Did Donald Trump Just Save Filmmaking in America?
About this episode
Matt discusses President Trump's endorsement of a federal tax credit for film production with Film USA cofounders and makes a box office prediction for 'By Any Means.'
Matt is joined by Film USA cofounders Tony Armer and Katie Pryor to discuss President Trump’s public endorsement of a federal tax credit for film production in the United States, how this could reshape filmmaking in America, how it could transform the filmmaking industry, how the tax credit would work, the odds of this passing, what needs to happen next, and more (02:08). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘By Any Means,’ starring Mark Wahlberg (26:57). Host: Matt Belloni Guests: Tony Armer and Katie Pryor Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jessie Lopez, and Stefano Sanchez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo SAP GROW. AI cloud ERP for any size business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Matt Belloni
Guests: Tony Armer, Katie Pryor
Topics covered
- filmmaking
- tax credit
- Trump
- film production
- box office prediction
Keywords
- Donald Trump
- film industry
- tax credit
- filmmaking in America
- box office prediction
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Film USA, President Trump, The Ringer
Books & works: By Any Means
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