It never appeared. At the Milken Institute Global Conference, a panel of four film and television executives (and one television writer) was asked about President Trump's foreign tariff plans. The consensus answer from the group was a bit bent.
“Obviously, that's a big problem,” said Rabbi Ahuja, president and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, starting things up. “When it comes to production leaving here, it's honestly more of a California problem than a US problem. So, it's even worse for California that a lot of production left the US, but a lot of people, including our companies, are working with the state government and are trying to come up with a variety of bills.”
They want to help, but there's no mistake – the problem of economics.
“If the incentives are strong in the US and if they're in many states, I'll shoot here,” Ahuja continued. “I think what's often forgotten in our business is that margins are rather modest. Producers tend to be located in efficient locations, so the more efficient the US, the better.”
Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content, agreed.
“I think that's a big problem for California because the talent is here. The infrastructure is here,” Brews said. “But the problem comes when you are trying to plan. [the state tax incentives are] Capped, you can't plan. You need to enter the lottery and you don't know if your show will get a tax credit. ”
Bloys' work is not a film, but almost exclusively a television series. It is currently unclear whether Trump intends to impose 100% tariffs on not only films but all internationally produced television shows. It's not even certain that Trump will try to see his latest tariff threat. The day after Trump's Tillard about making Hollywood great again, the White House had already returned a bit.
Ironically, it is also the “uncertainty” of California's tax system, making it “very difficult” to film there, Blois said. Atlanta, Canada and others will guarantee incentives in advance. It's not Kari.
“If California deals with it, it's going to make a huge difference,” Broys said.
Mike Hopkins said it was a “complex” issue and he agreed it was unique to California. He wants to see Governor Newsom pushed through the tax increase planned this summer, continuing to push that bar higher. Let's start by making California great again.
“It's a great day to get out of the office and walk to the set, say 'Hello' to the talent and see what's going on,” said Prime Video head Hopkins and Amazon MGM Studios.
TV studio president NBC Entertainment and Peacock scripted Pearlena Igbokwe agreed, “That's a dream.”
For a dream to come true, the guarantee must be there, Hopkins said. And he insisted they should be there.
“It's not about us getting the money and giving it to Tom Cruise or someone,” he said, adding that the star “gets their fees wherever we go.”
“It really drives the economy,” Hopkins said.
About the only storyteller of Storytelling, strategy, and innovation: Shaping the future of filmed entertainment panel, Diplomat Creator and author Deborah Khan said she was happy to have her executives fall on set, as Hopkins and Igbokue fantasized. In season 1, that didn't happen Diplomat Filmed primarily in Paris and London – not because of tax incentives, but because that's what the story happened. In season 2, the show will be in New York. It's not California in terms of the presence of the studio chief, but it's well-accessible.
“The facilities here and the talent pool here remain unparalleled,” Khan said. “We've had a great experience overseas (but) you haven't yet gotten any designers, crews, artisans doing it elsewhere here. This is always my first choice.”
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“But if I needed Buckingham Palace, I had to go and get it,” she said.
