After Page Six reported that SAG-AFTRA boss Fran Drescher is pushing President Donald Trump for tax breaks rather than tariffs for the film trade — one indie producer says they’re not on board with the plan.
Producer Rose Ganguzza — whose credit embody “Margin Call,” “The Words” and “New York, I Love You,” and was apparently as soon as referred to as “The Godmother of Independent Film” in a profile by the French outlet Herald de Paris — is blaming SAG for “putting the industry out of business.”
“The people suffering the most in all of this are the producers. The studios are fine!” she added.
The Guardian recently reported that filming in Los Angeles is at a historic low as overseas nations supply monetary incentives to attract away enterprise.
Trump has appointed movie stars Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight as “special ambassadors” to assist save the trade.
Drescher was honored on the New York Women’s Foundation’s Celebrating Women Breakfast final month, and revealed she’s engaged on tax plans with Trump “to make sure our industry gets the tax abatement that we need to compete with other countries,” she mentioned.
The former “Nanny” star made the assertion after Trump announced he wanted to meet with Hollywood about implementing a 100% tariff on movies made outdoors of the US.
A rep for SAG-AFTRA advised us on the time, “A coalition of industry unions, of which SAG-AFTRA is one, along with [the Motion Picture Association] and the Hollywood Ambassadors, are working on this issue.”
Ganguzza, who says she labored with Trump on “The Apprentice,” believes there must be an incentive to maintain overseas producers coming right here to make films.
“Tax credits exist in many states, but you need upfront capital to make a film. Studios don’t need bolstering. The independent sector does,” Ganguzza mentioned.
A rep for SAG-AFTRA didn’t instantly reply.
