Canadian film producer and distributor Leonardo Fuica says its time for filmmakers from Canada and the U.S. to develop and make movies together as official treaty co-productions.
“Americans already come up here (Canada) to shoot, because it’s cheaper and the quality of the technicians is the same,” Fuica told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday from the Cannes Film Festival. “Why U.S. producers could not do that with government infrastructure too? If they could bring some money, why wouldn’t the (Canadian) government help these companies come here and create more jobs?”
His comments came against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s surprise proposal for a 100 percent tariff on foreign films quickly giving way to proposals for Americans for the first time to participate in official co-production treaty projects to halt Hollywood’s production exodus.
Fuica, who launched his new Canadian distribution outfit Silence Films in Cannes as...
“Americans already come up here (Canada) to shoot, because it’s cheaper and the quality of the technicians is the same,” Fuica told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday from the Cannes Film Festival. “Why U.S. producers could not do that with government infrastructure too? If they could bring some money, why wouldn’t the (Canadian) government help these companies come here and create more jobs?”
His comments came against the backdrop of Donald Trump’s surprise proposal for a 100 percent tariff on foreign films quickly giving way to proposals for Americans for the first time to participate in official co-production treaty projects to halt Hollywood’s production exodus.
Fuica, who launched his new Canadian distribution outfit Silence Films in Cannes as...
- 5/20/2025
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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