Global film industry reels from Trump tariff announcement • FRANCE 24 English

The cinema industry is reeling after US President Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on foreign films, casting uncertainty over the future of international productions. Trump announced on Sunday he was directing relevant government agencies to “immediately begin the process of instituting a 100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands”. FRANCE 24’s Siobhan Silke reports.
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34 comments
  1. Is it not clear yet that the only ideology behind Trump’s tariffs is revenue raising—so the US can continue to live outside its means? Trump imposes tariffs wherever and on whomever he can, then invents reasons for them. The Art of Justification.

  2. Why doesn't anybody talk about the fact that the PRC only allows 34 foreign films to be shown in cinemas a year and it must go to the censors before it is distributed.

  3. some films are shot overseas, because of tax credits. Without them, some films would never be made. This is such a stupid idea. This will not bring back more productions to LA.

  4. Even before Trump, the movie industries are already on life support… Trump just injected potassium chloride and Pancuronium bromide (Pavulon) into the movie life support tube…

  5. Once again, taxing American citizens is going to help the US movie industry by….. <insert the actual real world reason here>. In the real world, countries encourage industry development through tax breaks, not adding taxes.

  6. This tariff is evidently illegal as there is no national emergency over movies in America. Can you say sociopathic narcissist?

  7. Hard to find something to watch on TV or in movie form anyways. Especially if you're anti-war and anti-aparteid so I'm good with documentaries. Couldn't careless about Hollywood.

  8. Hollywood is the global film industry,its an global mark of entertainment planet and its significance of American creation, lifestyle and a cinema of iconic legends of gods that valued its heritage and rituals ,
    No other film industry ,be. It european , Russians, chinese, uk , or koreans are even close

  9. After hiring a partner of Soros for Secretary of the Treasury, he is now bowing before Hollywood moguls!
    Trump is 100% fake, just another pawn of the controlled opposition, directed by the same cabal on both sides!

  10. It will backfire in his own face and hurt USA badly in the end. Trade protection is a long gone
    subject except for the EU which is building walls around it ! EU is a paradise and all around it is a jungle as stupid leader of EU claimed. Protective trade barriers is an old fashion way of keeping other countries from normal trading and it is the wrong way to go to isolate yourself from trading freely with other countries.

  11. Nobody is looking at the white elephant in the room. You other countries want to steal business from the United States. Make your own movies. They might actually be good.

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