Living Films
{{Short description|Thai film production company}}
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1996|07|07}}
| founder = Chris Lowenstein
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| key_people = Chris Lowenstein (Executive director)
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Living Films is an international film production company based in Thailand. They have produced feature films, documentaries, commercials, and television series including The Hangover Part II, Shanghai (2010 film), and Changeland. Its most recent projects include the Netflix / BBC TV series The Serpent (TV series), the Netflix film Fistful of Vengeance, Ron Howard’s film Thirteen Lives, and episodes of Disney’s series Ms. Marvel (miniseries).
History
Living Films was founded by Chris Lowenstein{{cite news |last1=Brzeski |first1=Patrick |title=Thailand Film Industry Soldiers on Amid Political Turmoil |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=24 January 2014|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/thailand-film-industry-soldiers-political-674019 | access-date=7 June 2019}} in 1996.{{cite news |last1=Vanesse |first1=Catherine |title=Chris Lowenstein: From Hollywood to Thailand |work=Magazine Latitudes |date=24 March 2018|url=http://magazinelatitudes.com/2018/03/24/chris-lowenstein-from-hollywood-to-thailand/ | access-date=7 June 2019}} Lowenstein studied film at Beloit College in Wisconsin{{cite news |last1=Cummings |first1=Joe |title=The Life of Chris Lowenstein |work=Bangkok Post Magazine |date=13 October 2011}} and began his career as a production assistant for Gus Van Sant working on the film My Own Private Idaho. He also worked as a production assistant for the Thailand filming of Heaven & Earth in 1993. After similar work with the films Operation Dumbo Drop and The Quest, Lowenstein opened his own production company in Chiang Mai. Living Films produces feature films, commercials, still-photo shoots and television projects.{{cite news |last1=Fleur |first1=Adrian |title=Here Comes Hollywood |work=CityLife Chiang Mai |date=3 February 2014|url=https://www.chiangmaicitylife.com/citylife-articles/here-comes-hollywood/ | access-date=7 June 2019}}
In 2006, during the filming of Bangkok Dangerous starring Nicolas Cage, the ruling government of Thailand was overthrown. In 2013, A fire broke out on the set of No Escape (then called The Coup) starring Owen Wilson, Pierce Brosnan, and Lake Bell. There were no injuries to cast and production had wrapped for the day. The fire was thought to have been caused by faulty power supply.{{cite news |last1=Brzeski |first1=Patrick |title=Fire on Thai Set of 'The Coup' Starring Owen Wilson Damages Equipment |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=21 November 2013|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fire-thai-set-coup-starring-658527 | access-date=7 June 2019}}
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
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| 2005 |
| 2005–08
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| 2006
| Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| rowspan="2" |2010
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| Survivor
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| 2013
| Hallmark Channel TV movie |
| 2015
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| 2021
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| 2022
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References
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External links
- [https://www.livingfilms.com/ Official website]
- [https://www.imdb.com/search/title?companies=co0082064&view=simple Living Films on IMDb]
Category:Film production companies of Thailand