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Thailand Movie Production Firm Rides Global Wave.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Sep. 2--Film Bangkok, the movie production arm of BEC Tero Entertainment Co, is tapping the growing universal popularity of Thai films.

The company has restructured itself to give its distribution and production lines more distinct, separate roles to enable them to seek business opportunities in the film industry at home and overseas.

Film Bangkok will not only distribute Thai films abroad and foreign films in Thailand, but also provide production facilities for Thai and foreign film studios.

A separate identity, Chalerm Thai Studio under the umbrella of Film Bangkok, has been formed to oversee film-making in Thailand.

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