Trump demanded a day after the 100% tariff for foreign films after Jon Voight 'Limited' tariffs | Film industry

US President Donald Trump announced his 100% tariff for films, “produced in our country in foreign countries” after he had met with the actor Jon Voight to discuss his suggestions to bring film production to the USA – which only pointed out that tariffs could “be used under certain limited circumstances”.

The midnight cowboy and heat actor, who was appointed “special ambassador” in Hollywood by Trump, has been meeting studios, streamers, unions and guilds for months to develop a plan to attract film and television productions to the USA. Production companies are often looking for cheaper locations or tax incentives in other countries such as Canada, Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Hungary, Italy and Spain.

At the weekend, Voight and his manager and film producer Steven Paul met in Mar-A-Lago with Trump to provide his “comprehensive plan” before Trump, the international film industry with the idea of ​​a 100% tariff on all films that “were produced in our country in foreign countries”.

On Monday, only the Topline details of Voights proposal were unveiled, but the only mention of tariffs on the plan was that they could be used “under certain circumstances” – in contrast to Trump's extensive announcement. His main proposals include federal incentives, changes to tax codes, co-production contracts with other countries and infrastructure subsidies for theater owners as well as production and post-production companies.

Hollywood productions are often shot in countries such as Canada, Australia, Great Britain, New Zealand, Hungary, Italy and Spain to use local tax incentives, talent pools and landscapes that look geographically similar to be for more expensive US locations.

In a statement on Monday, Voight said that the White House had now “checked” its suggestions.

“The president loves the entertainment business and this country and he will help us make Hollywood great again,” said Voight. “We look forward to working with the administration, unions, studios and streamers to create a plan to keep our industry healthy and bring more productions back to America.”

The White House then resigned and said that “no final decisions about foreign film tariffs were made”.

According to Filmla, the film production in Los Angeles has decreased almost 40% in the past ten years. Not all of this business went overseas: other states such as New York and Georgia have long offered generous tax incentives to attract productions.

The reactions in Hollywood on Trump's announcement became different in the absence of details; It remains unclear how it would be decided which films would qualify as “foreign”. Marvel's new film Thunderbolts*, for example, was mainly done in the USA, but included some filming in front of Malaysia and a score recorded in London. The tariff would also not address the comparatively higher shootout costs in the United States.

The US Performer Union Sag-Aftra seemed to be largely positive, and it supports “the efforts to increase film, television and streaming production in the USA” and would “stand up for guidelines that strengthen our competitive position, accelerate economic growth and create good mid-range jobs for American employees”.

The international alliance of the Theatralbühne employees (IATE) called for a “balanced reaction of the federal government”, with the international president of IATE, Matthew Loeb, said that the Crew union “recommended that the Trump administration have introduced a federal film production tax incentive and other domestic tax regulations for the competitive conditions for American workers, but” each ” Trade policy harms our members of the industry. ” Also the industry.

Australia has reacted with fear: The country has attracted the US tent tent stations over various discounts, including the 30% discount of the Federal Government for Big Budget film projects that were filmed in Australia. Almost half of the USD 1.7 billion, which was issued for screen production in Australia in 2023-24, was on international productions.

The Australian Minister of Art, Tony Burke, said that he had carefully monitored the situation.

“Nobody should have doubts that we will clearly campaign for the rights of the Australian screen industry,” said Burke.

In the UK, government officials and high -ranking numbers of the British production industry have planned immediately to discuss Trump's threat. Some in the industry warned the ministers that such a tariff could knock out the British film industry.

Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone were appointed “special ambassadors in Hollywood” by Trump, which the president described a “large but very troubled place”.