Producer of NZ hit film Tinā on Trump's film tariff
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US president Donald Trump posted on social media that he's authorised various government departments to immediately begin the process of instituting a 100 percent tariff on any and all movies coming into America that are produced in "foreign lands." Donald Trump said the American film industry is dying a very fast death due to incentives being offered to lure film makers off shore; something he labelled a national security threat. Dan Higgins is one of the producers of hit New Zealand film Tinā, he spoke to Lisa Owen.
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