Living Films

Industry	Film production
Founded	July 7, 1996; 29 years ago
Founder	Chris Lowenstein
Headquarters	Chiang Mai, Thailand
Key people	Chris Lowenstein (Executive director)
Website	www.livingfilms.com
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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, episodes of Disney’s series Ms. Marvel (miniseries), and the FX series Alien: Earth.

History

Living Films was founded by Chris Lowenstein^[1] in 1996.^[2] Lowenstein studied film at Beloit College in Wisconsin^[3] 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.^[2] After similar work with the films Operation Dumbo Drop and The Quest,^[3] Lowenstein opened his own production company in Chiang Mai. Living Films produces feature films, commercials, still-photo shoots and television projects.^[4]

In 2006, during the filming of Bangkok Dangerous starring Nicolas Cage, the ruling government of Thailand was overthrown.^[4] 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.^[5]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title ^[6]	Notes
1997	With Hope and Help^[7]	Documentary
2002	City of Ghosts^[2]
2003	The Medallion^[8]	Co-production with Emperor Group
2004	Simon
2004	Sacred Planet^[4]	Co-production with Walt Disney Pictures; IMAX documentary feature
2005	Vampires: The Turning
2007	Paperbird
2008	Angel
2008	Bangkok Dangerous^[4]	Co-production with Saturn Films and Blue Star Entertainment
2009	No Love in the City
	The Marine 2^[9]	Co-production with WWE Studios and 20th Century Fox
	Formosa Betrayed
2010	Nomads
	How About Love
	Crossing Salween
	Shanghai^[10]	Co-production with Phoenix Pictures
2011	Whores' Glory^[4]
	Killing the Chickens, to Scare the Monkeys	Short film
	The Hangover Part II^[11]	Co-production with Legendary Entertainment
2012	Dzhungli
2012	Teddy Bear
2013	Kill Buljo 2^[12]
2013	Gutted
2014	Famous Five 3 [de]
2015	Twilight over Burma
	River
	The Man with the Iron Fists 2	Co-production with Arcade Pictures
	No Escape^[5]	Co-production with Bold Films
2016	In the Blood
	Hard Target 2
	Gold^[2]	Co-production with Boies/Schiller Films
	The 5th Wave^[13]	Co-production with Columbia Pictures, GK Films, and LStar Capital
2017	Women, Drugs and Kathmandu	Documentary
2019	Changeland^[14]	Co-production with Stoopid Buddy Stoodios
2020	Tremors: Shrieker Island	Co-production with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
2021	Infinite	Production with Paramount Pictures
2022	Thirteen Lives	Production with Imagine Entertainment
2022	Fistful of Vengeance
2022	The Gray Man (2022 film)
2022	The Greatest Beer Run Ever
2022	Tár
2024	Mother of the Bride

Television


Year	Title ^[6]	Notes
2005	Mysterious Island	Hallmark Channel TV movie
2005–08	Matrioshki
2006	Blackbeard	Hallmark Channel TV movie
2010	20 to One
2010	Survivor
2013	The Hunters	Hallmark Channel TV movie
2015	The Legacy
2021	The Serpent (TV series)
2022	Ms. Marvel (miniseries)
2024	Alien: Earth^[15]^[16]

References

^ Brzeski, Patrick (24 January 2014). "Thailand Film Industry Soldiers on Amid Political Turmoil". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Vanesse, Catherine (24 March 2018). "Chris Lowenstein: From Hollywood to Thailand". Magazine Latitudes. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b Cummings, Joe (13 October 2011). "The Life of Chris Lowenstein". Bangkok Post Magazine.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Fleur, Adrian (3 February 2014). "Here Comes Hollywood". CityLife Chiang Mai. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b Brzeski, Patrick (21 November 2013). "Fire on Thai Set of 'The Coup' Starring Owen Wilson Damages Equipment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "With Living Films (Sorted by Release Date Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ Lyttleton, Chris (12 August 2010). "Fleeing the Fire: Transformation and Gendered Belonging in Thai HIV/AIDS Support Groups". Medical Anthropology. doi:10.1080/01459740490275995.
^ Elmore, Mick (15 September 2003). "Thai Location Shooting on The Rise". BackStage. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ ""The Marine 2": More on production and filming". WWE. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ Frater, Patrick (23 June 2009). "Northern Thailand gets $650 mil Kingdom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ Hsiao, Tina; Kay, Julz (30 May 2011). "'The Hangover Part II': Follow the wolf pack's Thailand trail". CNN. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ "Norwegian Kill Bill 2 parody to shoot in Thailand". Coconuts. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ Windsor, Harry (14 January 2016). "'The 5th Wave': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ Hipes, Patrick (11 March 2019). "Seth Green's 'Changeland', His Film Directing Debut, Getting June Release Via Gravitas Ventures". Deadline. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
^ Bunnag, Tatat (20 August 2025). "Xenomorphs of Siam". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
^ Osborne, Laurie (4 September 2025). "Bangkok stars in Alien: Earth". Time Out. Archived from the original on 22 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.

External links

[THR2014-1] Brzeski, Patrick (24 January 2014). "Thailand Film Industry Soldiers on Amid Political Turmoil". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[Latitudes-2] Vanesse, Catherine (24 March 2018). "Chris Lowenstein: From Hollywood to Thailand". Magazine Latitudes. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[Cummings-3] Cummings, Joe (13 October 2011). "The Life of Chris Lowenstein". Bangkok Post Magazine.

[Citylife-4] Fleur, Adrian (3 February 2014). "Here Comes Hollywood". CityLife Chiang Mai. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[THRCoup-5] Brzeski, Patrick (21 November 2013). "Fire on Thai Set of 'The Coup' Starring Owen Wilson Damages Equipment". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[IMDb-6] "With Living Films (Sorted by Release Date Ascending)". IMDb. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[TANDF-7] Lyttleton, Chris (12 August 2010). "Fleeing the Fire: Transformation and Gendered Belonging in Thai HIV/AIDS Support Groups". Medical Anthropology. doi:10.1080/01459740490275995.

[Stage-8] Elmore, Mick (15 September 2003). "Thai Location Shooting on The Rise". BackStage. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[WWEMarine-9] ""The Marine 2": More on production and filming". WWE. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[THR650-10] Frater, Patrick (23 June 2009). "Northern Thailand gets $650 mil Kingdom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[CNN-11] Hsiao, Tina; Kay, Julz (30 May 2011). "'The Hangover Part II': Follow the wolf pack's Thailand trail". CNN. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[Coco-12] "Norwegian Kill Bill 2 parody to shoot in Thailand". Coconuts. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[THR5th-13] Windsor, Harry (14 January 2016). "'The 5th Wave': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[DLCHANGE-14] Hipes, Patrick (11 March 2019). "Seth Green's 'Changeland', His Film Directing Debut, Getting June Release Via Gravitas Ventures". Deadline. Retrieved 7 June 2019.

[Bunnag-15] Bunnag, Tatat (20 August 2025). "Xenomorphs of Siam". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.

[Osborne-16] Osborne, Laurie (4 September 2025). "Bangkok stars in Alien: Earth". Time Out. Archived from the original on 22 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.

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