{"id":744829,"date":"2025-05-26T17:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=744829"},"modified":"2025-05-26T17:54:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T17:54:01","slug":"thai-content-shines-at-march-du-film-2025-secures-over-thb-500-million-international-deals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/thai-content-shines-at-march-du-film-2025-secures-over-thb-500-million-international-deals_744829.html","title":{"rendered":"Thai Content Shines at March\u00e9 du Film 2025, Secures Over THB 500 million International Deals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Cannes, France &#8211; 26 May, 2025 &#8211; <\/strong>Thai films, series, and digital content continue their global ascent, generating trade deals worth over THB 500 million at the 2025 March&eacute; du Film, held alongside the Cannes Film Festival. The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, announced the success of its mission to lead a delegation of Thai content businesses to the prestigious March&eacute; du Film &ndash; Cannes Film Festival 2025, held from May 13 &#8211; 21 in Cannes, France.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The initiative, driven by close collaboration between Thailand&rsquo;s public and private sectors, played a pivotal role in opening global trade doors for the country&rsquo;s film, television, and related service industries. This year, the Thai Pavilion facilitated 329 business negotiations, generating trade opportunities valued at over THB 500 million &#8211; a clear indicator of the growing internationalinterest in Thai creative content.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The outcome reflects strong participation from buyers and potential business partners across Asia, Europe, and North America.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ms. Sunanta Kangvalkulkij, Director-General of the DITP<\/strong>, highlighted key deals and collaborations that resulted from the event:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Idol Factory Co., Ltd. <\/strong>attracted strong international interest in its Thai series, particularly <em>Cranium<\/em>, which is currently under negotiation for licensing in South Korea and Bangladesh. The company is also in discussion with a Chinese firm regarding a promotional campaign featuring its talent Rebecca Patricia Armstrong (Becky), on the cover of a leading entertainment magazine. Meanwhile, a major Mongolian streaming platform is exploring online rights for <em>Cranium<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf <strong>The Monk Studios Co., Ltd. <\/strong>is negotiating with a Japanese partner for an animation project scheduled to begin in 2026. Simultaneously, discussions with a UK company are progressing for IP licensing and a potential co-production, expected to launch by late 2025 or early 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf <strong>M Distribution Co., Ltd. <\/strong>has finalized a licensing deal for the horror film <em>Tee Yod 3 (Death Whisperer 3) <\/em>with a Mongolian distributor, marking the first theatrical release of a Thai film in Mongolia. The company is also in discussion with a North American partner seeking Thai films for cruise ship entertainment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf <strong>Tifa Studios Co., Ltd. <\/strong>received a co-financing proposal from a major Japanese investor for its horror project <em>Tale of Thai Ghost<\/em>. Meanwhile, <em>Lady Bee <\/em>attracted interest from distributors from India, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Russia, and Georgia. Talks are ongoing with Australian investors for <em>Say Cheese<\/em>, while companies from Vietnam and Hong Kong have expressed intent to co-finance <em>Tale of Thai Ghost<\/em>, with a deal expected within the year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u25cf <strong>Film Frame Productions Co., Ltd. <\/strong>is in discussions to provide production services for a Malaysian production scheduled to shoot in Thailand in 2026. The project would be eligible for Thailand&rsquo;s Film Incentive Measures, which offer up to 30% in cash rebates to attract international productions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The success of the Thai delegation at March&eacute; du Film 2025 not only demonstrates the creative strength and international appeal of Thai content, but also reinforces Thailand&rsquo;s growing role as a regional hub for content production, co-investment, and global storytelling<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2025\/05\/27315c58431304bccaca1bad050bc6e3.PNG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2025\/05\/9325b8727516c3e68c58071ac8dc6a05.PNG\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/ditp.go.th_112146.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Department of International Trade Promotion<\/a><br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=thai-content-shines-at-march-du-film-2025-secures-over-thb-500-million-international-deals\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>City:<\/strong> Bangkok<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> Thailand<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ditp.go.th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.ditp.go.th\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=thai-content-shines-at-march-du-film-2025-secures-over-thb-500-million-international-deals\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cannes, France &#8211; 26 May, 2025 &#8211; Thai films, series, and digital content continue their global ascent, generating trade deals worth over THB 500 million at the 2025 March&eacute; du Film, held alongside the Cannes Film Festival. The Department of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/thai-content-shines-at-march-du-film-2025-secures-over-thb-500-million-international-deals_744829.html\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[433,419,412,423],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-744829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Arts-Entertainment","category-Media-Communications","category-News-Current-Affairs","category-Professional-Services"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=744829"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/744829\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=744829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=744829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=744829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}