Mbrella Films

Film Production Company in Thailand

Mbrella Films is a TFO-registered film production company in Thailand, running full production services out of Bangkok for producers, studios, and brands who don’t have their own infrastructure on the ground. We have delivered Netflix’s King the Land and The Price of Confession, Disney+ and Hulu’s Made in Korea, and TVING’s Love in the Big City, alongside commercial work for Alipay+, Pringles, Sephora, Pomelo, and Anessa. Our Disney+ commercial work won a MUSE Creative Award. Every producer on the team speaks English, and the group collectively covers Thai, French, Chinese, and Hindi.

The office sits five minutes from BTS Bang Chak and roughly twenty minutes from Suvarnabhumi International Airport, so incoming crews and equipment clear the airport and reach the team the same day. We run pre-production through post-production in house, and work through established relationships with Bangkok’s sound studios for productions that need dedicated stage or audio facilities.

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Our Work

Our Clients

Pre-production

Script & Storyboard Breakdown

Scripts and storyboards are broken down into a shootable schedule first, before budgeting or crew booking starts, so every downstream decision is based on what the shoot actually needs rather than a generic day-rate estimate.

Location Scouting & Casting

The team scouts and secures locations from an internal database of 1,000+ locations across Thailand, handles casting for on-camera talent and background, and manages the logistics of getting a crew in and out of a site cleanly, including transport, catering, and wardrobe. Production experience covers Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Pattaya, Ayutthaya, and Krabi and Koh Samui, so a production isn’t limited to a single region of the country.

Budgeting

Line budgets are built and broken down by our in-house producers, so the client sees exactly where the money goes across crew, locations, equipment, and post. The budget stays a live document throughout the production, tracked and adjusted as the shoot actually unfolds.

Production

Line Producers

Our in-house line producers run the production day to day: managing the budget against actuals, handling crew and vendor payments, and keeping the schedule on track. This is the same team that ran a crew of 85 international and 150+ local Thai crew on Made in Korea, and roughly 90 crew total on King the Land.

Crew & Equipment

We run a large in-house crew, backed by Thailand’s deep pool of skilled freelance crew, so a production can scale up fast without a long lead time. Every piece of equipment needed for filming in Thailand, camera, lighting, grip, and sound, is accessible and ready to deploy for the scope of the shoot.

Post-production

Editing, colour, sound, and VFX are handled in house, so a production can move from wrap straight into finishing without switching vendors or losing continuity with the team that shot it.

Top 5 Filming Locations in Thailand

Bangkok

Bangkok, the capital and most populous city, is a vibrant destination for filmmakers seeking a multitude of easily accessible filming locations. From its bustling streets to the majestic Chaopraya River, Bangkok offers numerous inspiring spots that elevate the production value of any film. Additionally, the city boasts iconic locations such as the famous floating market, temples, and Chinatown. Blockbuster-tier film productions like “The Hangover Part II,” “Only God Forgives,” and “Mechanic: Resurrection” have all been shot in Bangkok, further highlighting its appeal to filmmakers. Micro drama productions are picking up speed in the city and Bangkok stands out as an ideal location for series and blockbuster movies alike.

Ayutthaya

Not far from Bangkok, to the north, lies Ayutthaya—a city brimming with historically important filming locations that can transform your next film production into an unforgettable cinematic experience. From majestic temples to the captivating ruins of the ancient city, Ayutthaya offers a wealth of options for your film, particularly within the historical or adventure genres.

Chiang Mai

In the far northern parts of Thailand, nestled amidst mountains and stunning landscapes, lies Chiang Mai—a haven for any film production seeking the natural beauty of Thailand. With its abundant filming locations, Chiang Mai offers a diverse array of settings suitable for various genres. Furthermore, the city enjoys consistently pleasant and sunny weather, making it a captivating visual spectacle on the silver screen.

Phuket

With its captivating beaches and magnificent landscapes, Phuket is undeniably one of Thailand’s most beautiful cities. It offers an idyllic setting for film productions and reality TV productions in search of a vacation-themed location for their next project. Phuket holds a notable place in the film industry, having hosted blockbuster-tier film productions like “The Beach” and “The Impossible,” which portrayed the devastating 2004 tsunami in Thailand.

Kanchanaburi

For an authentic and historically rich depiction of Thailand, Kanchanaburi is the ideal destination for that essence. The city’s most popular filming location is the Bridge on the River Kwai, a bridge constructed by prisoners of war, famously depicted in the movie bearing the same name, “The Bridge on the River Kwai,” as well as in “The Railway Man.” However, Kanchanaburi offers more than just this iconic site for your film production. The city boasts beautiful landscapes and scenery, eagerly waiting to be explored and captured on screen.

Film & Location Permits

Foreign productions filming in Thailand are legally required to work through a TFO-registered Local Coordinator. We hold that registration and handle the full application: submitting the required story treatment and script copies to the Film Board, securing site-specific clearance for each location, and managing the paperwork that keeps a shoot legal from the first day on the ground. A single permit application can cover multiple locations, with site-specific clearances run in parallel rather than filed one at a time.

Visa & Work Permits

We process visas, work permits, and customs clearance for incoming cast and crew. Crews staying 15 days or fewer are exempt from the work permit requirement and only need to be declared to the Film Board; longer stays require a work permit application through the Alien Occupational Control Division, which we manage directly with the production.

Thailand Fim Incentive & Rebate Support

Productions that meet the local spend threshold can qualify for Thailand’s film incentive, a cash rebate of up to 30% depending on the project’s points score and local spend. We coordinate the TFO application on the production’s behalf and, backed by Friday Industries’ investment, can also arrange local rebate financing so the production isn’t waiting on the rebate payout to manage cash flow. For the full points system, provincial thresholds, and post-production spend requirements, see the Thailand Film Incentive guide.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mbrella Films TFO-registered?

Yes. We are a Thailand Film Office registered Local Coordinator, which is the legal requirement for any foreign production filming in Thailand.

What kinds of productions does Mbrella Films support?

Feature films, television series, commercials, documentaries, and branded content, for clients ranging from global streamers to ad agencies to corporates producing their own content.

Does Mbrella Films handle permits and visas, or just crew?

Both. We handle permits, visas, and work permit processing directly, alongside crew, equipment access, and post-production, so a production isn’t coordinating multiple vendors for logistics that touch each other.

Can Mbrella Films run a multilingual crew?

Yes. Producers on the team speak English, Thai, French, Chinese, and Hindi, and we regularly run mixed foreign and local crews, including the 85 international plus 150+ local crew on Made in Korea.

Does the Thailand rebate apply to my production?

It depends on local spend and project type. We can review a budget against the current threshold and points system and advise before the production commits to Thailand.