Donald Trump offers 100 price for films produced outside us (it's an image generated by AI)
US President Donald Trump is considering the film industry for the next series of prices. Trump has already threatened to take a 100% price on films produced outside the United States. The American president has accused other countries of “stealing the capacity to make films” saying that he had authorized the trade department and the US trade representative to immediately start the process of implementing this new import tax on all foreign manufacturing films. However, so far, no final announcement has been made in this regard.
Trump later said that he planned to meet industry leaders to discuss the proposal, but many questions remain on how a price on complex films and products in the world really work.
If they are implemented, experts warn this decision could considerably increase production costs, pushing filmmakers in uncertainty, similar to the disruption of other industries tangled in current commercial disputes.
Unlike traditional sectors struck by prices, the film industry is not only a question of physical goods, it is deeply linked to intellectual property, which raises larger and more complicated implications.
What could mean for the Indian industry
The Indian media and entertainment industry, worth 30 billion dollars, carefully looks at development, because several important personalities in the film industry have expressed their concern.
“The 100% Trump price on films is a disastrous decision. If this absurdity prevails, the film industry in difficulty of India will collapse …”, wrote the filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on X.
Vivek Lath, Managing Director of Goquest Media Ventures – A distributor of independent entertainment content – shared his reflections on the price offered in his LinkedIn article: “It's not good. The biggest media and entertainment event came right in India, referring to the recently concluded (Waves).
“The United States represents approximately 5 to 7% of the income from the box office for Indian films. The American theater already underlined will not be satisfied with this and if the rest of the reciprocal world, Hollywood will also lose a large part of its international income. Let's see how it takes place,” added Lath.
The producer and expert in cinematographic business, Girish Johar, said that it was not clear if Trump's proposed tariff targets production or film exhibition, but he thinks that she is probably referring to the production incentives offered abroad. Meanwhile, India offers up to 30% reimbursement on eligible production costs for foreign projects, capped at $ 3.5 million per film.
Vishesh Films Mukesh Bhatt producer thinks that Trump's proposed price will have a minimum impact on Indian filming and business affairs in the United States, noting that it is only one of the many markets that are addressed to the Indian diaspora.
“There is a presence of Indians in the United Kingdom, in the Middle East, Singapore, Australia and all over the world. If my film does not get up on a single market (the United States), that does not make much difference. It is a ridiculous thing that it does. It does not even realize that it kills Hollywood.
According to the veteran filmmaker, most Indian films are not even shot in the United States because it is an expensive matter.
“Hindi films are generally shot in the United Kingdom because they give us a subsidy, and in other places in the world,” he added.
Another large Indian producer, who did not want to be appointed, echoed Bhatt.
“Our films are not shot in the United States. Indian films are generally shot in the United Kingdom, Mauritius or Malaysia, and in other countries. Wherever we get a subsidy, we are going to shoot,” he said.
Although there is still little clarity on Trump's price on films, fear is that ticket prices for Indian films are increasing and therefore have an impact on business, according to an industry initiates section.
