The US president seeks to boost the national industry and questions incentives that other countries offer to filmmakers.
Donald Trumpannounced that it will impose a 100% tariff To all the films produced Out of the USwith the objective of strengthen national industry and press global studies. The measure adds to its commercial policy based on isolationism and motto America First.
The president said he authorizes Commerce Department and the commercial representative to initiate the process to establish the tax and said that the US film industry is located “In a very rapid decline phase”. Trump described how “A concerted effort of other nations” the incentives they offer to attract filmmakers and studies, and assured that this represents “A threat to national security.”
The announcement was made through his social network, where he also loaded against the Democratic governor of California, Gavin Newsomto whom he called “Weak and incompetent” for not preventing what he considers a “Theft” to Hollywood “like who steals a sweet to a baby”. The president emphasized: “We want movies made in the US again!”
It is not clear if the tariffs will affect streaming platforms such as or how the levies will be calculated. Some recent American films, such as Deadpool & Wolverine, Wicked and Gladiator IIthey were shot out of the US, which generates doubts about how the measure will be applied. Kirsty Bell, executive director of the Goldfinch producer, said that great -success films such as Barbiedistributed by Warner Bros Pictures, “Actually it was filmed in its entirety in the United Kingdom.”
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Hollywood migration to the United Kingdom
He High production cost In the US he took many filmmakers to shoot in countries that offer Fiscal incentivesadvanced infrastructure and qualified labor. The United Kingdom became an international production pole, with films such as Barbie, Impossible Mission and Star Wars partially filmed there. According to him British Film Instituteof the 2.1 billion pounds invested in filming in 2024, 1,850 million corresponded to foreign productionsa growth of 78% compared to 2023.
British Bectu union warned that tariffs could “Advise a devastating blow” to the industry and its self -employed workers. Philippa Childs said: “The government must act quickly to defend this vital sector and support self -employed workers who drive it, as a matter of essential national economic interest.”
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Eric Deggans, a critic of NPR, warned that similar tariffs could cause international reprisals, making it difficult for US films to generate profits abroad: “This could create a situation in which tariffs in the US cause more damages than benefits.”
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