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"The U.S. and international film sectors are reeling after Donald Trump‘s
announcement last night that he is “authorizing” the Department of Commerce and
the United States Trade Representative to impose a 100% tariff on “any and all”
movies produced in “foreign lands.”
In a message posted to Truth Social, Trump described foreign productions as a
“national security threat” to the U.S. industry, adding that they draw
filmmakers overseas but also bring “messaging and propaganda” into the country.
The threat, while seemingly embryonic and lacking in any detail, has sent
shockwaves through the U.S. and international film sectors. The impact, should
anything close to this come to pass, would be seismic on the global film
sector.
“What a bombshell”, one leading German producer and distributor simply replied
this morning.
“It’s insane,” a veteran UK producer told us. “So U.S. companies can only make
U.S. films? James Cameron can’t make
Avatar overseas? Who pays the tariffs?
Leading independent distributors would all be out of business if it’s them.”"
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
