Overview

• President Trump’s proposal for a 100% tariff on foreign-made films has sparked significant concern across the entertainment industry, though the policy remains undefined and unfinalized.
• The Motion Picture Association (MPA) convened a special meeting with major studio and streaming executives to strategize a unified response and educate the White House on the complexities of film production economics.
• Actor Jon Voight’s 'Make Hollywood Great' proposal suggests federal production incentives, including tax credits and cultural tests, as an alternative to tariffs, but it remains in a preliminary discussion phase.
• Studios argue that many productions require foreign locations for narrative authenticity and cost efficiency, while U.S. states like Georgia and New York offer competitive incentives to keep projects domestic.
• Trump has signaled openness to meeting with studio executives, but no formal discussions have been scheduled as legal and political challenges to the tariff proposal are being explored.