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Mel Gibson, Trump “Special Ambassador”, & Italian Producer Andrea Iervolino Propose U.S.-Italy Co-Production Treaty

Mel Gibson, Trump “Special Ambassador”, & Italian Producer Andrea Iervolino Propose US–Italy Co-Production Treaty.

Recently appointed “special ambassador” to Hollywood Mel Gibson and Italian producer Andrea Iervolino ( Ferrari) are proposing a co-production agreement between Italy and the US, which they hope could serve as a “pilot project” for the development of similar treaties between the US and other countries around the world. The main benefits of the agreement would be that it would “allow Italian producers to develop and co-produce international films between Italy and the United States, thus opening new markets; and that it will offer the USA the opportunity to attract new foreign investments, supporting the goals of the Trump agenda”. A draft version of fellow “special ambassador” Jon Voight’s plan for Hollywood was recently revealed by Deadline and included a 10% federal tax incentive for film and TV production and an American “cultural test” akin to the rules in the UK.

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