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Trump announces 100% tariff on films made outside the US
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 3:19 pm
by Doctor CamNC4Me
Yet another tax was levied on the American people.
https://www.reuters.com/business/media- ... 025-09-29/
Are ya winning yet, son?
- Doc
Re: Trump announces 100% on films made outside the US
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 3:55 pm
by Everybody Wang Chung
Re: Trump announces 100% tariff on films made outside the US
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2025 10:24 pm
by Moksha
This will not be good for the British murder mysteries on PBS.
Re: Trump announces 100% tariff on films made outside the US
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2025 4:45 pm
by Doctor Steuss
I don't know if we have anyone in the industry (Cinepro, in case you search for your name on occasion), but how exactly would this work? Would it be a tax on top of any distribution rights contracts? Like, if I paid $500,000 to be able to distribute a foreign film about Ube snacks, would I then have to pay the government $500,000 also? Or would it only apply to physical media, like ever DVD of a foreign film would have a 100% tax tossed on top of it (so instead of me paying $3 for each copy of Pan's Labyrinth as a bulk importer, I'm paying $6)?
Also, what constitutes a "foreign film" under this tax? Is it a film that is primarily made overseas (like Lord of the Rings), or is it films made by companies who are incorporated in other countries (like Ardmore Studios)?
