Living Films


Living Films is an international film production company based in Thailand. It has produced feature films, commercials, still-photo shoots and television projects that have included The Hangover Part II, Shanghai, Survivor, and Changeland.

History

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

Filmography

Film

YearTitle
Notes
1997With Hope and HelpDocumentary
2002City of Ghosts
2003The MedallionCo-production with Emperor Group
2004Simon
2004Sacred PlanetCo-production with Walt Disney Pictures; IMAX documentary feature
2005'
2007Paperbird
2008Angel
2008Bangkok DangerousCo-production with Saturn Films and Blue Star Entertainment
2009No Love in the City
2009The Marine 2Co-production with WWE Studios and 20th Century Fox
2009Formosa Betrayed
2010Nomads
2010How About Love
2010Crossing Salween
2010ShanghaiCo-production with Phoenix Pictures
2011Whores' Glory
2011Killing the Chickens, to Scare the MonkeysShort film
2011The Hangover Part IICo-production with Legendary Entertainment
2012Dzhungli
2012Teddy Bear
2013Kill Buljo 2
2013Gutted
2014Famous Five 3
2015Twilight over Burma
2015River
2015The Man with the Iron Fists 2Co-production with Arcade Pictures
2015No EscapeCo-production with Bold Films
2016In the Blood
2016Hard Target 2
2016GoldCo-production with Boies/Schiller Films
2016The 5th WaveCo-production with Columbia Pictures, GK Films, and LStar Capital
2017Women, Drugs and KathmanduDocumentary
2019ChangelandCo-production with Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
2020'Co-production with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

Television

YearTitle
Notes
2005Mysterious IslandHallmark Channel TV movie
2005–08Matrioshki
2006BlackbeardHallmark Channel TV movie
201020 to One
2010Survivor
2013The HuntersHallmark Channel TV movie
2015The Legacy