May the 19th, 2025 – The bizarre Trump tariffs that have got the whole world scratching their heads will cause harm in the most expected of places, such as foreign film production in Croatia.
Destinations like Dubrovnik have become famous among film and TV buffs for its starring role in the hit GoT series, as well as for playing Naboo in Star Wars (and more). The new Trump tariffs, which would see huge sums slapped on films produced in foreign countries, could bring both direct and indirect harm to Croatian filming locations.
As Morski writes, the production of various TV and films in places across Croatia like Dubrovnik has seen profits increase across the board, as well as encourage the development of winter tourism. Trump’s latest eyebrow-raising ideas could have an extremely negative effect.
“Dubrovnik would lose out on large slice of the proverbial winter tourism pie because a lot of things are filmed during the winter months,” stated well known Dubrovnik-based tour guide Ivan Vuković. He added that tours focusing on hit series filmed in Dubrovnik such as Game of Thrones (GoT) bring more business than those that focus on historical facts from, for example, the era of the Dubrovnik Republic.
The above in itself is a sad fact, given that Dubrovnik has a rich and long history that is remarkably impressive, regardless of any fiction. Currently, the precise details surrounding Trump’s so-called new “film” tariffs are still unknown, but his idea is clearly to return production to the American market.
