Mandalit Albarco
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
Yeah, that's exactly what everyone in Hollywood and in film and TV industries around the world would like to know. President Trump's initial announcement was surprising. It left so many questions. Who would have to pay a tariff? The studios? Film distributors? Will ticket prices go up?
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
Would this be for international films or for American films shooting or filming on location or on soundstages around the world? What about TV and streaming shows? There have been a lot of emergency closed-door meetings, group chats, and social media speculation.
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
Studios have been quiet so far, but the head of IATSE, the union representing behind-the-scenes entertainment workers, says any plan must not harm the U.S. or Canadian film industries.
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
Yeah, that's right. And it's true that for decades, places like Canada, the UK, Australia, and really all over the world, they've offered productions generous tax incentives, rebates, and grants to shoot or film in their countries. Some have even built new sound stages to entice productions to wanting to cut costs. Trump says the global incentives are a threat to the national security.
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
You can imagine, A, studios and unions around the world are worried that this could spell the end of their own production industries. Some wonder if countries will retaliate with their own tariffs on American films. Yesterday, President Trump told reporters he wants to meet the film industry in this country to make sure they're happy with his plan to bring back showbiz jobs.
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
Hollywood doesn't do very much of that business. They have the nice sign and everything's good, but they don't do very much.
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
Well, I'll give you a hint. John Voight, Trump calls the actor one of his special ambassadors, along with Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson. In a video shared with NPR, Voight calls Trump the greatest president since Abe Lincoln and his friend.
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
John Voight says he presented Trump a plan to rescue the American film industry with federal tax incentives, co-production treaties with other countries, and subsidies for theater owners and film and TV production companies.
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
Late last week, Voight also met with California Senator Ben Allen, who co-authored a state bill that would expand film and TV incentives, along with California Governor Gavin Newsom's plan to more than double the state's production tax credits. Trump blamed the governor for allowing productions to leave California.
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Canada's Prime Minister Meets Trump, Abortion Lawsuit Surprise, Film Tariffs
But late last night, Newsom said in a statement that he wants to team up with the Trump administration to create a $7.5 billion federal film tax credit.