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Trump Film Tariffs Plan Prompts Appeal From Global Industry Organizations Ahead of Cannes Film Festival
Donald Trump's film tariffs plan has prompted an appeal from global industry organizations ahead of the Cannes Film Festival.
“We are witnessing increasingly aggressive attempts by powerful political and corporate actorsto dismantle the regulatory protections that ensure the diversity and accessibility of culturalexpression,” the appeal noted. The Motion Picture Association which, among other Hollywood companies, represents the interests of Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Amazon Prime/MGM, Sony Pictures, Universal and Warner Bros. in March – prior to Trump’s tariffs on film announcement – sent a memorandum to the United States Trade Representative (USTR) underlining “disproportionate investment obligations” in European countries including France, Germany, and Italy. Signatories in their appeal underlined that they “firmly oppose any political, legal, or economic initiative that seeks to undermine national or international rules designed to uphold artistic freedom andcultural diversity in the film and audiovisual sector.”
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