100 percent Dutch for movies and tactical knockout for industry. Trump “saves” Hollywood

US President Donald Trump will impose 100 percent duties on foreign movies. The British film industry estimates that it will be a knockout for him, Australia and New Zealand want to support native production. And the records of American film studies are falling – the media report on Monday. A day later, when the stock market records of American film studies fell, the White House announced that the decision in this matter was not yet made.

Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros., Discovery, Paramount and Comcast's courses dived on Monday morning, which is a reaction to Trump's Sunday declarations, which decided to “save Hollywood” and impose duties on foreign films – says CNBC.

It is not clear what productions are to be covered by Trump's taxes and who will eventually pay these duties, since due to locations, production costs, production base or tax breaks, many Hollywood films are shot abroad, often in many countries at once.

The British daily Guardian reports that according to representatives of the local film industry and trade unions Trump's duties will lead to an industry knockout.

The world produces on the American market, but what Trump cares

Many American films are produced in British studies; Recently, hits such as “Barbie”, the “Mission Impossible” series, or films from the series “Star Wars”.

An important representative of British cinema told “Guardian” about Trump's duties: “If they come into force (…), then the British film industry and his employees (…). If they also include (forms) television, we can take toys and go home.”

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James Firth from the Parliamentary Culture and Media Commission assessed that the tariffs for British film production will destroy jobs in Great Britain, but also harm American studies, which significantly use qualified British specialists from the film and “World Class” studies and popular locations.

Reuters explains that Australia and New Zealand have become the favorite locations of Hollywood producers in recent years, both due to landscapes and Lower production costs than in the USA and subsidies of government and regional authorities.

For example, films from the “Matrix” series are being made in Australia, and this is also a permanent production base of the Marvel studio. New Zealand has become an important production center since Peter Jackson realized his trilogy “Lord of the Rings”. Hollywood producers attract there, among others Very numerous highly qualified specialists from various stages of film production, as well as modern post -production studies and companies specializing in special effects.

Australia will stand on the side of its industry

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Australia Tom Burke announced that he had already talked to representatives of the national film industry about the idea of ​​Trump. “Nobody should doubt that we will clearly stand on the side of the laws of the Australian screen industry,” says a statement issued by Burke.

The Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon said at a press conference that his government “of course would be an advocate and spokesman for” the national film sector.

Trump wrote on Sunday on the Truth Social platform:

“The American film industry dies very quickly (…) Hollywood and many other parts of the United States are devastated.” He added that this is a “coordinated effort”, which is a “threat to national security.”

“Other countries offer all kinds of encouragement to distract our filmmakers and studies from the United States,” he emphasized. Trump also announced that foreign countries +stole America the film industry +, attracting the production of films with subsidies. He added that duties would fix the mistakes of his predecessors, who +allowed this to happen +”. (PAP)

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