themselves but find holiday Thailand, in ‘Pernicious’ ‘Pernicious’, Thailand. in set astory Benetone Hillin Entertainment chose partnership, in production fourth and their as haveThey feature films, now three produced Benetone Hillin Entertainment was founded. keen to work Thus, future. togetherthe in and Benetone were Hillin both that positive The schedule. more in shooting the crew or tobring expand incentives a producer but to financial require experience of workingtogether so was experience tells the story of three girls who girls of three story the tells Bressack has alarge DVD has Bressack , involving human sacrifice. Seo Mutarevic, D.O.P there with them.” these guys are right up the best in the world. But Hollywood crews were “I had always thought that some of the best crews in the world.’ the crews in some of best the has Thailand locations. about the just It agreat is product. not is ‘Thailand company. He production company alongside running a full services production the and he sees step, next in-house logical the was to developingthat produce projects sayssubcontinent. Kulthep Narula Indian and the Australia, over world the , including Clients come from all feature films. andfive at year each least commercials to over 80 provide services production mented crews. They freelance by supplestaff, full-time employs fifty Now, days. for Thailand forty in entire film shot the director and the canceled, was shoot Australia thatthe successful, so was shoot The offer could they both. and logistics, knowledge and strong acombination was ofneeded local what that brothers was realized industry, the film the in Narula had no they experience Whilst scene. on way the to one shoot Thailand but wanted to in off stop Australia, in to afilm shoot He planning was Bombay. from producer film a met when ‘90s, the they in consultancy internet an wereThey running an accident. almost as started films in career their Bangkok, in brothers born For BENETONE FILMS Kulthep and Rachvin Narula, two two Kulthep Narula, and Rachvin eleven on, years Benetone Films puts it simply, it puts - six days havesix They aweek. ten spent days in a21-day through shoot, a producer halfway Daemon never forget.he will and one that experience’ a‘beautiful been has to audiences. Overall transmitted be can energy and this that performances, the in energy a good in results on set energy good energy, positive very a that and he believes time’. the all friendly, He felt smiling has a just who team, are ‘very, of Thai the attitude very Just ‘awesome’. word one just has he Gearhead, from international standard’. Of his lighting crew ‘quick, talented was that and truly very but he found ateam low expectations, pretty world, the crews in he had experienced most the probably offers which LA from coming crew. of Thai the that He quality admits the But of locations. make the use ideas which for could sparked new scripts backlot’, of sets Hollywood variety and the alittle it ‘like as describing Movietown, Bressack more to be authentic. changed was one example of where or location script the just was This abovethem water and floods. to raise were on houses stilts oftenbuilt Thai do not have traditional fact, In basements. water duethat houses to high table, the Thai clear it did become to locations, scout starting when Only house. basement the ofin aThai took place of film the Part made to script. the changes there weregot further to Thailand, he even But after authentic detail. its Thai in was script thatthe to ensure researching perhaps what surprised Bressack most was was most Bressack what perhaps surprised as important to Bressack has been the the been to has Bressack important as John Milton Brant and my Thai 1st, Keng, this just hasn’t been an issue” communicate. But with English-speaking department heads, was singing! Iwas initially worried about how Iwould after athirteen-hour day, up to his ankles in mud, and he member of the lighting crew carrying a5k on his shoulder “Perhaps my one strongest memory will watching be a Hillin seems remarkably seems relaxed for Hillin was excited was toKantana find on AD -1st he says it internationally in 2014.internationally in ‘Pernicious’ works. fears.’ I’m their banking keen to dispel how like Mexico. ask aboutthings They somewherewith more familiar, like, say New here, compared as about shooting nervous areinitially people Some Thailand. in filming about questions with time the me up all call Now friends about Thailand. ‘Ibrag Thailand. Hillin to go sightseeing. to aSunday forward Bangkok offin looking is Everyonewhereweek. final their shoot they way onMovietown their to back Bangkok, at off Ayutthaya, historic and stopped says he is now a ‘huge supporter’ of says he now is supporter’ a‘huge will be released in Thailand and Thailand in released be will

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