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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Kelly Burke

Australian film producers and experts call Trump tariff proposal ‘bizarre’ and impossible to enforce

Chris Hemsworth in Marvel blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, which was filmed in Brisbane with most of the post-production in Adelaide. Experts say the globalised nature of film production would complicate any tariff attempts.
Chris Hemsworth in Marvel blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, which was filmed in Brisbane with most of the post-production in Adelaide. Experts say the globalised nature of film production would complicate any tariff attempts. Photograph: Marvel Studios/Allstar

The federal government has vowed to fight a proposed 100% tariff on Australian-made films after the US president, Donald Trump, posted on his social media platform that he planned to go ahead with the huge levy “on any and all movies made outside the United States”.

Industry experts have described the proposal as bizarre and virtually impossible to enforce, given the global nature of film, with production, financing and post-production often spread across several countries.

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