Trump is targeting Hollywood: duties in productions outside the US

There is a concern in Hollywood about the 100% customs duties that Donald Trump wants to impose on films produced outside the United States, an idea that professionals and experts think does not meet the needs of the American audiovisual industry. “It makes no sense,” Jonathan Handel tells the French Agency. This specialized lawyer recalls that numerous American productions, from James Bond films to the series of “Dangerous Missions” films, are being shot abroad for obvious cinematic reasons. “If the scenario predicts that Tom Cruise has to climb the Eiffel Tower, what should we do?” He wonders. “Turn the scene back to the copy of the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas? It’s just absurd. ” Donald Trump said on Sunday that his government will begin “immediately the process to impose customs duties 100%” on films distributed in the United States but produced abroad. The announcement sank the film industry in uncertainty: Studios see […]
Source: News Beast

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