Cannes 2025: Did Trump’s Tariffs Hijack the World’s Busiest Film Market?

LETTER OF MEDIA. If the U.S. president has thrown a cold, the biggest international cinema march does not slow down, with millions of euros in transactions.

Aussie Streaming Quotas Could Divert $200 Million From Hollywood: Trump Official

Australia has been named as one of several governments that “undercut” the U.S. film industry, according to a social media post by a top U.S. trade official. On May 23, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer wrote about the Trump administration’s efforts to bring big budget Hollywood productions back onshore, appointing “special ambassadors to Hollywood” to try kickstart the initiative. The move comes after the administration approved a 100 pe…

Two Finnish film professionals assess what Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on films shot outside the United States could mean for Hollywood.

Citing Trump’s ‘action,’ USTR takes on foreign film industry practices

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Thursday took to social media to outline a range of concerns about foreign practices it says are hurting the U.S. film industry and audiovisual service providers after President Trump pledged to help by slapping movies not made domestically with tariffs. In a thread on X, USTR noted that Trump earlier this year named three actors – Jon Voight, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone – as “ambassadors to H…

Cannes 2025: Did Trump’s tariffs hijack the world’s busiest film market?

US President Donald Trump’s threat to slap crippling tariffs on foreign-made movies has dominated discussions at the Cannes Film Festival, dampening the mood at the film market that runs parallel with the festival and frustrating movie professionals who were looking for a boost from cinema’s glitziest showcase.

Top Director Tries to Mock Trump at Film Festival, Accidentally Reveals He's Totally Clueless About Tariffs

"The tariff is fascinating because the 100 percent tariff, I’ve never heard of a 100 percent tariff before."