Living Films is an international film production company based in

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. They have produced feature films, documentaries, commercials, and television series including ''

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,'' ''

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'', and '' Changeland''. Its most recent projects include the

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TV series ''

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'', the Netflix film '' Fistful of Vengeance'',

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’s film ''

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'', and episodes of

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’s series '' Ms. Marvel (miniseries)''.

History

Living Films was founded by Chris Lowenstein in 1996. Lowenstein studied film at

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and began his career as a production assistant for

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working on the film ''

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''. He also worked as a production assistant for the Thailand filming of '' Heaven & Earth'' in 1993. After similar work with the films ''

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'' and '' The Quest'', Lowenstein opened his own production company in

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. Living Films produces feature films, commercials, still-photo shoots and television projects. In 2006, during the filming of '' Bangkok Dangerous'' starring

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, the ruling government of Thailand was overthrown. In 2013, A fire broke out on the set of '' No Escape'' (then called ''The Coup'') starring

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, and

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. 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.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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External links

Official website

Living Films on IMDb
Film production companies of Thailand Television production companies of Thailand Mass media companies established in 1996