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‘Simply unworkable’: British film industry leaders aghast at Trump’s movie tariffs
US president’s call for 100% tariffs on films ‘produced in foreign lands’ comes under fire, with actor Brian Cox saying Trump doesn’t understand how films are made
Leading figures in the British film industry have reacted with a mixture of wariness and bemusement at the prospect of tariffs announced by Donald Trump on movies produced in “foreign lands”. With political figures such as California state governor Gavin Newsom pushing for a federal tax credit scheme, Jezz Vernon, producer and senior lecturer in film at the University of Exeter, says this could provide a viable alternative. This can be addressed positively through properly funding our public service broadcasters and ensuring an attractive and fair tax and investment environment for studios and production.”
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