Australian and UK politicians push back against US president’s move, which is expected to send ‘shock waves’ through global industry
Donald Trump’s bombshell announcement that “Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands” will be subject to a 100% tariff has certainly caught the attention of Hollywood, as well as the international film industries it seems to be aimed at – principally Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand, as well as European countries such as Hungary and Italy that have often acted as bases for US film production.
Vague and grandstanding at it is, the chaotic rollout of previous Trump tariffs has triggered feverish speculation, as well as defiance, in the film industry in exactly how this might play out.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/may/05/donald-trump-tariffs-film-industry-alcatraz-russia-israel-us-politcs-live-updates
Author : Lucy Campbell (now); Fran Lawther and Vicky Graham (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-05-05 12:55:00
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