US EditionAussiewood to Mel Gibson: save us from Trump's movie tariffs
- In January 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump appointed Australian-born Mel Gibson as a special Hollywood ambassador amid plans for a 100% tariff on foreign-made films.
- Trump announced the tariff to address what he called the American movie industry's 'very fast death' caused by foreign countries offering film production incentives.
- Industry leaders warned the tariff could cause extensive job losses, increase ticket prices, and destabilize Australia's roughly A$1 billion Hollywood-related business.
- Kate Carnell called the tariff 'a dumb idea,' Ausfilm's CEO Jacqui Feeney reported 'widespread global uncertainty,' and the tariff rate was confirmed as 100%.
- The film sector seeks Gibson’s intervention to urge Trump to reconsider, as the tariff risks disrupting international film collaboration and production schedules.
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‘Don’t Tax Bluey’: Australian Ambassador Pleads Against Trump Film Tariff
Australia’s ambassador to the United States has raised concerns about Donald Trump’s proposed 100 percent tariff on foreign-produced films. Speaking at a Milken Institute conference in Los Angeles, Kevin Rudd warned that such a measure could damage cultural exchange internationally. “I don’t think we want to see a tax on Bluey,” he said, referring to the Australian children’s program created in Brisbane, which is now one of the most-watched prog…
Australia’s US Envoy Calls Trump Film Tariffs a ‘Tax on Bluey’
Australia’s Ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd labeled Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 100% tariff on foreign-made films as a “tax on Bluey,” bringing the hugely popular children’s character into a series of recent trade disagreements between the two countries.
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