Hollywood unions warn of further US production losses
Hollywood unions warn that the US could lose more film and television work, citing a decline in the share of studio spending on productions filmed there.
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The study was commissioned by unions including SAG-AFTRA, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the Writers Guild of America (WGA), according to Nieuws.nl. It compares the share of major US studios’ production spending going to projects filmed in the United States in 1999 and 2024. [1]
For films, the share spent on productions shot wholly or partly in the US fell from 74% to 42%, the report says. It gives a corresponding decline for television from 94% to 64%. These are shares of spending, not counts of films or programmes. [1]
The unions say the US risks losing further ground and jobs in the sector unless measures are taken. The warning is conditional; Nieuws.nl gives no estimate of how many jobs might be at risk. [1]
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