Creative Economy Agency

The Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization) or CEA has announced the success of the Bangkok International Content Market 2026 (BICM2026), Thailand’s first international marketplace dedicated to content trading and business matching, held under the Thailand Content Market 2026 (TCM2026) from 20 - 22 July 2026 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), Bangkok.

The inaugural event generated more than 1,200 business matching meetings, representing an estimated business value exceeding THB 2.2 billion. More than 600 participants, including content companies, production studios, distributors and streaming platforms from Thailand and overseas, took part across the film, television series and production services sectors. The strong outcome further reinforces Thailand’s growing role as the Content Hub of Asia.

Throughout the three-day event, BICM2026 attracted enthusiastic participation from content creators, buyers, and investors across the region, highlighting the industry’s demand for a dedicated marketplace where content can be traded, financed, and co-produced through a structured business platform. The event successfully addressed a long-standing gap in Thailand’s content ecosystem by demonstrating that when creators, investors and buyers come together in a professional marketplace, tangible business partnerships can be achieved.

The event’s flagship Business Matching program facilitated one-to-one meetings between content owners and buyers from Thailand and abroad, resulting in concrete business opportunities ranging from content licensing and adaptation rights acquisitions to international co-production agreements.

BICM2026 also strengthened Thailand’s collaboration with leading content markets across Asia, including QCinema International Film Festival (Philippines), JAFF Market (Indonesia), Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) (Taiwan) and Danang Asian Film Festival (DANAFF) (Vietnam). These partnerships further reinforce Thailand’s strategic position as the Gateway to ASEAN, providing access to a consumer market of more than 700 million people.

Another major highlight was the BICM Pitching & Awards, supported by White Light Studio, Kantana Sound Studio, Gear Head, and QCinema International Film Festival. More than 55 production-ready film, series, and screenplay projects were presented to international investors and an esteemed panel of industry experts.

The award winners were announced as follows:

• Asian Project Pitching
  Winner: HONEY MILK (難言之癮), Taiwan
  Category: Feature Film
  Producer: MAN YIN TSENG
  Director: CHIEN YU LIN
  Award: Production Grant of USD 10,000
   
• Thai Project Pitching
  Winner: The Mining (เหรียญ ขุด คน), Thailand
  Category: Feature Film
  Director: Woottidanai Intarakaset
  Screenwriter: Chanikarn Opaspimoltum 
  Award: Production Grant of USD 5,000
   
• Thai Story Pitching
  Winner: THE KINDNESS OF MISS ARI (นางสาว(ไม่)อารี), Thailand
  Category: Feature Film
  Producer: Pinyada Poommek
  Screenwriter: Chalermpong Udomsilp
  Award: Production Grant of USD 5,000

The Industry Forum and Workshop sessions also received an overwhelming response from entrepreneurs, buyers, sellers, students, and the general public. Sessions exploring the future direction of the industry proved particularly popular, including “Regional Content Spotlights: From Local Hits to Global Formats”, “Incentives for Foreign Film Productions: Attracting International Productions and Elevating Local VFX & Animation”, and “Incentives for Domestic Thai Film Productions: Transforming Government Support into Professional Film Management.”

Nalina Chayasombat, Executive Producer at Jungka Studio, one of the participating companies in the Business Matching program, said: “BICM2026 gave us the opportunity to meet new companies and new people. It acted as a bridge, connecting us with creators and potential partners that we can genuinely collaborate with. At Jungka, we’re not simply looking for projects — we’re looking for new ways of working and strong creative teams with the potential to grow and reach wider audiences. This platform has opened up exciting opportunities for collaboration and for developing new creative works and business models that can meet future market demands.”

Dr. Chakrit Pichyangkul, Executive Director of the Creative Economy Agency, concluded: “The success of the inaugural BICM2026 has clearly demonstrated that a dedicated marketplace is the missing piece that Thailand’s content ecosystem has long needed. Bringing together buyers, investors, and creators from around the world on one platform in Thailand — and seeing real business agreements emerge — proves that Thai content possesses genuine commercial potential. CEA is committed to developing BICM into an annual international marketplace that continues to grow year after year, empowering Thai creators to move beyond contract production and become owners of high-value intellectual property. Our long-term ambition is to firmly establish Thailand as the Content Hub of Asia.”

The success of Bangkok International Content Market 2026 (BICM2026), held under Thailand Content Market 2026 (TCM2026), marks an important milestone for Thailand’s creative economy. It demonstrates how the country’s content industry can leverage creativity to drive economic growth, generate long-term value through intellectual property, and create positive spillover effects across tourism and the wider service economy. CEA will continue to build on this momentum by organizing the next edition of Bangkok International Content Market, further expanding international business opportunities and strengthening global networks for Thai content creators.

For more information, please visit:
www.cea.or.th
www.bicm.or.th
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Posted in news-en on ก.ค. 27, 2026