European film producers have criticized President Donald Trump's plan to enforce 100% tariffs on foreign-produced films after he claimed the U.S. was "making very few movies now."
Trump announced his intention to enforce tariffs on foreign made films through his social media app, Truth Social, over the weekend.
"The Movie Industry in America is DYING a very fast death. Other Countries are offering all sorts of incentives to draw our filmmakers and studios away from the United States. Hollywood, and many other areas within the U.S.A., are being devastated. This is a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat," wrote the 47th President.
"It is, in addition to everything else, messaging and propaganda! Therefore, I am authorizing the Department of Commerce, and the United States Trade Representative, 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," Trump continued. "WE WANT MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!"
"This makes no sense," one UK producer told Variety. "It implies that a U.S. film is meant to shoot in the U.S. But the 'Harry Potter' films, 'Lord Of The Rings,' 'Schindler's List,' 'Mission Impossible,' 'Gladiator,' 'Avatar' and so many more are U.S films that shot overseas for obvious reasons. Do these films have to shoot in the U.S. from now on? It's an absurd announcement with no meaning nor understanding of storytelling or creative impulses."
Reporter: What about the movie tariffs?
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Trump: Other nations have been stealing the movies— the movie making capabilities from the US. I’ve done some very strong research over the past week and we’re making very few movies now.
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"Other nations have been stealing the movies— the movie making capabilities from the U.S. I've done some very strong research over the past week and we're making very few movies now," Trump told reporters Sunday.
Many who work within the film industry have voiced concerns that these tariffs could destroy a global film business that capitalizes off of an international market and foreign filming locations. However, how the tariffs will be implemented upon foreign film production is yet to be determined.
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